VICTORY! FACEBOOK AGREES TO COMBAT HATE SPEECH AGAINST WOMEN
On Tuesday, after an onslaught of tweets and emails and facing a growing advertising boycott, Facebook agreed to do more to combat gender-based hate speech.
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NATIVE WOMEN BRING SOLAR ENERGY TO CHILE’S ATACAMA DESERT
IPS – Native Women Bring Solar Energy to Chile’s Atacama Desert | Inter Press Service. Three indigenous communities from the Chilean highlands have just received solar panels, which will be […]
WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THON BRINGS WOMEN SCIENTISTS OUT OF THE SHADOWS
In the lofty library of the Royal Society in London, and on laptops across the world, a mass attempt is being made on Friday to correct a gross injustice – […]
US RECOGNIZES WOMEN OF COURAGE
The U.S. government on Thursday marked International Women’s Day by recognizing 10 women who are fighting for human rights and equality.
FOR FEMALE EX-CONS, COLLEGE DEGREES AND NEW LIVES
For Female Ex-Cons, College Degrees and New Lives. “I never imagined I would end up in prison,” says Vivian Nixon. “I was supposed to go to law school, or be […]
MAKEOVERS FOR DISENFRANCHISED WOMEN IN PARIS SALON
The Josephine beauty parlor in northern Paris is celebrating its first birthday Thursday and the success of a simple idea: When life is ugly, make women feel beautiful.
US AIMS TO EMPOWER WORLD’S WOMEN FARMERS
US Aims to Empower World’s Women Farmers. U.S. aid officials are launching a new way to measure whether their efforts to empower women farmers are working. For the full article: […]
SUNDANCE, WOMEN IN FILM PROMOTE FEMALE FILMMAKERS
The Sundance Institute and Women In Film are working together to track female filmmakers who are showing their work at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and plan to use the […]
WOMEN SCIENTISTS HONORED AT PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY LAUNCH
Women Scientists Honored At Pan African University Launch. Several of Africa’s top women scientists have been honored at ceremonies to mark the founding of a new Pan African University. The […]
EXHIBIT ENLISTS VISITORS IN HELPING ABUSED WOMEN
Exhibit Enlists Visitors in Helping Abused Women. The exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center features stories of women who have taken action to change their lives: Saima Muhammad, a Pakistani […]
