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Midwife School in Mexico Finds Itself in Vanguard

By Theresa Braine ● Health & Science ● November 9, 2008

At the only degreed midwifery program in Mexico, women train and then return to their rural roots. It is right in line with a recent United Nations push to fill a global shortfall of 334,000 midwives and improve maternal health outcomes.

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Mexican Artisans Try to Survive Oaxacan Unrest

By Womens Enews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● September 22, 2008

For many years a female artisans’ collective in Mexico was helping members build a better life. But political unrest two years ago that took a huge toll on tourism has forced members to live off their joint savings and fear for their livelihoods.

Rutgers Center Keeps Tabs on Down-Ticket Women

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● August 12, 2008

Now that Hillary Clinton’s historic bid for the White House is over, the Center for American Women in Politics–a key study group on U.S. women’s political stature–says plenty of women remain on the political field.

Jarquin Headlines Violence Against Mexican Women

By Amy Littlefield ● Arts & Culture ● June 3, 2008

Soledad Jarquin Edgar had a “change of vision” in 1998 and turned her activist brand of journalism toward women’s issues. A decade later, she churns out the only print publication in the Mexican state of Oaxaca exclusively focused on women’s rights.

Canada, Mexico Push Safety; Teen Stats Shock U.S.

By Soguel & Matthews ● Arts & Culture ● March 15, 2008

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Canada and Mexico are confronting domestic violence with centralized agencies and stronger databases for perpetrators and survivors.

Canada pledged $1.1 million toward a centralized family violence center that will serve as a support system for over 3,000 people, particularly Aboriginal women and girls, in Edmonton, the Edmonton Journal reported March 8.

Holiday Music Travels All Kinds of Wave Lengths

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Commentary ● December 25, 2007

This year Women’s eNews’ Editor in Chief Rita Henley Jensen didn’t get to hear the usual seasonal music that helps summon her holiday spirit. Instead, a family emergency helped her hear it in the voices of her grandchildren.

Journalism Knits Together Women Oceans Apart

By Theresa Braine ● Arts & Culture ● December 7, 2007

A burnt-out journalist is reinvigorated by the enthusiasm of women in rural Mexico who jumped at the chance to join a citizen-journalism project. The women wrote about topics ranging from organic farming to gender violence.

Deported Mother Sends Her Child to U.S. Protests

By Lorraine Orlandi ● Crime & Law ● September 14, 2007

After deportation to Mexico, a single mother continues her efforts to show how U.S. immigration policy separates families. She sent her 8-year-old, U.S.-born son to attend hearings and demonstrations in D.C. this week.

Women Build Groundwork in Makeshift ‘Colonias’

By Laura Paskus ● Politics ● August 23, 2007

Women engaged in grassroots activism in “colonias”–makeshift communities along the Mexico border–are working to improve access to basic infrastructure, services and help residents learn about their citizenship rights.

Amnesty Abortion Stance Bolsters Mexico Activists

By Theresa Braine ● Politics ● August 17, 2007

Pro-choice activists in Mexico welcomed Amnesty International’s advocacy for the decriminalization of abortion for women who have been raped or whose lives are in danger. Opposition to abortion rights, though, is firmly entrenched in the region.