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Syrian Mothers Anguished by Children’s War Trauma

By: Dominique Soguel (Women's eNews Arabic editor) | December 2, 2013

In a group therapy session in Jordan, refugee women unload about the difficulties of caring for children afflicted by nightmares, aggressive outbursts and PTSD symptoms. “I have two boys, ages 3 and 5. They are scared of everything,” says one participant.

childless women

Smart Women Not Having Kids, or Getting Support

By: Jessica Valenti | September 15, 2012

While most decide to have children, parenting and happiness don’t always go hand in hand, says Jessica Valenti in her book, “Why Have Kids?” In this excerpt, she looks at the women–and men–who’ve chosen not to have kids, and the mixed reaction.

Arts & Culture

Voters Let Women Decide in Recent Abortion Poll

By: Samantha Kimmey | August 27, 2012

A poll commissioned by Republicans for Choice asks “who decides” a woman’s right to abortion. It’s not a question other polls are asking this year and the results indicate strong support of a woman’s right to choose.

Crime & Law

China Needs to Spare the Rod in Childrearing

By: Juan Wu | April 11, 2012

Girls are raised to be obedient and the Chinese ideogram for “educate” shows a child being beaten with a stick. Juan Wu says the traditional mistreatment of children is where the work against domestic violence begins.

Politics

‘Stolen Babies’ Trial Awaits U.S. Documents

By: Kelly Hearn | January 22, 2012

Argentina’s Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo think a trial now underway could reunite them with stolen grandchildren. A key ally is U.S. Rep. Hinchey, who is pushing Obama to declassify relevant documents by executive order.

Health & Science

When ‘Breast is Best’ Is Not Enough

By: Kimberly Seals Allers | August 26, 2011

For all the promotion of breastfeeding, U.S. women are not responding well to the “breast is best” message, says Kimberly Seals Allers. It’s time to clear the air and talk about all the other factors–beside nutrition–that affect a mother’s feeding choice.

Arts & Culture

As Nest Empties, Women’s Friendships Turn Over

By: Suzanne Degges-White, Christine Borzumato-Gainey | July 9, 2011

In this excerpt from “Friends Forever,” co-authors Suzanne Degge-White and Christine Borzumato-Gainey describe the often liberating way some women’s friendships can change in midlife, when young children are no longer a common denominator.

Arts & Culture

Ivorians Who Married Young Warn Others of Hazards

By: Patricia A. Badou | June 15, 2011

Female teens in the countryside of Ivory Coast often leave school to start families with older men. It’s a financial strategy that many women here say they have lived to regret.

Crime & Law

Taunts Derail Sex Workers’ Kids in Kolkata

By: Ajitha Menon | June 13, 2011

Sex workers in Kolkata are enrolling their children in school. But the kids often don’t make it through secondary school, when derision from peers, along with pressures to earn a living, intensify.

Arts & Culture

Boy-Girl Differences Beg for More Brain Research

By: Lise Eliot | September 3, 2010

Neuroscientist Lise Eliot argues for more brain research on boy-girl differences in this excerpt from her new book, “Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps–And What We Can Do About It.”

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