Environment Archives – Page 6 of 10

Organic Farmer Plucks Her Thanksgiving Turkeys

By Melinda Tuhus ● Arts & Culture ● November 11, 2007

Female farmers are seeking advice from an agricultural organization that helps them succeed in a male-dominated field. One woman who was told she couldn’t do it 30 years ago is plucking her Thanksgiving turkeys.

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Child-Care Workers Unionize; Women’s Effort Stalls

By Soguel & Seltzer ● Arts & Culture ● October 27, 2007

Cross-Cultural Gardens Yield Fruit in Germany

By Angela Boskovitch ● Politics ● October 9, 2007

A garden in Kassel, Germany, provides a place for immigrant women to put down roots and cultivate the taste of home. Across the country, such intercultural gardens are helping to integrate cultures and provide healing spaces.

Native Women Mark Autumn in Nuclear Shadows

By Laura Paskus ● Health & Science ● October 4, 2007

Marking the start of autumn, women from six native communities gathered near Los Alamos National Laboratory to discuss their concerns about nuclear contamination, type-II Diabetes and the near extinction of traditional midwifery.

Women Turn Up Gender-Equity Heat at Climate Talks

By Bojana Stoparic ● Crime & Law ● September 25, 2007

In a warm-up meeting ahead of a major global-warming gathering in Bali in December, advocates pressed negotiators to include more women in the process and pay more attention to women’s special expertise and exposure to climate change.

Jordan Combats Abuse; Arctic Pollution Skews Sexes

By Soguel & Thurston ● Arts & Culture ● September 15, 2007

Conditions Worsen for Roma Women in Albania

By Nicole Itano ● Health & Science ● August 12, 2007

The Roma in Albania have always faced poverty and discrimination, but since the fall of communism in 1991, the situation for Roma women has worsened. Marriage ages have dropped and an increasing number of girl children never attend school at all.

Burkina Faso Women Spin Trash Into Exports

By Emily Bowers ● Politics ● July 8, 2007

Female artisans in Burkina Faso have found a way to turn plastic litter into handcrafted dolls and woven goods. The women now sell their wares at markets and are beginning to export them to boutiques in the United States.

Women’s Rights Week Sparkles With ‘New Era’ Energy

By Allison Stevens ● Health & Science ● March 11, 2007

Observations of women’s history week, anchored by International Women’s Rights Day on March 8, have become the unofficial peak week of female activism and exultation. Speaker Pelosi added a triumphant note to this year’s events in Washington.

Vieques Women Claim Navy’s Toxins Destroy Health

By Molly Ginty ● Politics ● March 8, 2007

The U.S. Navy ceased bombing practice on Vieques, Puerto Rico, in May 2003, but female activists say the military left health troubles behind. They are leading a push for more research and compensation from the government.