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Turkey’s Political Tensions Weigh on Women’s Heads

By Yigal Schleifer ● Politics ● March 17, 2008

In the wake of Turkey’s lifting of the head scarf ban women’s groups have been grappling with the damage to tentative secular-Islamist partnerships.

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Kindness RX Offered to Pregnant Black Women

By Jacqueline Lee ● Health & Science ● January 17, 2008

Women’s eNews looks at a social-support campaign by and for pregnant African American women, who are nearly four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as non-Hispanic white counterparts.

Darfur Camp Breakups Intensify Women’s Danger

By Dominique Soguel ● Politics ● December 14, 2007

Peacekeepers heading to Darfur in January may be too late for women who are in the camps for displaced people. Aid groups say that Sudan’s wave of camp breakups is cutting off their access to food, medical care and protection from rape and trafficking.

Tribal Women in India Welcome Outreach Efforts

By Charu Bahri ● Arts & Culture ● November 23, 2007

Tribal women in India’s Rajasthan state abide by some ancient customs, but scrap others. One woman explains how she stopped giving her newborns alcohol and dreams of buying a buffalo. Fourth in a series on the changing role of women in India.

Editor Sent Her Cover a Beach, Uncovered

By Por Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● November 19, 2007

Alecia Warren blames herself. But looking back on it, she realizes that her editor sexually exploited her by assigning her to write a story about a nude beach “naked, of course.” What happened next continues to bother her.

Organic Farmer Plucks Her Thanksgiving Turkeys

By Melinda Tuhus ● Arts & Culture ● November 11, 2007

Female farmers are seeking advice from an agricultural organization that helps them succeed in a male-dominated field. One woman who was told she couldn’t do it 30 years ago is plucking her Thanksgiving turkeys.

India Paper Taps Marginalized Women as Reporters

By Lauren D. Klein ● Arts & Culture ● September 30, 2007

A family newspaper in Gwalior trains women to report their own stories and confront abuse, fraud and corruption. Rupesh Shrivastava started the paper in 2003 and daughter Samanvaya is editor. Third in a series on the changing role of women in India.

Studies Plumb Depths of Black Maternal Health Woes

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● September 28, 2007

Five reports released today probe the health crisis that afflicts black women and makes their infants more likely to die before their first birthday. Authors implicate racism and poverty in the high levels of infant mortality and premature births.

Women Turn Up Gender-Equity Heat at Climate Talks

By Bojana Stoparic ● Crime & Law ● September 25, 2007

In a warm-up meeting ahead of a major global-warming gathering in Bali in December, advocates pressed negotiators to include more women in the process and pay more attention to women’s special expertise and exposure to climate change.

Women Learn to Make Change Count After Abuse

By Sharon Johnson ● Crime & Law ● July 17, 2007

Helping women gain financial strength while they transition away from their abusers is receiving a new focus from advocates who work with survivors of domestic violence.