Cambodia Archives – Page 4 of 6

For Financial Advice, Women Turn to Female Pros

By Laura Koss-Feder ● Employment ● March 27, 2006

Income tax day is around the corner and this is a time when many people decide that, next year, they will get a pro to help plan their finances. Many women seek out female advisers who, after years in corporate jobs, have set up their own shops.

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Cambodian Shelter Jittery Year After Attack

By Karen Louise Boothe ● Uncategorized ● January 16, 2006

A year after gunmen abducted more than 80 women at an anti-trafficking center in Cambodia, some staff members criticize official efforts to rescue the women. Others urge reconciliation with a government stung by international criticism.

For Alito Hearing Theater, Get Your Playbill Here

By Gloria Feldt ● Arts & Culture ● January 11, 2006

The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Samuel Alito offer political theater of the highest consequence. Gloria Feldt says to be careful about whose script you follow and offers a playbill for an interactive performance.

Activist Fears for Cambodia’s Trafficked Women

By Karoline Kemp ● Crime & Law ● December 15, 2005

Karoline Kemp traveled to Cambodia to interview women and girls who have survived the sex trade for a radio documentary to be broadcast soon on public radio stations in North America. Memories of the women she met stay with her.

In Radio, Iraq Women Are Raising Their Voices

By Hannah Seligson ● Arts & Culture ● December 5, 2005

Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq has seen a proliferation of female journalists and radio programs focused on women’s issues. Three female talk show hosts visited New York to hone their skills with U.S. talk radio pros.

Update: Women’s Polar Expedition Cut Short

By Karen Louise Boothe ● Arts & Culture ● March 27, 2005

Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen were skiing across the Arctic Ocean during Women’s History month. But then, on Thursday, their expedition was cut short by uncertainties over what aviation company would operate the Borneo Ice Station airfield.

As Tsunami Recedes, Women’s Risks Appear

By Corrie Pikul ● Politics ● January 7, 2005

Women in countries hit hardest by the tsumani face heightened risks of rape and other forms of violence and unmet health needs. Advocates are launching fund-raising appeals and relief efforts to help them.

On July 4th, Turn the Picnic-Table Talk to Voting

By Laura Scher ● Arts & Culture ● June 30, 2004

The chief executive of Working Assets–a phone company that is unapologetically pro-choice–sees Independence Day as a chance to celebrate reproductive liberty and the need to ensure it at the ballot box in November.

Herseth’s Win Goes to Dems, Not Women

By Allison Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● June 15, 2004

Stephanie Herseth just became South Dakota’s first woman elected to the House. Analysts, however, say her victory is more significant for other Democrats than for female candidates since her campaign did not focus on gender issues.

Pakistan Begins New Reproductive Health Push

By Juliette Terzieff ● Arts & Culture ● March 15, 2004

Pakistan’s new plan to focus on rural health care and reproductive information could help the country in its struggle with some of South Asia’s highest rates of maternal and infant mortality.