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Lithuanian Abortion Vote Looms Beyond Elections

By Elisabeth Roy Trudel ● Commentary ● October 10, 2008

Lithuania’s parliament could soon vote on one of the most restrictive abortion bans in Europe. If it passes, pro-choice advocates predict women who can’t afford to travel out of the country will turn to unsafe underground abortions.

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Over Time, She Developed Her Theory of Giving

By Lynne Rosenthal ● Commentary ● August 18, 2008

Lynne Rosenthal’s lifetime commitment to supporting women’s causes deepened as she read Ms. magazine. It helped direct her focus to a rising women’s movement and her ability to give grew over time. Twelfth in a series on women funding serious change.

Circle Dancing Pulls Her Ex-Pat Life Together

By Paola Fornari ● Arts & Culture ● June 22, 2008

Being an ex-pat often leaves people feeling torn from their roots. But Paola Fornari says her own upheaval was alleviated by simple folk dances from around the world that she learned to perform in a circle with other women.

Women Still Need a Day to Amplify Our Voices

By Gloria Feldt ● Arts & Culture ● March 7, 2008

International Women’s Day is heading toward 100, a woman is vying for the White House and Gloria Feldt says we’re at a pivot point in women’s history. But the venerable event remains relevant as long as women are muffled, mocked and ignored.

In NYC, Church Joins State in Preventing Abuse

By Dominique Soguel ● Arts & Culture ● February 8, 2008

Religious leaders are often the first to hear cries for help from family abuse victims. A New York program counsels pastors and rabbis and encourages them to work with secular services. Part of our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

Latina 2008 Turnout Push Faces Uphill Effort

By Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● December 17, 2007

Hispanic women had the lowest voter turnout of any group in the country in 2006. Advocates will be watching to see if mobilization efforts can change that. Nevada’s caucus on Jan. 19 is not Election Day, but it offers an early glimpse of trends.

Pro-Choice Activists Rally as U.K. Mulls Rollbacks

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Health & Science ● November 2, 2007

Colombian and Mexican activists last week told an international safe-abortion conference about strategies that helped them succeed in liberalizing abortion laws. They spoke in London, where abortion limits are under discussion.

Freedom Called Lethal Risk for Jailed Afghan Women

By Aunohita Mojumdar ● Politics ● October 7, 2007

Women are jailed in Afghanistan for “crimes” that would make them victims of domestic abuse elsewhere. As the annual festival of Eid brings the prospect of presidential pardons, advocates warn that many women are safer inside prison.

Kenyan Women Push Back Against Campaign Violence

By Henry Neondo ● Commentary ● August 3, 2007

As Kenya heads toward December elections women’s advocates are touring the country and trying to curb the dangers of electoral violence and intimidation facing female candidates. Second in a series on the rule of law and women in Africa.

Battered New Yorker Sues Employer for Firing Her

By Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● July 26, 2007

A New York day-care director was fired after she was abused by her ex-husband. Suing her employer under a little-tried 2003 city law, she joins a push for battered workers’ rights. Third in our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.