Women Archives – Page 7 of 21

Chilean Women Rebuild Lives Smashed by Tsunami

By Lezak Shallat ● Employment ● July 4, 2011

Some give up traditional livelihoods and do something new. Others stay put and rebuild from within devastated towns. Throughout the shoreline communities of southern Chile hardest hit by the 2010 tsunami, women are driving a long, hard recovery.

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Cambodian Women Speak Up on Dam’s Threat

By Amy Lieberman ● Health & Science ● July 4, 2011

In Cambodia’s rural northeastern province, the Sesan River is the primary source of food and income for fishing and farming communities. But hydropower dams are encroaching and village women say their daily life is hit the hardest.

Ugandan Women Appeal to U.N. Over Police Violence

By Beatrice Lamwaka ● Politics ● May 18, 2011

Wearing white for peace, a Ugandan women’s advocacy group has appealed to the United Nations amid a violent police crackdown on protesters. Ten have been killed, 100 injured and 600 arrested since April, a rights group says.

Microcredit Skeptics Deserve a Turn in the Limelight

By Corinna Barnard ● Employment ● May 13, 2011

Bad news came this week for shareholders of India’s largest microlender. That offers a chance to tout two writers who always said high interest rates–of 20 percent and higher–were never the best news for the world’s poorest female borrowers.

Foster’s Family Drama Leads Bevy of May Movies

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● May 8, 2011

Movies directed by Jodie Foster, Massy Tadjedin and Niki Caro burst into movie theaters in May. It’s a good thing. We need some reassurance after the latest study pointing to Hollywood’s minimizing treatment of women on screen and off.

Bin Laden Death Raises Cautious Questions in Kabul

By Corinna Barnard ● Politics ● May 7, 2011

Bin Laden’s death changed little for girls and women in Afghanistan, a rights worker wrote from Kabul this week. Her words echoed the country’s last-place motherhood ranking this week, which also brought sobering U.S. news.

Acid-Attack Survivor Heals Inner Scars of Others

By Bijoyeta Das ● Crime & Law ● May 2, 2011

A survivor of an acid attack recalls the slow, painful stages of recovery it took to turn her into a counselor for others. Acid attacks are punishable by death now in Bangladesh, but new victims continue needing her help.

Cash-Hungry States Could Eat Up Food Stamps

By Susan Feiner ● Employment ● April 28, 2011

The GOP budget proposal for 2012 moves the federal food stamp program to state control. That recklessly puts 44 million Americans and a disproportionate number of women at risk. It’s wrong and costly to boot.

Women’s Jobs Pop Up in Kashmir ‘Mushroom Villages’

By Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● April 8, 2011

It’s hard for many women in rural Kashmir to find income opportunities, but mushroom cultivation is popping up as a possible solution. The work can be done from home and a university is helping with training and marketing.

Egypt Military Clouds Women’s Early Freedoms

By Jessica Gray ● Politics ● April 1, 2011

Activist Egyptian women look forward to forming a voting bloc for the elections and celebrating newfound democratic freedoms. But an Amnesty International report of female protesters tortured by military officers is casting a pall.