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Hungarian Woman Pushes Limits of U.N. Gender Pact

By Bojana Stoparic ● Uncategorized ● August 16, 2005

Six months ago, a U.N. committee asked Hungary to help a battered woman and enact laws against domestic violence. Inaction since then reveals how an international women’s rights pact depends on country-by-country activism.

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Black Women Say Rice’s Africa Trip Overdue

By Naomi Abraham ● Uncategorized ● July 22, 2005

Many black women see Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as a mix of pros and cons. While praising the new trail she blazes for black women, many pick apart her politics. Item: Rice’s Africa trip this week, which was dubbed overdue and too short.

U.S. Policies Called Bitter Pills for Cuban Women

By Stevens & Farmer ● Uncategorized ● May 13, 2005

Cuban women struggle with hardships that range from limited wages that drive many to prostitution to handling most of the housework. Women’s rights activists there say the U.S. trade embargo and other sanctions only make their burden worse.

Beijing+10: Journey of Small Steps, Large Leaps

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● March 13, 2005

The U.N.’s one-decade-later meeting on the Beijing Platform for Action–Beijing+10– was held from Feb. 28 through March 11. Here is Women’s eNews coverage of the event–from New York and four regions of the world.

U.S. Engages in Tug-of-War at Beijing Plus 10

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● March 7, 2005

As delegates across the globe assess the progress of women in the past decade, the United States delegation created uproars by trying to amend the basic document with anti-abortion language. Fifth in a seven-part series on the Beijing Platform.

Chilean Women Chalk Up Income Gains

By Jen Ross ● Politics ● February 20, 2005

Ten years after the U.N. called for the strengthening of women’s economic rights, Chilean women’s work-force participation lags Latin America. But some analysts say that’s not such a bad thing. The second of a seven-part series on the Beijing Platform.

Hungarian Woman Pushes Limits of U.N. Gender Pact

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Black Women Say Rice’s Africa Trip Overdue

U.S. Policies Called Bitter Pills for Cuban Women

Beijing+10: Journey of Small Steps, Large Leaps

U.S. Engages in Tug-of-War at Beijing Plus 10

Chilean Women Chalk Up Income Gains

African Women Snared by Two Legal Systems

Women’s Rights: Ready to Swim in Mainstream?

Experts Make Treatment of Wartime Rape a Priority

Pro-Choice Leads in S.D.; U.N. Agency Awaits Funds