Summer Voter Drives Target Younger Women
Activists are using the summer months to rally younger women’s involvement in the November elections, with ballot initiatives in Colorado, South Dakota and California stirring special interest.
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Green Marketers Run Into Eco-Skeptics
Massive green-marketing campaigns aimed at women are spurring watchdogs and advisors into action. Big Green Purse offers budgeting advice and Women’s Voice for the Earth presses for full disclosure of cleaning product ingredients.
Native Women Receive Protection; Women Eat Least, Last
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The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008, designed to lower sexual violence against American Indian and Alaskan Native women, was introduced July 23 by the Senate of Indian Affairs Committee. The bill would enable tribal police to enforce violations of federal laws on Indian lands and offer them greater access to criminal history information.
Eisner Breaks Glass Stelya at Jewish Forward
Jane Eisner took over as editor of the Forward in June, becoming the first woman to run the 111-year-old Jewish progressive newspaper. When asked what kind of mark she’d like to make, she looks back to the paper’s activist heyday.
Gates Aids Farmers; Raped Teens Denied Abortions
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Tweens and Twenties See Future Led by Women
Seven who are snapping at the heels of Hillary Clinton are featured in a new documentary narrated by girls ages 9 through 12. The tweens’ focus is their need to know why a woman has yet to be a U.S. president.
Women Anchor Quebec; ‘Book of Life’ Turns Page
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Radio-Canada, the Quebec-based French-language service of Canada’s CBC public network, announced that Celine Galipeau will anchor its 10 p.m. news broadcast, the Globe and Mail reported June 17.
