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Single-Payer Health Push Rallies Behind Conyers

By Molly Ginty ● Arts & Culture ● January 11, 2009

As Obama prepares to take office, many women’s advocates are backing a single-payer health insurance reform championed by Rep. John Conyers Jr. With so many Americans uninsured and underinsured, it’s “past time for change” says Conyers.

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A Year After Bhutto, Pakistani Women Left in Lurch

By Sharmeen Gangat ● Uncategorized ● December 26, 2008

A year after the murder of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan, onlookers say women are losing ground politically. Parliament may be 22 percent female, but they say the power structure is hereditary, male-dominated and often partial to feudal justice.

Pakistan’s Home Workers’ Union Starts Paying Off

By Nasir Khan ● Politics ● November 10, 2008

Ten million women in Pakistan work by the piece for pennies a day. Two years ago they began organizing and in August they formed a union. A group of blanket-makers have gotten their middleman to pay higher prices.

Pakistani Women Mourn Glittering, Imperfect Star

By Juliette Terzieff ● Politics ● January 6, 2008

News Analysis: Despite a lackluster rights’ record, Bhutto’s countrywomen saw her as their best hope. Women’s eNews’ Juliette Terzieff, who covered Pakistan for four years, writes on how the assassination affects their status.

More Women On Air; Pakistan Drops Rape Law Reform

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● September 16, 2006

(WOMENSENEWS)–

Cheers

Women increased their presence on the radio dial this week. GreenStone Media, an all-woman commercial talk radio network, was launched in New York by Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Carol Jenkins and others. The media network has started to offer programming at radio stations in four states and says it will target a market dominated by male hosts and audiences.

Steinem told Reuters the woman-run network is "more about information, about humor, about respect for different points of view and not constant arguing."

Pakistan Theater Renovates as Women’s Hospital

By Laura J. Winter ● Uncategorized ● November 25, 2005

For two years, a burned-out theater in Islamabad was dark. Now, the theater’s owner has transformed it into a private care center for 60 paralyzed women who were injured in October’s massive earthquake.

Pakistan Journalist Rushes to Ease Quake’s Toll

By Khadeeja Balkhi ● Uncategorized ● November 21, 2005

After the overwhelming devastation of the Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistan that killed more than 87,000 and made 3.5 million homeless, Khadeeja Balkhi describes how she and other Pakistanis have rushed to aid survivors before winter arrives.

Quake Relief Brings U.S. Muslim Women Together

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● October 20, 2005

During Ramadan, Muslim women in the U.S. have been mustering aid for people hurt by the earthquake in Pakistan. Some say the experience will bring a diverse community closer together.

Women Hit by Earthquake Need Immediate Rescue

By Thoraya Ahmed Obaid ● Uncategorized ● October 12, 2005

Medicines and surgical supplies are on the way to women in the area worst-hit by Saturday’s earthquake. But more crisis aid is needed, says Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, whose U.N. Population Fund releases its annual population report today.

Baby Girls Fill Pakistan’s Public Cradles

By Juliette Terzieff ● Employment ● October 17, 2004

Baby girls are discarded in huge numbers in Pakistan and an outdoor “cradle program” for drop-offs merely stem the loss. Social workers trace the problem to parents–often middle class–who regard female offspring as financial liabilities.