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Egypt’s Feminist Union Undergoing Reincarnation

By Jessica Gray ● Commentary ● January 29, 2012

The venerable Egyptian women’s rights advocacy, the Egyptian Feminist Union, is coming back to life amid a flowering of civil-society groups. But the road ahead isn’t clear for a long-dormant organization that operated under British colonial rule.

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In Science, Women Look for Better Career Chemistry

By Marsha Walton ● Health & Science ● August 6, 2010

Women and minorities remain substantially under-represented in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering. A survey by Bayer looks at the barriers and attitudes that stifle diversity and some possible fixes.

Girls’ Math Classes Include Lessons in Anxiety

By Marsha Walton ● Health & Science ● June 4, 2010

Globally, girls are no worse than boys at mathematics. But stereotypes, some coming from teachers themselves, keep alive the myth that women and numbers don’t mix.

In Togo, Female Science Faculty Actively Mentor

By Emily Bowers ● Employment ● July 31, 2007

At Togo’s University of Lome, female students and faculty are rare, particularly in the sciences. A student-faculty group is working to make the sciences more attractive to girls and women. Last in a series on women and higher education in Africa.

Kenya Faces Hurdles in Boosting Female Scientists

By Fredrick Nzwili ● Health & Science ● February 20, 2007

Kenya has been opening its school doors to more women and creating strategies to spur their interest in math and science. As numbers change slowly, advocates are realizing they face a stubborn foe. Fifth in a series on higher education in Africa.

More Women, Girls Needed in Tech Fields

By Phoebe Nobles ● Uncategorized ● November 29, 2001

Experts at a conference on “Women and Girls in the High Tech Economy” called for a drive to train more women and girls, saying that though business now is sluggish, the economy will rebound and business will be inseparable from technology.