Liberia

Liberia’s Market Women Test President’s Promise

By Ruthie Ackerman ● Politics ● January 7, 2007

When Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was inaugurated a year ago she vowed to help market women who had supported her in the election. Today those supporters are anxious to improve schools they set up during the civil war.

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A Woman to Lead Liberia; Probe of FDA Withdrawn

By Karen James ● Arts & Culture ● November 12, 2005

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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became Africa’s first elected woman president after winning Liberia’s presidential election Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. She declared victory Thursday night, despite claims from her opponent, George Weah, that her campaign stuffed ballot boxes and tainted the election results. Election monitors have found no signs of fraud.

Liberian Becomes Africa’s First Elected Female Prez

By Anna Koblanck ● Employment ● November 5, 2005

Pending a final certification of the vote, Liberia has become the first African nation to elect a female president. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf won her bid for office on Nov. 8. Fifth in a series on emerging female leaders in Africa.

In Czech Schools, B Is for Biased Books

By Mindy Kay Bricker ● Arts & Culture ● June 15, 2005

A Czech initiative to study schoolbooks for gender bias wrapped up late last year. Activists see the government effort as a step in the right direction. Seventh in a series on women and education.

To Gain Ground, Female Execs Beat Retreats

By Sheryl Nance-Nash ● Arts & Culture ● May 17, 2005

Female executives are banding together for leadership pow wows in classrooms, canoes and mountaintops. While the formal agenda may be corporate policies, practices and procedures, the payoffs are business deals, promotions and having a good time.

New York’s Little Liberia Relives Homeland’s War

By Nicole Pezold ● Uncategorized ● October 5, 2003

An ocean away from the war they fled, female immigrants living in Staten Island’s Little Liberia are coping with the violence that afflicted their families in Africa, while becoming increasing willing to call 911 if their husbands beat them.