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Gadhafi Said to Order Forces to Rape Villagers

By Womens Enews Staff ● Employment ● June 19, 2011

Victim testimonies and recovered material from Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalists point to the widespread use of rape as weapon of war in Libya. Hundreds of women have given testimony; some of which has reached the International Criminal Court.

This Breastfeeding Survey Belongs in Diaper Pail

By Womens Enews Staff ● Commentary ● February 1, 2011

For a long time, Abbott Labs was the only provider of data about infant feeding habits. At a certain point the CDC took over. But a new mother–who also happens to be a reporter–finds Abbott Labs still sends official-sounding surveys to gather market data.

Cloud Computing Promises Hi-Tech Talk in 2011

By Womens Enews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● December 28, 2010

Women may not always be avid adopters of new technology, but Amy Neustein says cloud computing is something to know about. The emerging technology’s voice-recognition applications may soon save lives along with everyday aggravation.

Daughter Topples Orthodox Law Disinheriting Her

By Womens Enews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● November 9, 2010

Amy Neustein could have quietly savored her recent legal victory in a case of inheritance rights in New York. She’d won. The house was hers. But too many Orthodox women have lost similar struggles to keep silent.

Rita O’Grady Joins Film Ranks of Rae and Silkwood

By Womens Enews Staff ● Uncategorized ● November 3, 2010

Elections Put First Women of Color in Governor Posts

By Womens Enews Staff ● Politics ● November 3, 2010

South Carolina’s Nikki Haley and New Mexico’s Susana Martinez won a paired precedent on election night as the first two women of color elected governor. The two Republicans were part of a strong night, overall, for GOP women.

In U.S., Expat Liberians Reunite to Rebuild

By Womens Enews Staff ● Politics ● September 8, 2010

Liberian women in the U.S. who were once scattered by war are challenging each other to go back and visit the war-torn country. For one woman, that led to reunions with former classmates and fundraising for the girls’ school they left behind.

Puerto Rican Women Face Rising Tide of Violence

By Womens Enews Staff ● Politics ● August 21, 2010

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (WOMENSENEWS)–Despite its groundbreaking 1989 law against domestic violence, Puerto Rico suffers one of the world’s worst rates of intimate-partner violence.

Status of Female Farmers Rises During Food Crisis

By Womens Enews Staff ● Health & Science ● August 10, 2010

Women produce between 60 and 80 percent of the food in poorer countries.

Unemployment Sets More Traps for Transgender People

By Womens Enews Staff ● Crime & Law ● June 11, 2010

(WOMENSENEWS)–As the recession takes a deeper toll on jobs, income and wages, more Americans are filling out forms for jobs, unemployment insurance, Medicaid and food stamps.

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