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Medical care in the United States for women with female genital cutting is lagging and many women don’t trust doctors who appear to frown on their condition, say advocates. A specialized clinic in Phoenix provides a culturally sensitive approach.
Some Medicare co-payments will disappear, but vision, dental and hearing bills are still out-of-pocket. That’s part of today’s analysis of the Affordable Care Act by the Older Women’s League, offered as a gift to caregivers in time for Mother’s Day.
Female automotive engineers recently talked about the nationwide launch this summer of the Chevrolet Volt, the first mass-produced electric car by General Motors. The event was designed to focus on women’s interest in engineering.
A gender gap in agriculture leaves female farmers with harvests that are 20 to 30 percent less than male counterparts. Closing that gap could rescue hundreds of millions of people from undernourishment claims a U.N. report released today.
Missouri’s State Senate is about to consider whether to subject welfare recipients to drug testing. Numerous other states have said no to the idea and an anti-poverty group has re-released a report calling it a waste of money.