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These Teens Won’t Be Meeting You at Chick-fil-A

By Naomi Grant & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● August 6, 2015

Political considerations also keep some teens from spending money at Wal-Mart and Urban Outfitters. They are picking up their ethical shopping tips online and from friends and family and they belong to an age group with $75 billion in discretionary spending.

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‘Walmart Moms’ Target Annual Shareholder Meeting

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● June 2, 2014

Female workers at the big box mega retailer are pressing for more full-time jobs that pay at least $25,000, an amount research published June 2 by Demos finds could lower poverty, close the wage gap and benefit the overall economy.

Pakistani Climbs for Change; Syrian Refugees Assaulted

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● November 30, 2013

Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest, is planning to climb to the summits of seven major peaks for women’s empowerment. In Lebanon, female refugees who escaped Syria’s conflict say they have been sexually harassed.

Botswana OKs Inheritance Law; Taliban Kills Author

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● September 7, 2013

Four sisters won a court of appeals case to inherit their father’s property in Botswana this week. But author Sushmita Banerjee was killed in Afghanistan by suspected Taliban militants.

Senate Aids Military Women; Egyptian Women at Risk

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● December 8, 2012

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Egyptians Demand Rights; Rape Conviction Reversed

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● October 5, 2012

Malawi Prez Pushes Repro Rights; Yemenis Worse Off

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● September 28, 2012

Malawi President Joyce Banda (left) and Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at a women's rights event. — Malawi President Joyce Banda (left) and Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at a women’s rights event.

Wal-Mart Women Pave the Way for Paycheck Fairness

By Beverly Cooper Neufeld ● Employment ● July 5, 2011

The Supreme Court ruling on Wal-Mart spotlights the tough fight between female wage earners and employers. To balance our family checkbooks, we all need help from local politicians to pass the Paycheck Fairness bill.

Kansas Abortion Battles: New Clinic, New Anti-Regs

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● June 25, 2011

Dr. Mila Means, a family practitioner, is planning to establish an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kan.

Wal-Mart Ruling Puts Big Chill on Female Workers

By Corinna Barnard ● Arts & Culture ● June 24, 2011

The High Court’s decision this week to disqualify about 1.5 million female Wal-Mart workers from bringing a class action gave mega corporations a big win over the workers. Three of the four dissenting justices were women.