Kenya: Wangari Maathai, A 'Mighty Woman' Who Spoke Truth to Power IPS, Monday, September 26, 2011 Last night, Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died. Most people think of Ms. Maathai as an environmentalist, planting trees. In reality, her environmental activism was part of a holistic approach to empowering women, advocating for democracy, and protecting the earth. |
Thailand: Fighting Cervical Cancer With Vinegar and Ingenuity The New York Times, Sunday, September 26, 2011The procedure, known as VIA/cryo for visualization of the cervix with acetic acid (vinegar) and treatment with cryotherapy, can be done by a nurse, and only one visit is needed to detect and kill an incipient cancer.Thailand has gone further than any other nation in adopting it. |
Saudi Arabia: Monarch Grants Women Right to Vote The New York Times, Sunday, September 25, 2011King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Sunday granted women the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, the biggest change in a decade for women in a puritanical kingdom that practices strict separation of the sexes, including banning women from driving. |
Ethiopia: Violence Against Women On the Rise allAfrica, Thursday, September 22, 2011As Ethiopian women's rights organizations struggle to stay afloat following government legislation that prohibits them from receiving international funding, violence against women continues to rise, writes Billene Seyoum Woldeyes. But in the absence of social and institutional support, where can victims of gender-based violence turn to for help? |
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