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In New York, 76 percent of adults living with HIV/AIDS are people of color, and women of color constitute 89 percent of female adults living with it. Advocates say services for these women and their children are dramatically underfunded.
From Wichita Falls, Tex., to the island of Malta in the Mediterranean, from Bangladesh to Buenos Aires, women edited print and broadcast media for one day or one week in an U.N. initiative to demonstrate what happens when Women Rule the News.
March 8, 1857: Women garment workers go on strike in New York to demand better working conditions. In 1910, socialists adopt March 8 as International Women’s Day. Today it’s about social, economic and political equity worldwide.
The European Union says President Bush’s decision to stifle free speech about abortion and pro-choice lobbying will actually increase abortions. Thus, they are now examining how the EU can step into what is called the “decency gap.”
During an era in which many local and state governments reduced workforces, women held on, and more minorities were hired. However, the percentage of African-American women stayed flat and declined in the managerial level.