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Experts Question Wisdom of Micro-Credit for Women

By Barbara Crossette ● Arts & Culture ● March 2, 2003

Micro-credit programs have long been praised as stepping stones out of poverty. But new international studies shed doubt on whether small loans can really make a difference against the enormous problem of poverty. Also see Our Story which follows.

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CNN Star Producer Back in Baghdad

By Rebecca Vesely ● Uncategorized ● February 3, 2003

CNN producer Ingrid Formanek says the HBO film based on her career, “Live from Baghdad,” makes it seem that she did little but bat her eyelashes, smoke cigarettes, and drink. A tough journalist, Formanek is back in Iraq, covering weapons inspections.

Bush’s Anti-Choice Policies Felt Around World

By Asjylyn Loder ● Health & Science ● January 20, 2003

Restricting the right to abortion in developing nations is a major foreign policy initiative of the Bush administration; it appeases anti-choice constituents without offending more moderate conservatives. Second of four-part Roe v. Wade series.

U.S. Delegation Tries Rewriting 1994 Cairo Pact

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● December 21, 2002

Report Indicates Gender-Related Violence Is Global

By Jordan Lite ● Health & Science ● October 3, 2002

An unprecedented United Nations report on violence and health is expected to be a powerful tool for advocates wishing to improve their nations’ responses to domestic and sexual violence with new legislative and health care policies.

Atrocities against Women Widespread in Congo War

By Barbara Crossette ● Politics ● August 23, 2002

The first comprehensive report on the rape and abuse of women during Africa’s widest war finds that all sides used brutal violence against civilian women as a military tactic.

European Union Tells Members to Bar Sex Harassment

By Ann Moline ● Crime & Law ● July 22, 2002

A landmark decision in Europe directs European Union members to institute laws banning sexual harassment in the workplace. Some countries are expected to balk, claiming protection of women at work could be too costly for businesses.

800 Events Promote V-Day from Antarctica to Zaire

By Chris Lombardi ● Politics ● February 14, 2002

Those viewing tonight’s HBO premiere of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” are part of a global event to fund shelters, anti-rape campaigns and women’s centers, including a communications center for the new Ministry of Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan.

Seven Asian Nations Sign Pact to Limit Sex Trade

By Marie Tessier ● Crime & Law ● January 8, 2002

In the shadow of an enormous conflict, South Asian nations, including India and Pakistan, sign a United Nations agreement to take steps to curtail the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Most of those traded are female.

Court Gives Ex-Comfort Women Symbolic Victory

By Paul Rodgers ● Crime & Law ● December 7, 2001

Though Japan has never apologized for using sex slaves for the Imperial Army, an international court has found the late emperor and generals guilty of crimes against humanity. President Bush has refused to support the comfort women’s call for justice.