Juhie Bhatia, Author at Women's eNews

Liberia Innovates to Save Lives of New Moms

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● February 4, 2011

Liberia’s high rate of maternal mortality is partly due to the long distances women must travel to reach clinics. A project closes that gap by building “maternity waiting homes” near these facilities. The first one opens its doors this week.

Liberian Radio Station Gives Women the Controls

By Juhie Bhatia ● Arts & Culture ● January 12, 2011

A new radio station in Liberia airs national broadcasts about women’s interests and needs. It also grooms female journalists, a tall order in a country where 14 years of civil war have left women’s literacy levels lagging far behind.

Female Food Pioneers Celebrate ‘Land Army’ Roots

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● November 5, 2010

The Woman’s Land Army is a group of almost-forgotten U.S. women who helped feed the country during World War I. Today their self-sufficient example is helping to nourish the locally-grown food movement.

Itano Unburies Women’s Stories of AIDS in Africa

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● December 31, 2007

Nicole Itano went to Africa as a young reporter and found she couldn’t escape covering AIDS as it gripped the continent. Focusing on the stories of three women, she covers the complexities of the disease and the human side of those who live with it.

Memoir Goes Behind Iran’s Prison Gates

By Juhie Bhatia ● Arts & Culture ● July 27, 2007

Marina Nemat married her guard as a political prisoner in Iran and escaped by happenstance. Years later, she turned her imprisonment into a memoir that opens a “little window” into human nature and the perseverance of one woman.

Hurt’s Documentary Puts Hip-Hop on Hot Seat

By Juhie Bhatia ● Arts & Culture ● May 1, 2007

Byron Hurt was asking questions about hip-hop’s portrayal of women for years before Don Imus ignited an explosive national debate on the topic. Now screenings of his documentary “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes” keep the discussion going.

Latina Anti-Violence Groups Open Arms to Men

By Juhie Bhatia ● Crime & Law ● October 15, 2006

Latino groups fighting domestic violence have grown from memorializing a murdered bride to actively recruiting men to their cause. Third in “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

Breastfeeding Push Turns to Workplace Obstacles

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● July 31, 2006

Two-thirds of new mothers choose to breastfeed their babies, but rates fall when they return to work. World Breastfeeding Week begins Aug. 1 and some advocates are calling for legislation to makes workplaces more nursing-friendly.

Vaccine Holds Special Promise for Women of Color

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● April 21, 2006

Cervical cancer afflicts women of color and low-income women to a disproportionate degree. That’s why health advocates say a vaccine pending FDA approval in June must be targeted at the populations who need it most.

Mothering From Afar Exacts Heavy Price

By Juhie Bhatia & Theresa Braine ● Employment ● May 8, 2005

Mother’s Day usually brings women and children together. But as a growing number of Latin American women migrate to the U.S., many of these women will spend the holiday far from their children–some of whom have forgotten them.

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