The World Archives – Page 63 of 63

Afghan Woman Has Ten Lessons for Peacemakers

By Florence George Graves ● Politics ● November 16, 2001

As the Taliban flees Kabul, an Afghan woman at a Cambridge peace conference provides a series of guidelines for those involved in the peace process, which she insists should include women. She adds: Never underestimate veiled women.

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Women Likely to Suffer Most in Central Asia’s Turmoil

By Justin Burke ● Politics ● September 30, 2001

Soviet domination meant Islamic religious zeal was suppressed in Central Asia, even as women advanced educationally and professionally under socialism. Religious revival has not been kind to women and military action is likely to hurt women most.

U.S. Observer Says Afghan Rights Leader Was Slain

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Politics ● September 27, 2001

A Washington, D.C.-based women’s rights activist says she was in the Afghanistan outpost on Sept. 9 where terrorists killed an anti-Taliban leader. She claims a second man, one dedicated to women’s rights, also died in the attack.

Brazilian Chemist Leads Battle Against HIV/AIDS

By Ana A. Lima ● Health & Science ● July 15, 2001

A woman chemist quit her job at a large pharmaceutical company to head her nation’s own effort to create generic Brazilian copies of patented, life-saving imports. Her skill helped the nation cut treatment costs by 70 percent and increase survival rates.

Betty ‘The Ugly’ Reveals a Truth About Beauty

By Margarita Martinez ● Employment ● April 2, 2001

Colombia, obsessed with physical beauty, is also obsessed with a soap opera starring an unattractive financial whiz who repeatedly saves her inept boss from ruin. Viewers also are forced to take a hard look in the mirror and think about true beauty.

Women Near Majority in French City Councils

By Raphael Sachetat ● Politics ● March 30, 2001

Under a new French law, half of all candidates for political office must be women. And in recent municipal elections, they won nearly half the seats, yet real power remains elusive and women are just beginning to enter the political pipeline.