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    Why More Women Should Work Abroad
Written by Zalina Alvi
            Kudos to Selena Rezvani, author of a book on women leaders, who wrote a piece for The Washington Post last week about the benefits and obstacles for women working abroad, specifically in the business world.        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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            Travel writing is one of those professions that most people think is really cool, easy and fun - staying in fancy hotels or visiting exotic locales 24/7 and whipping up a quick article here and there - but it's actually one of the most misunderstood.        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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    To stay or not to stay?
Written by Zalina Alvi
            Should more gap year travellers and people taking a career break spend their time off volunteering at home?         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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    Gappers need bailing out?
Written by Zalina Alvi
            More than a whole third of UK gap-year travellers need to be financially bailed out by their parents.         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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            Little known fact: Studies show that just $1 invested today in disaster risk reduction saves $4 or more in the future cost of relief and rehabilitation.         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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    Introducing the "Brain Exchange"
Written by Zalina Alvi
            Once upon a time, academic institutions in the United States and Britain would pilfer all the talented students from around the world by offering a high-quality education and a wealth of job opportunities after graduation.         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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    Teaching Indian Girls to Kick Ass
Written by Zalina Alvi
            Check out these stories about a woman using karate and self defense to empower young women in India.        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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            The student experience becomes more internationalized every year, with more students from overseas coming to North America, and more domestic students embarking on semesters or years abroad.         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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    The Galápagos Islands Get Demoted
Written by Verge Magazine
            If the UN decides a region isn't an endangered site anymore, is that good news? Or bad news?        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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    Majoring in Responsible Travel
Written by Zalina Alvi
            There are plenty of options for students who want to combine studying with a love of travel, but now you can actually get a degree in it by majoring in geotourism at Missouri State University.        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
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