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Egypt Puts Tougher Sex-Harassment Law on Agenda

By Joseph Mayton ● Uncategorized ● February 5, 2009

Egypt’s parliament is expected to pass new sexual harassment legislation this year after two high-profile court cases and two studies in 2008 shined a spotlight on the problem.

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Muslim Women in India Seek Secular Justice

By Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● January 17, 2009

After years of silence, Muslim women in India are loudly battling repressive religious laws. The case of one semi-literate woman, a survivor of rape, ignited their cause. Second in a series on the changing role of women in India.

For Women, AIDS Day Comes With Dose of Frustration

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● December 1, 2008

On Dec. 1, the 20th annual World AIDS Day, health advocates are raising the alarm about the quadrupling of HIV-AIDS among American women and the failure of the U.S. heath care system to address this growing pandemic.

Mass Stigma Scars Congo’s Rape Survivors

By Dominique Soguel ● Politics ● October 5, 2008

A psychologist in a Congo hospital says decades of war have produced a rape-friendly culture with a double standard. While perpetrators go unpunished the victims, including children, are ostracized. Amnesty International has issued a new warning.

Little Rock Women Remember Their Own Stormy Time

By Eliza T. Borne ● Arts & Culture ● September 11, 2008

The “giants in white gloves”–women who fought to reopen Arkansas schools after they were closed by segregationists 50 years ago–will be remembered this weekend. Some see the group’s work mirrored today by the Katrina group, Women of the Storm.

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.

N.Y.C. Maternal Death Review Struggles for Life

By Malena Amusa ● Health & Science ● July 29, 2008

Eleven major hospitals in New York City do not participate in a state initiative to review maternal deaths, although the city has the highest number of maternal deaths in the nation. The lead manager of the reviews says that could be fatal for the effort.