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For the first time in history, Saudi women are voting and running for office
The municipal elections in Saudi Arabia are coming up. Why is that of interest? Because Saudi women are running for election and will be able to vote for the first time on December 12—a first in the kingdom's history, which is taking very small steps on a long road towards emancipation. During Read More...
Women are the victims of climate change – and the keys to climate action
Women activists march ahead of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference in Bogota, Colombia. Photograph: Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters As the nations of the world meet in Paris to address climate change, it is critical that women play a central role in these historic negotiations. Gender equality is Read More...
Canadian Prime Minister announces a cabinet with 50 percent women
Image via Twitter user Canada (@Canada). Turns out Canada’s new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, a self-proclaimed feminist, is not just a pretty face on some capaign posters—he’s also serious about his commitment to gender equality. People are applauding the young, Read More...
Finding and funding the next generation of female founders
Women-led companies receive only about 7 percent of all venture capital funding. When a report came out of Harvard Business School last year with that statistic among its findings, Rad Campaign's Allyson Kapin and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark set out to make a change in how female founders were Read More...
Ministry empowers female agriculturalists, encourages them to branch out into organic farming
NEW DELHI: Marrying women’s empowerment with the quest for good health, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has found a unique way of empowering female agriculturalists by encouraging them to branch out into organic farming. Beginning November 13, women organic farmers will descend on Read More...
The 30 most impressive female architects alive today
By Kelsey FoxOctober 2015 There is an old architecture joke that says any building that doesn’t fall down is a building worth celebrating, but we’d bet the 30 female architects on this list would argue that it takes much more than that. The women in our list have contributed Read More...
Female farmers lead way on combating hunger, climate change
David Ray(Photo: Special to the Register) As food system leaders gather in Iowa for the Borlaug Dialogue and the awarding of the World Food Prize, 795 million people around the world continue to suffer from chronic hunger. More than 161 million children under the age of 5 are stunted, Read More...
How the UN can help women make more peace
Ed note. This is an op-ed by the executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, We have recently celebrated the peace deal struck between the Government in Colombia and the main guerrilla group. The deal reached on justice issues represents the clearest sign yet of a possible end to Read More...
Are you pregnant and feeling green in the morning? Homeopathy can help
Posted by By Dr. Lisa Samet N.D. on September 10, 2015 Nothing disrupts the euphoria of pregnancy like morning sickness. That ‘pregnant glow’ can abruptly turn to paleness with persistent nausea, vomiting and fatigue. Morning sickness (and the term is a misnomer – symptoms can Read More...