Entrepreneurship Archives – Page 7 of 14

‘Reference Man’ May Lose Radiation Modeling Job

By Julie R. Enszer ● Employment ● November 13, 2007

Safe levels of ionizing radiation from products such as smoke detectors and mammograms are based on a male health subject. Health advocates want statistics based more on fetuses, girls and women to take over as the model.

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Sex Workers Plan Brothel in 2010 Olympics City

By Wency Leung ● Crime & Law ● October 11, 2007

Sex workers in Vancouver–the scene of Canada’s worst suspected serial murder case–are planning a cooperative brothel, which they say will give them a safe place to work as officials polish the city’s image for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Women Build Groundwork in Makeshift ‘Colonias’

By Laura Paskus ● Politics ● August 23, 2007

Women engaged in grassroots activism in “colonias”–makeshift communities along the Mexico border–are working to improve access to basic infrastructure, services and help residents learn about their citizenship rights.

News You Can Relate To? Try Your Local ‘Placeblog’

By Sheila Gibbons ● Commentary ● May 30, 2007

“Placeblogs” serve millions of Americans with hyper-local news and commentary and women run many of these operations. Sheila Gibbons says this new news niche is a welcome alternative to media whose efforts to serve women have failed.

Brothel Boom Ensnares More of India’s Daughters

By Swapna Majumdar ● Employment ● May 17, 2007

In certain rural villages in India it is traditional for low-income families to send daughters into prostitution. Some girls are being protected from that dangerous fate in the age of HIV-AIDS, but far more are falling into brothels’ economic grip.

Part-Time Position Evades British Mother

By Miranda Irving ● Arts & Culture ● January 12, 2007

After stepping out of her career to have children and follow her spouse abroad, Miranda Irving is having trouble finding a suitable spot in the workplace. She and other British mothers face a bleak part-time employment landscape.

Stop Stonings in Iran, But Don’t Confuse the Issue

By Soheila Vahdati ● Arts & Culture ● January 4, 2007

Stop Stoning Forever is a campaign to end the Iranian law making stoning a legal punishment for adultery. Soheila Vahdati says this new push needs American popular support, but should not be confused with official U.S. policy toward Iran.

U.S. Plans Hubs for Middle East Businesswomen

By Kara Alaimo ● Employment ● November 3, 2006

At a meeting in Abu Dhabi, U.S. Undersecretary of State Karen Hughes called women’s expanded work force participation critical to the regional economy. She said the U.S. would help form business network hubs for women across the region.

Female Teens Tap Entrepreneurial Initiatives

By Sandra Guy ● Employment ● October 16, 2006

Female teens are showing interest in starting their own businesses. Programs to help them are sprouting, with participants studying ways to turn shopping, fashion and teaching into income opportunities.

Breast Cancer Strategies; Domestic Abuse Unnoticed

By Moawad & Lew ● Arts & Culture ● September 30, 2006

(WOMENSENEWS)–

Cheers

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and instead of touting the wide array of commercial products that claim to raise funds for breast cancer, many organizations around the country have initiated campaigns to make breast cancer treatment and detection more affordable and to fund new technology and research for breast cancer patients. Of U.S. girls born today, 13.2 percent will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.