Theresa Braine, Author at Women's eNews

‘Vagisil’ Military Award Led to Journalism Kudos

By Theresa Braine ● Arts & Culture ● November 18, 2010

Investigative journalists with TV station KHOU-Houston started with a tip about Texas National Guard officers publicly degrading a lower-ranking woman. That led to a wider story of abuse that has earned numerous national awards.

Professor Urges More Translations to Arabic

By Theresa Braine ● Politics ● November 25, 2009

A Saudi academic and a Moroccan politician outline what Arab women need. The list includes more translations of Western research to overcome regional isolation and longer careers. The academic also says women everywhere are facing a “happiness gender gap.”

Trafficking Victims at U.N. Highlight Need for Recognition

By Theresa Braine ● Crime & Law ● October 30, 2009

Survivors of human trafficking spoke at the U.N. recently as part of a new institutional effort to have their input on policymaking. Panelists said a major problem was not being seen as trafficking victims when they suffered their ordeals.

Photos of Congo Sex Abuse Travel the U.S.

By Theresa Braine ● Politics ● October 19, 2009

“To allow this to continue belittles the whole of humanity.” That was the comment of one visitor at the U.N. opening of a touring photo exhibit about women who face gender violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Banishing Bedbugs Means Scouring Memory Lane

By Theresa Braine ● Commentary ● October 15, 2009

A reporter’s run-in with bedbugs forces her to inspect or clean every single one of her possessions. A box of childhood keepsakes–from Gloria Steinem’s autograph to Suzy Homemaker toys–reflects on the contradictions of a U.S. girlhood spanning the ’60 and ’70s.

U.N. Tackles Universal Problem for Women: Divorce

By Theresa Braine ● Uncategorized ● September 6, 2009

Women the world over lose out financially in divorce, say custodians of the U.N. treaty on women’s rights. That’s why they are reviewing what CEDAW says on the matter, with a new general recommendation expected next year.

U.N. to Japan, Switzerland: Improve Rights Record

By Theresa Braine ● Politics ● August 5, 2009

Some of the nations that have signed a U.N. convention to end discrimination against women are in New York and facing compliance review. At least two of the developed countries on the list–Japan and Switzerland–have room for improvement.

U.N. Puts Female Peacekeepers on Display

By Theresa Braine ● Arts & Culture ● June 28, 2009

The U.N. visitors’ lobby is showcasing some of its female peacekeepers through Aug. 4. India has deployed a 125-member female police contingent to Liberia, but women are otherwise scarce in peacekeeping operations.

Midwife School in Mexico Finds Itself in Vanguard

By Theresa Braine ● Health & Science ● November 9, 2008

At the only degreed midwifery program in Mexico, women train and then return to their rural roots. It is right in line with a recent United Nations push to fill a global shortfall of 334,000 midwives and improve maternal health outcomes.

After Victory, Groups Seize Moment to Move Agenda

By Theresa Braine ● Politics ● November 7, 2008

Female voters may have clinched the presidency for Barack Obama, but women’s rights groups say this is no time to rest on laurels. As soon as the polls closed, they were already pressing to move a women’s agenda forward and get to work.

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