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  2. Women's sports - Wikipedia

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    Those who did participate often faced disapproval. Early women's professional sports leagues during the early part of the 20th century foundered. These women's "sports" were more focused on fitness, beauty, weight and health. Women's sports in the late 1800s focused on correct posture, facial and bodily beauty, muscles, and health. [23]

  3. Women may benefit more from exercise than men do, a new ... - AOL

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    The study noted that only 33% of women and 43% of men who were part of the research met the standard for weekly aerobic exercise, and just 20% of women and 28% of men completed a weekly strength ...

  4. Female education - Wikipedia

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    Women were allowed to attend lectures at the university in 1861, but were banned again when they attempted to enroll as students in 1863. When this resulted in women studying in Western Europe (mainly Switzerland), the Guerrier Courses opened in Moscow in 1872 and the Bestuzhev Courses in St Petersburg in 1878: however they did not issue formal ...

  5. Female education in STEM - Wikipedia

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    The project aims to give visibility to women, both professionals and university students, working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics . With short biographical information and graphic reproductions of their artworks dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and accessible online, the project provides a platform for women scientists to ...

  6. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Physical exercise results in numerous health benefits and is an important tool to combat obesity and its co-morbidities, including cardiovascular diseases. Exercise prevents both the onset and development of cardiovascular disease and is an important therapeutic tool to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.

  7. Women's education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Education showed women how to exercise their civic responsibilities, and it showed them the importance of the vote. Participation in student government trained women "early to become leaders later." [41] One study showed that in 1935, 62 percent of women college graduates voted compared to only 50 percent of women who did not attend college. [42]

  8. Women in STEM fields - Wikipedia

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    According to PISA 2015 results, 4.8% of boys and 0.4% of girls expect an ICT career. [40]Studies suggest that many factors contribute to the attitudes towards the achievement of young men in mathematics and science, including encouragement from parents, interactions with mathematics and science teachers, curriculum content, hands-on laboratory experiences, high school achievement in ...

  9. Maria Shriver, 66, on why women should become ‘CEOs ... - AOL

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    Women’s health, in general, wasn’t talked about much at all until recently. Funding and research into women’s health issues are still decades behind.” And that’s not the only issue.