Shauna Curphey, Author at Women's eNews

1 in 7 U.S. Military Personnel in Iraq Is Female

By Shauna Curphey ● Uncategorized ● March 22, 2003

The war with Iraq will be the largest deployment of women to a combat theater to date, marking more than a century of women’s military service.

Brockovich to Tell Women’s Stories on TV Series

By Shauna Curphey ● Uncategorized ● January 17, 2003

Hell-raiser Erin Brockovich will host a new reality television show that showcases women who fought for justice and won. It premieres tonight on Lifetime Television. Also, a correction of yesterday’s Women’s Enews piece on rape victim’s privacy.

Lesbian, Single-Mother Families Still Face Hurdles

By Shauna Curphey ● Arts & Culture ● January 14, 2003

Single women and lesbians who want to become parents and form families still face significant social, financial and legal hurdles. Adoption laws, insurance exceptions and expensive procedures make achieving pregnancy exceptionally difficult.

Sanchez Sisters to Make History in the House

By Shauna Curphey ● Arts & Culture ● November 19, 2002

For the first time in history, two sisters will serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Linda and Loretta Sanchez will each pursue their different Democratic agendas as they represent California in the 108th Congress.

African Tech Mavens Take on Gender Digital Divide

By Shauna Curphey ● Uncategorized ● October 6, 2002

African businesswomen who have found success in the United States are giving back to their homelands. They’re bringing the Internet and other computer technology to those who use it least: their counterparts in Africa.

Women’s Advocates Take Their Cause to the Camera

By Shauna Curphey ● Arts & Culture ● August 2, 2002

Two activists got off their soapboxes and behind cameras and made short films about their struggles. Now they are reaching a broader audience than ever before.

U.N. to Focus on Teen Reproductive Health

By Shauna Curphey ● Politics ● May 7, 2002

Reproductive health services, sex education and abortion are expected to dominate discussions at this week’s United Nations Special Session on Children. World leaders will try to agree on how to improve children’s well-being.

Bill Would Provide Training for Child-Care Workers

By Shauna Curphey ● Uncategorized ● May 2, 2002

A Connecticut senator and advocates for child-care workers are attempting to rekindle interest in stalled legislation aimed at increasing the education and wages of those tending to the nation’s children under age 6.

Teens Urge States to Protect Gay, Lesbian Students

By Shauna Curphey ● Arts & Culture ● April 15, 2002

Gay and lesbian teen-agers, frustrated by the harassment they get at school, are asking their state legislators to step in and pass laws that would do what their teachers and principals are failing to do: protect them.

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