Gala Benefit Dinner Honoring 21 Leaders for 21st Century 2010 Robin Abrams Messenger of Opportunity Send her a message Michael G. Dowd Defender of Women with Charges Send him a message Nell Merlino Connector for Capital Ideas Send her a message Andrea Arroyo Rememberer of Forgotten Women Send her a message Patricia Gruber Awarder of… [Read more…]
Jihad Watch “Human Rights vs. Sharia: Violence Against Women,” by Valentina Colombo for Hudson NY, October 5: The great irony of the recent International Conference on Violence Against Women hosted by the Italian Ministry for Equal Opportunities, is that if the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women (CEDAW), ratified by… [Read more…]
I.M.O.W. is proud to co-sponsor a special evening program on Thursday, June 18 in San Francisco, featuring Mary Ellen Iskendrian, president and CEO of Women’s World Banking, and Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia. Join the World Affairs Council of Northern California for a conversation about the global impact of women on economic development – from… [Read more…]
“We’d see children in the later stages of malnutrition, when their skin was peeling off, and they couldn’t eat,” said Gemma Davies, a project co-ordinator for MSF Holland, who was expelled from Sudan. “We fed them through tubes in their nostrils. We saw women with pregnancy complications, who would die without help. For people with… [Read more…]
‘Our World’ Photo exhibit brings awareness and enlightenment to viewers around the world. We appreciate the abundance and wealth in our world, united with the realities of war, poverty, abuse and disregard towards our fellow human. Ideally you will discover new actions that make a difference in the lives of our human family. May everyone enjoy… [Read more…]
Guatemala: For Women, the Most Dangerous Place is at Home Doctors Without Borders – New York,NY,USA … cases occurring in the districts of Guatemala City, where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a program to assist such victims. … Middle East Leaders offer an Open Door to Peace — Will US and … Media Monitors Network – CA,USA At… [Read more…]
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Printed from 25 Jan 2009, 0048 hrs IST, Divya A, TNN Talk about women power to combat extremism in these troubled times. Instead of the iron fist, how about the womanly touch? That’s why ‘‘Women Without Borders’’ (WWB), a global peace initiative, launched a movement SAVE (Sisters Against Violent Extremism)… [Read more…]
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of… [Read more…]
A great site for young women: Click Here War & Dialogue Let us take you behind the headlines, beyond the endless images of death and destruction. There is another story about war that needs to be told. It is the story of today’s young women—deeply affected… [Read more…]
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From the incredible site: WOW Womans AID: http://www.womenaidlive.com/issues.html The Issues “Discrimination effectively squanders human capital by denying one half of humanity the right to realize their full potential.”U.N. report, Oct. 12, 2005. The dire global statistics on the plight of women are overwhelming: Two-thirds of the world’s 876 million illiterates are women 4… [Read more…]
WomenAID Live! Concert The United Nations Day to Eradicate Poverty October 18, 2008 Washington Mall, Washington D.C. This day is marked internationally for the eradication of poverty in the world, becausethere is enough resource, human and material, for every human being to lead a decent life. 3 Concert venues on 3 continents, with multiple… [Read more…]
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