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U.N. Takes Measure of Women’s Equality

By Bojana Stoparic ● Employment ● October 2, 2009

This week, government delegates and women’s organizations from around the world are gathering at the United Nations to evaluate progress towards reaching the goals for gender equality set in Beijing 10 years ago.

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African Women Snared by Two Legal Systems

By Nicole Itano ● Crime & Law ● October 2, 2009

Ten years after the U.N. called for the strengthening of women’s legal rights around the globe, African women’s rights are still often caught in the tangle between traditional and civil laws. The first of a seven-part series on the Beijing Platform.

Women’s eNews Philadelphia Leadership Awards 2009

By WeNews Staff & no-author ● Employment ● August 10, 2009

Siobhan "Sam" Bennett, Runner for All Women

Following a career that has spanned congressional candidate, community leader, organizer and businesswoman, Siobhan "Sam" Bennett has found the perfect place for her fighting attitude and political savvy. She is the current president of the Women’s Campaign Forum, an organization that seeks to launch women into elected office.

U.N. to Japan, Switzerland: Improve Rights Record

By Theresa Braine ● Politics ● August 5, 2009

Some of the nations that have signed a U.N. convention to end discrimination against women are in New York and facing compliance review. At least two of the developed countries on the list–Japan and Switzerland–have room for improvement.

Pushed to Return to Rwanda, Women Farmers Uprooted

By Womens Enews Staff ● Politics ● July 31, 2009

In Uganda’s U.N.-run camps for Rwandan refugees, the July 31 repatriation deadline is causing particular hardships for women. For one thing, it has disrupted many families’ growing season. The last of three stories on repatriation turmoil.

U.N. Puts Female Peacekeepers on Display

By Theresa Braine ● Arts & Culture ● June 28, 2009

The U.N. visitors’ lobby is showcasing some of its female peacekeepers through Aug. 4. India has deployed a 125-member female police contingent to Liberia, but women are otherwise scarce in peacekeeping operations.

Despite Promise, Better Maternal Care Is Unrealized

By Anushay Hossain ● Arts & Culture ● May 26, 2009

2009 marks the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt. Anushay Hossain says the revolutionary promises to improve women’s reproductive health globally must not be forgotten.

New Deal Began With Her, That Chilly Night in 1933

By Kirstin Downey ● Arts & Culture ● May 11, 2009

February 1933: A woman jots down the conditions she needs to become the first female secretary of labor and the president agrees. From the prologue of Kirstin Downey’s new book.

Legalization is the X Factor in Immigrant Rights

By Suman Raghunathan ● Commentary ● May 1, 2009

Immigrant activists will rally nationwide today. Suman Raghunathan says the No. 1 priority for immigrant women is a legalization program that improves their access to livable wages, education, healthcare and freedom from on-the-job harassment.

Afghan Women Defy Rumors of Our Demise

By Katie Buckland ● Uncategorized ● April 23, 2009

When Afghan women and girls took to the streets of Kabul last week to bravely protest a law permitting marital rape, Katie Buckland writes, they sent a message to the world that the women’s movement is alive and kicking.