Australia's prime minister ignites controversy by labeling opposition leader...
In politics, words can take on new meanings in the blink of an eye.The phrase “binders full of women” had zero currency before the second Obama-Romney debate. Now it’s what many people remember as the...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland sees first abortion clinic open
On the eighth floor of a glass plated Belfast office, next to a dentist and a solicitor, sits the first abortion clinic to operate on the island of Ireland.It will be the most heavily regulated...
View ArticleArab Spring presents opportunities for Middle Eastern women entrepreneurs
By Tara Todras-WhitehillLast year’s uprisings in the Middle East launched the region into a period of turmoil that continues to boil.But in the midst of dictators falling, economic uncertainty and...
View Article'Oprah of Egypt' serves up good food, practical advice one show at a time
In a country where a large part of the population struggles to make ends meet, a working class woman has skyrocketed to fame in post-revolutionary Egypt with a new kind of cooking show.While the onions...
View ArticleNairobi glue pusher preys on addicted kids to help her own
In Nairobi, many street kids inhale glue for a cheap high, and many of the dealers who sell them the glue are women.They’re called Mama Pimas — and often they enter the drug trade as a way to feed her...
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