Jordan Lite, Author at Women's eNews

Women’s Enews Announces 21 Leaders-2003

By Jordan Lite ● Uncategorized ● December 31, 2002

Women’s Enews announces its 21 Leaders for the 21st Century–2003, an awe-inspiring, reader-nominated list, with ages between 13 and 83; each making news, often at great personal risk, by confronting issues of particular concern to women.

Report Indicates Gender-Related Violence Is Global

By Jordan Lite ● Health & Science ● October 3, 2002

An unprecedented United Nations report on violence and health is expected to be a powerful tool for advocates wishing to improve their nations’ responses to domestic and sexual violence with new legislative and health care policies.

Daughters Bereft by Mothers Lost on Sept. 11

By Jordan Lite ● Uncategorized ● September 10, 2002

A year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, motherless daughters are just beginning to puzzle out how to define themselves with no mother to help them sort out what kind of woman they wish to become.

New Push on for Woman-Controlled AIDS Prevention

By Jordan Lite ● Health & Science ● May 19, 2002

Frustrated by the obstacles of developing a vaccine to prevent AIDS, scientists are creating new weapons they hope will one day offer women more control over their sexual health. Their most serious obstacle: money.

‘Kissing Jessica Stein’ Plays with Sexual Labels

By Jordan Lite ● Uncategorized ● April 9, 2002

A new film that explores what happens when two ostensibly straight women become girlfriends is a laugh-out-loud plea for tolerance. It may be a breakthrough for some, but others criticize it for not going far enough.

Report: Routine Rapes, Abuse in Sierra Leone War

By Jordan Lite ● Uncategorized ● February 19, 2002

The war in West Africa’s Sierra Leone displaced thousands of its civilians, left many with hacked-off limbs and children forced to become rebel soldiers. Now, a new report indicates an extraordinary rate of sexual violence against women and girls.

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