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Women Activists Clean Up and Revitalize Libyan City
In downtown Benghazi, a dark and deserted park is now bustling with life. Fathers and mothers bring their children to play on the new...
Henna Crowns Restore Confidence to Women Experiencing Hair Loss
A Toronto group called Henna Heals is working with both cancer patients and women with alopecia, whose lives are challenged by hair loss. They...
Iraqi Women Make Gains in Parliamentary Elections
During the Iraqi parliamentary elections held April 30, female candidates outperformed many of their male peers and transformed themselves into key players in the...
Family Planning Comes to 27 Million Women
Currently in developing countries more than 200 million women who do not wish to get pregnant lack any access to modern contraceptives.
In the last...
Darfur Women Learn English
Women in a refugee camp for Internally Displaced Persons in North Darfur receive English classes conducted by volunteer teachers and facilitated by the UN...
Film Shows Women Using Soccer to Battle Homelessness, Addiction
"When I first heard about the Homeless World Cup I was stunned," said Micha X. Peled, the filmmaker of the new project, GOAL!
"I am...
Photo of the Day – Inuit Women of Greenland
Indigenous women in Uummannaq, Greenland await the arrival of the Prime Ministers from Denmark and Greenland who were there to witness the effects of...
Arab Women Edge into Boardrooms as Economies, Societies Shift
Amina al-Rustamani, a member of a prominent UAE family, raised eyebrows among friends and relatives when she started her career in Dubai 13 years...
Rich in Valuable Organics, Seaweed Brings Jobs to Poor Women
Growing seaweed rich in valuable chemicals — predicted to be worth $7 billion by 2018 — is emerging as a source of employment for...
US Gives More Healthy Food Choices to Women, Infants and Children on WIC
Some 9 million poor women and young children who receive federal food assistance under the U.S. government's so-called WIC program will have greater access...
Homeless Man Wins Lottery, Plans To Help Addicts And Abused Women
Unemployed, in debt and facing another year living on the streets in Hungary, László Andraschek spent his last remaining coins on a lottery ticket....
Landmark Study Shows Link Between Dietary Patterns And Depression in Women
Women whose diet includes more foods that trigger inflammation—like sugar-sweetened or diet soft drinks, refined grains, red meat, and margarine—and fewer foods that restrain...
Israeli Women Risk Arrest To Take Palestinian Women To The Beach
Most of the women and girls had never seen the ocean before. They live in the West Bank, which is landlocked, and Israel does...
Google Aims to Close Digital Gap for 50 Million Indian Women
Google India plans to get 50 million women in India using the Internet within one year through a new initiative that aims to bridge...
World Bank Raises $165 Million in Bonds for Women-Owned Businesses in Africa
The World Bank on Wednesday said its private sector arm issued about $165 million in 'women's bonds' in the first such sale by the...
Sending Out Shoeboxes Filled with Happiness for Women
The power of one person to make a difference can never be overstated.
One woman, Eva Whitmore, decided she would use her exceptional organizational talents...
New Roof on Women’s Shelter Being Called ‘Miracle on 22nd Street’
A leaky roof that’s been plaguing a Kansas City women’s group home is no longer a problem, thanks to the generosity of two Kansas...
Giving Women Credit: Pro Mujer Loans $1 Billion
The microfinance organization Pro Mujer is celebrating a milestone, having loaned to poor women one billion dollars since its inception in 1990.
"Women in developing...
First Time Ever, Two Women to Host U.S. Nightly News Show
PBS announced yesterday that Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff will be co-anchors and managing editors for the PBS Newshour marking the first time a...
Women Should ‘Lean In’ to Happiness Instead
Have you read the book "Lean In" by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg yet? In professional women's circles, it's all the rage. It has sparked...