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Women re-entering the work force after taking care of families are finding a cottage industry of career counselors and business school courses to help them find employment. But demand for flexible jobs is still outpacing the supply.
At this week’s world summit, advocates will call for billions to reduce maternal mortality. After 40 years of stagnation, efforts are mounting against the leading killer of young women in developing nations, but the U.S. is far from the front lines.
Last week the Federal Reserve stepped in to save financial giant Bear Stearns from bankruptcy. Women’s advocates say a similar rescue package must be crafted for women losing jobs and homes and facing tax payments on April 15.
A U.N. agency shunned by the Bush administration is one beneficiary of a major fundraising push behind maternal health initiatives. New online tools give citizens a personal handle on the progress and invite them to join the effort.
The U.S. House will hold hearings soon on a policy restricting U.S. overseas family planning aid. Ahead of that, global studies released this week found lower abortion rates and shortfalls in maternal mortality targets set by the U.N. in 2000.
After this week’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day the Ms. Foundation will hand off the initiative. The event, with 35 million now participating, has journeyed from controversy to influence over the past 15 years.
A contestant on “The Apprentice Los Angeles” is the latest to promote a story about the horrors of working for women. But research shows women don’t actually hold one another back; when they become senior managers, women’s salaries rise.
In response to emerging studies that raise warnings about the potentially toxic effects of an ingredient in cosmetics, the industry is ramping up efforts to persuade consumers and lawmakers that its products are safe.
Lack of child care partly explains why the majority of women with substance-abuse problems aren’t getting treatment, officials say. In New Jersey, researchers found that nearly half of the women who abuse drugs and alcohol are mothers.
At a meeting in Abu Dhabi, U.S. Undersecretary of State Karen Hughes called women’s expanded work force participation critical to the regional economy. She said the U.S. would help form business network hubs for women across the region.