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Despite deadly presidential campaign violence in Guatemala onlookers think efforts to bring women and indigenous people to the polls boosted turnout. The sole female presidential candidate was eliminated and the runoff is Nov. 4.
A U.S delegation is traveling to Guatemala this summer to raise awareness of the murders of 2,000 women since 2001. Rights advocates draw parallels to the widespread killings of women in Juarez, Mexico.
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A recently launched Web-based letter writing campaign aims to help members of university communities address the under-representation of women on science faculties nationwide.
The campaign, Women in the Sciences: Left Out, Left Behind, was initiated by the Washington-based National Women’s Law Center and a new, women-focused organization also based in Washington, Women’s Prerogative.
John Edwards’ strong pro-choice record, along with his favorable voting record on women’s wage and health legislation, makes his choice as running mate to John Kerry popular among many women’s groups.
Women’s advocates are urgently petitioning Attorney General Janet Reno to help a battered Guatemalan woman remain in the U.S., arguing she deserves asylum because her home country tolerates extreme gender violence.