Margot Wallström starts March 1 her two-year stint as special U.N. representative on ending conflict-zone sexual violence. She says she’ll be going right away to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a global epicenter of mass rape.
Microfinance is on the rise and not only reaching women, but a growing number of female teens. One industry participant warns that lenders must step carefully with this age group to avoid causing unintended harm.
South Asian women from three spheres–journalism, politics and advocacy– recently planned a coordinated attack on HIV-AIDS among women. Their focus is on transportation, property rights and education.
Women such as Gracen Johnson have been pouring time and energy into demonstrations pressing for lower global greenhouse gas emission standards. Now many of them are hoping the U.N. meeting in Copenhagen this week won’t be too disappointing.
Society has warmed up to women in many ways–but not in every way. Caryl Rivers says women are still shut out of the world of ideas. This month’s news of all-male authors in Publishers Weekly’s list of top 10 books for 2009 is the tip of the iceberg.
Women who were prostituted as juveniles attest that numerous girls and teens are stuck in “the life” they’ve left behind. An Atlanta advocacy group finds 129 girls and teens are prostituted in Georgia on a typical weekend night. First of two stories.
Julie Fisher Cummings attended a girls’ school that emphasized the importance of public service. Decades later, she’s showing how well she learned the lesson by giving the same school $5 million. Seventh in a series on women funding serious change.
As union members face growing financial stress, some expect contract negotiators to intensify the push for family-friendly benefits. A Web site launched earlier this month is there to help. The first of two stories.
Thirty-seven years after the passage of Title IX, urban girls of color lag behind the general surge in female sports. A double-dutch season starting this month in New York schools is one effort at catching up. First of two parts.
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