September 2010 – Page 3 of 4

IBM Takes Special Place in Working Mother’s List

By WeNews Staff ● Employment ● September 13, 2010

Working Mother Magazine’s annual listing of good employers for mothers, which honors 100 companies, is celebrating its 25th year. This year four of the top-10 companies were accounting and auditing firms. IBM received a double honor.

Iran Stalls Shourd Release; DRC Rape Rampage Hits 500

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● September 11, 2010

Cheers

Sarah Shourd, an American hiker and Women’s eNews contributor, is expected to be released soon in Iran after 14 months of captivity.

"I would like to confirm that Iran will be releasing Sarah Shourd (an American hiker) very soon," said Bak Sahraei, spokesperson at Iran’s mission to the U.N., in an e-mail message to reporters on the afternoon of Sept. 9.

Welfare Recipients Enjoy Bright Spots of Support

By Anna Limontas-Salisbury ● Arts & Culture ● September 10, 2010

Welfare recipients say a sense of isolation often comes with the predicament of needing public assistance. But there are activist leaders and support groups out there helping to battle that lonely, outcast feeling.

Sister Space: A Mother’s Tale of Survival: Part 1

By Kimberly Allers ● Uncategorized ● September 10, 2010

Career Ladder for Japan’s ‘New’ Women Still Tilted

By Catherine Makino ● Employment ● September 10, 2010

Married or single? Working full-time or part-time? Earning high or low? A few decades ago, Japanese women rarely attended university. But more choices and economic pressure have brought new polarities to their expectations.

For Young Activists, Sept. 11 Was Starting Point

By Courtney Martin ● Arts & Culture ● September 10, 2010

In this excerpt from the introduction to her new book “Do It Anyway,” Courtney Martin meditates on the political consciousness of a young activist generation for whom Sept. 11 has been a defining event.

Congo Rapes Spotlight New ‘Conflict Minerals’ Law

By Joe Lauria ● Arts & Culture ● September 9, 2010

The recent mass rapes in a mineral-rich area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo underscore the urgency of a new U.S. law to certify consumer goods free of “conflict minerals” tied to the violence. The law may be hard to enforce but supporters have high hopes.