Womens Enews Staff, Author at Women's eNews

How is pregnancy and motherhood different for African American women?

By Womens Enews Staff ● Uncategorized ● May 28, 2010

If I had a dollar for every person who asked me, "How is pregnancy and motherhood different for African American women?" I’d be a very, very rich woman. Yes, the formula for pregnancy is the same for all women. Forty weeks=one baby. But the journey can be so much different. Our experience is different. Our stresses and anxieties are so different. And therein lies the rub.

African Women Win Promise of U.S. Protection

By Womens Enews Staff ● Politics ● May 27, 2010

Obama earlier this week signed the most widely co-sponsored Africa-specific law in U.S. history. Supporters hope it will defend women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Sudan from further atrocities.

Haitian Women Regroup, Rebuild

By Womens Enews Staff ● Employment ● May 22, 2010

Haitian women’s rights activists are still living in tents and cars, and mourning the loss of three leaders in the January earthquake. They are also organizing. A loose-knit coalition hopes to rebuild a more women-centered Haiti.

Gender Violence Blocks Development Targets: Report

By Womens Enews Staff ● Politics ● March 5, 2010

Violence against women and girls blocks progress in every major development target, finds an Action Aid report released today, International Women’s Day.

Hill Teaches Media Power to Arab and Muslim Girls

By Womens Enews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● February 15, 2010

Devorah Hill is training Muslim and Arab girls in New York City to identify issues they care about–such as recognition of Muslim holidays in the public school calendar–and to make videos. Their work, started after 9/11, has weathered a major media tempest.