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    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:13:00 GMT

  • Medical News: U.S. Avoids Debate On Abortion At U.N. Women's Conference [Read Full Story ]
    The U.S. avoided a debate on abortion during a two-week United Nations conference assessing women's rights that ended on Friday, the AP/Yahoo! News reports. In contrast, during the 2005 conference, the Bush administration fought to insert language saying
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:13:00 GMT BioFind

  • Seminar: A Feminist Ethic of Speech [Read Full Story ]
    March 2010 4:00pm - 6:00pm Rooms 111/112 Chamberlain Building (St Lucia) TOPIC: A Feminist Ethic of Speech Feminist Ethics is an academic discipline concerned with matters of social justice. In her new book, Unspeakable: a feminist ethic of speech, Betty
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:06:00 GMT The University Of Queensland

  • Women fear violence in Haitian camps [Read Full Story ]
    Camp life dangerous for womenSTORY HIGHLIGHTSCarine Exantus, 22, feels vulnerable to attacks by men in her makeshift shelterMember of reconstruction panel says violence against women a problem before quakeThe January 12 quake destroyed many of the
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:59:00 GMT CNN

  • No question of bulldozing women's bill: Law Minister Veerappa Moily (IANS Interview) [Read Full Story ]
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    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:58:00 GMT Indo-Asian News Service

  • International Women’s Day Marked with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Yuko Arimori Promoting Gender Equality - 15 March 2010 [Read Full Story ]
    TOKYO, Japan — Yuko Arimori, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and an Olympic medallist promoted UNFPA work during events on 8 March to mark International Women’s Day at a United Nations public symposium in Tokyo, Japan. With a theme, “Equal Rights, Equal
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:07:00 GMT UNFPA

  • Maternity And Paternity Leave: What Are The Implications? [Read Full Story ]
    Maternity leave EU-wide was requested by Women's Rights Committee co-ordinators meeting on Monday. The plenary session vote on the proposal has been postponed to 18 May 2010. 'My political group asked that the vote be postponed to enable us to build a
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:04:00 GMT Egov Monitor

  • Transforming Maternity Care -- A Blueprint for Action [Read Full Story ]
    In order to use Medscape, your browser must be set to accept cookies delivered by the Medscape site. To find out how to adjust your browser settings to accept cookies, please click here. Medscape uses cookies to customize the site based on the
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:48:00 GMT General Medicine eJournal

  • Call to protect women's rights [Read Full Story ]
    PUDUKOTTAI: Every individual should ensure protection of women's rights for overall development of society. Women, on their part, should give up their inhibitions towards realising the fruits of various Acts and laws protecting their rights, observed A.
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:36:00 GMT The Hindu

  • Maternity Leave Numbers Hit Record in January [Read Full Story ]
    A record number of parents and prospective parents were on paternity and maternity leave as of January. According to the Korea Employment Information Service (KIES), 21,301 workers were on leave in January, a 50 percent increase from a year ago. The
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:16:00 GMT Korea Times

  • 10-year age relaxation for divorced women approved [Read Full Story ]
    KMU syndicate approves affiliation of colleges PESHAWAR: Khyber Medical University (KMU) has approved affiliation of various medical colleges and institutions of the provincial after a detailed inspection and in line with recommendations of the
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:48:00 GMT Daily Statesman

  • Three B.C.women file class action lawsuit over Pfizer quit-smoking drug [Read Full Story ]
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    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:21:00 GMT Vancouver Sun

  • Reducing gender-based violence against girls and women in Côte d'Ivoire [Read Full Story ]
    Source: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, 15 March 2010 – While Côte d'Ivoire is steadily working towards a sustainable peace after years of conflict, many children and women continue to be victims of rape and other
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:30:00 GMT ReliefWeb

  • Three B.C.women file class action lawsuit over Pfizer quit-smoking drug [Read Full Story ]
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    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:20:00 GMT Vancouver Sun

  • 16 March: Egyptian women gain rights victory, but no cigar [Read Full Story ]
    Egypt’s supreme constitutional court ruled women will be able serve on the state council, a court that tries cases involving the government. But it won’t be plain sailing from here on in as the state council’s general assembly said during earlier
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:21:00 GMT Daily Maverick

  • Divorce Source Radio Presents a New, Free Audio Program to Educate on Domestic Violence in Women [Read Full Story ]
    Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior per-perpetrated by an intimate partner against another. Domestic violence results in physical injury, psychological trauma, and
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:39:00 GMT PRLog

  • Afghan women fear loss of hard-won progress [Read Full Story ]
    LAGHMAN, Afghanistan - The head-to-toe burqas that made women a faceless symbol of the Taliban's violently repressive rule are no longer required here. But many Afghan women say they still feel voiceless eight years into a war-torn democracy, and they
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:24:00 GMT MSNBC

  • Towards gender equality [Read Full Story ]
    According to a survey of over 24,000 adults in 23 countries, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos and released on the eve of International Women’s Day, one in four people believe that a woman’s place is in the home. People from India (54 per cent), Turkey
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:18:00 GMT Trinidad Guardian

  • U.S.-Afghan women’s meeting set [Read Full Story ]
    WASHINGTON — Terry Neese, the Oklahoma City founder of a group to empower women economic-ally, said Monday she plans to attend a meeting Friday of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council in Dallas. Neese is a member of the council, a public-private
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:05:00 GMT NewsOK.com

  • Belleville Sgt. Beth Harder comments on recent local violence against women [Read Full Story ]
    Artist: Samantha Moroz Title: Belleville Sgt. Beth Harder Comments on Recent Local Violence Against Women Genre: News Year: 2010 Length: 5:59 minutes (8.21 MB) Format: Stereo 44kHz 192Kbps (CBR) The murders of Tracy and Whitney Hannah on Friday bring to
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:41:00 GMT Online Pioneer

  • Self-funded maternity leave possible [Read Full Story ]
    FOR some years the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, representing a large employer of many young women as nurses, doctors and receptionists, has been proposing a self-funded scheme for paid maternity leave. Salary sacrificing up to nine
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:20:00 GMT InMyCommunity

  • Millie fights for women’s rights [Read Full Story ]
    NSW Premier & Heffron MP Kristina Keneally presented the Heffron Woman of the Year Award to Millie Ingram.Photo: Erin Byrne Heffron Woman of the Year Millie Ingram claims she will keep fighting until women’s issues are properly addressed. Ms Ingram was
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:06:00 GMT Southern Courier

  • Afghan women fear loss of hard-won progress [Read Full Story ]
    LAGHMAN, AFGHANISTAN -- The head-to-toe burqas that made women a faceless symbol of the Taliban's violently repressive rule are no longer required here. But many Afghan women say they still feel voiceless eight years into a war-torn democracy, and they
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:45:00 GMT

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