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Why are so many black and Asian women desperate to be white?
It's a shocking and rarely discussed phenomenon. But, according to one of our most respected Asian commentators, it's feeding a cynical industry of plastic surgery and skin-lightening cosmetics... An acquaintance of mine, Umi, whose family is from India,...
A win for women
It is easy to say that we have a situation in which there is virtually no governance at all. This is true in most spheres, but there are exceptions. One of these is in the passage of legislation aimed at protecting the rights of women and other vulnerable...
Facts about Women (Just for Laughs)
If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman. If you don't you are not a man. If you praise her, she thinks you are lying. If you don't, you are good for nothing. If you visit her often, she thinks it is boring. If you don't, she accuses...
Renewing Hope for Rape Survivors
By Stephanie Bowen Marie’s* extraordinary story is one that is also sadly typical here. While collecting firewood last July near the displacement camp where she lives, the teenager and a group of women she was with were attacked by soldiers....
Tags: rape, congo, International Medical Corps, women, violence, war
Kate Winslet wins $40,000 in lawsuit against Daily Mail
Kate Winslet is serious about positive body image—and her crusade is aimed at more than just the impressionable young women of the world. The actress has won $40,000 from the Daily Mail, which reported in January that Winslet lied when she said...
Tags: Kate Winslet, Lawsuit, Daily Mail, Body Image, Libel, Women
3 Missing College Women Sighted
As the search continues for the 3 women that have been missing since Sunday evening reports of sightings are starting to come in. They are reported to have been seen to the North near Killdeer. Killdeer is a town of around 700 people that is 35...
Tags: three, college, women, Killdeer, Dickenson, Dickinson State University, Kyrstin Gemar, Ashley Neufeld, Afton Williamson, softball, star gazing
Women In Business Today
Women-owned firms are becoming more and more prevalent now and they are even diversifying into all industries. Construction, manufacturing and transportation have seen the largest recent increases in the number of women-owned firms. With that...
Initiative to support victim of domestic violence in Cape Verde
A New England group of women are supporting the Capeverdean, Arminda Whitehead, in her plight to assist woman out of abusive situations in Cape Verde. The Battered Women of Cape Verde Island Inc. will hold a fundraiser dance from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday,...
Tags: women, domestic violence, human rights, cape verde, africa
Three women and child die in northern Iraq floods
Three women and a child died in floods that hit the north of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Sunday, a provincial governor and military officers told AFP.Severe rainstorms in the area surrounding the town of Mergasur, near the Iraq-Turkey border,...
Tags: Arbil, Three, women, child, die, northern Iraq, floods
States urged to expedite Women Empowerment Schemes
The Centre has urged the State Governments to expedite and effectively implement Economic and Social Empowerment Schemes for the Women. Important legislations on women should be closely monitored and efforts should be made for improvement in the schemes,...
Tags: Women
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