Current Event #5

Source & Full Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/08/world-womens-day-health-facts_n_2832307.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Vocabulary:

Groundbreaking: (Adjective) Innovative; pioneering

Example: That was a groundbreaking TV drama, and will soon be viewed all over the world.

Inched: (Verb) move slowly and carefully in a specified direction; or to cause something to move this way.

Example: The scientists inched closer to finding a cure for the disease.

Boons: (Noun) a thing that is helpful or beneficial

Example: A strong breeze is a boon to sailors.

Exploitation :(Noun)utilization of another person or group for selfish reasons.

Example: The exploitation of foreign immigrants for cheap labor is common in America today.

Mutilation: (Noun) disfigurement or injury by removing a part of the body.

Example: The community was shocked to find out that their mayor practiced animal mutilation.

 Story:

On International Women’s Day, we have a number of groundbreaking accomplishments to celebrate. This year alone, women in the U.S. won the right to serve on the front lines in combat and President Obama inched closer to pushing for equal pay for men and women.
Global health for women has also seen some major boons, too. The number of mothers who die during childbirth has been reduced by almost 50 percent and HIV drug prices have fallen by more than 99 percent since 2000.
But we’re not done fighting yet.
Women across the globe still face horrifying abuse and health risks, including sexual exploitation and genital mutilation, devastating injustices that are in our power to eliminate in this lifetime………………….