A Quiet Revolution in Algeria: Gains by Women
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In a tradition-bound nation, women are emerging as an economic and political force unheard of in the rest of the Arab world.
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Discrimination against women is stopping economic and social development in the Arab World, the UN reports.
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Mexico's military, struggling to attract new recruits, is expanding opportunities for a population it has all but overlooked for decades: women.
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BANI NAIM, West Bank -- Of the many troubles that the economic slide has brought to this town on the edge of the Judean Desert, Jihad Manassrah saw none more threatening than the growing number of single women walking in prim pairs through its narrow streets.
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KAKUMA, Kenya -- They had learned how to buy bus tokens and clip coupons. Gotten hands-on training for lighting a gas stove and flushing a toilet. Taken a pop quiz on women's rights.
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Mao said 'women hold up half the sky.' But only today are urban women making big gains.
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Good looks can help win elections, especially for women, research by Nordic economists suggests.
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Midlife women share their views on designing a fulfilling career and a balanced life.
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TORONTO (CP) - For all those who toiled for the feminist movement in the 1960s and &#39;70s, one goal has come to fruition: reproductive freedom.
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When it comes to the advancement of women in the workplace, progress is almost never sudden. But often it is steady.
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A recent murder indicates a backlash by some against women as their rights and opportunities increase.
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Women faced pressure not to run as candidates in the Palestinian local elections. But they did &#151; and they won, with more than half of them defeating their male opponents in this conservative, traditional Arabic society.
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ABBA EBAN, a former Israeli Foreign Minister, said of the UN General Assembly that: âIf Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the Earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164-13 with 26 abstentions.
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Rural women have fewer resources to help them cope with and understand the menopausal transition.
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http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1042 3886&fsrc=RSS Looking for the right man SIR â My husband and I enjoyed your article on spousal selection and its finding that women have better choices the higher the ratio of males to females (âA buyers' marketâ, December 15th). But there may be limits to this. We travelled to Alaska ten years ago and read several [...].
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Many advanced countries face collapsing populations. Making it easier for women to work may be the best way to increase birthrates.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Dec 02 (SADA) - Empowering women and taking preventive measures to fight against AIDS will stem spread of epidemic.