By Vania Smith-Oka WeNews guest author Credit: Shawna Nelles on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 2.0). (WOMENSENEWS)–Most women in Amatlan consider themselves, their neighbors and their friends to be good mothers. Almost all the women in the community… Continue Reading →
By Swapna Majumdar WeNews correspondent Tuesday, April 2, 2013 And that can be life-saving in a place such as Gujarat, India, where 40 percent of brides are under 20 and anemia is a major threat. A three-year awareness campaign shows… Continue Reading →
By Doris Weatherford Monday, March 25, 2013, http://womensenews.org The term has served as a legal code for racism. Today, historian Doris Weatherford writes that state lawmakers have also long imposed legal restrictions on U.S. women. Now it’s the framework for the… Continue Reading →
By Jennifer Hattam WeNews correspondent Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Amid calls for Turkish women to have more children, a proposal to lengthen the paid maternity leave allowance raises fears that it may actually hinder women’s work force participation. … Continue Reading →
By Atima Omara-Alwala WeNews commentator Monday, February 18, 2013 The current gun-control debate could worsen the mental health stigma that already stops many women of color from seeking help, says Atima Omara-Alwala. It’s necessary to get the facts right on… Continue Reading →
By Fari Nzinga WeNews guest author Sunday, February 17, 2013 Las Krudas is part of an art movement in Cuba created by black feminists, says Fari Nzinga in this essay in the anthology “Getting In is Not Enough.” But like… Continue Reading →
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