Recently added articles from Women's Feature Service:
India: In Bihar, Women Under The Curse of the Kosi
Sep 08, 2008; Prakash, Manisha ... Nanhki Devi, 30, saw the ravenous waters of the River Kosi consume two of her eldest children and her husband, as the family desperately tried to outrun the rising levels engulfing their village, Janakinagar, in Purnia. Nanhki, who had tightly gripped her three under-fives, has reached the ...
Opinion: An Open Letter to Sarah Palin
Sep 08, 2008; Clift, Elayne ... Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential nominee of the US Republican Party, a staunch supporter of abstinence-only sex education and against abortion for any reason, recently stated that her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant. A member of the conservative party, Palin wrapped her announcement of the ...
Global: In Georgia, Women Without Peace
Sep 08, 2008; Corke, Bettina ... For the women of Georgia and Central Asia, the world is becoming a very dangerous place, as they are now at risk of rape and assault, among other threats. It is interesting to note that throughout the 20th century, European women worked hard and long on the need for peace, multi-ethnic ...
India: Mint Green With A Touch of Fuschia
Sep 08, 2008; Lal, Preeti Verma ... 'Mint Green', an exhibition of original artworks and art prints from around the world - in hues of green - will be held in the Capital from mid-September to early October. Curated by the web gallery 'www.thefuschiatree.com', the exhibition will offer a unique art-in-décor concept that cuts ...
China: Teeing Off Towards Empowerment On Chinese Turf
Sep 08, 2008; Menon, Ajitha ... More than 70,000 women are employed at the over 300 golf clubs in China. Most of these women hail from impoverished rural backgrounds where the only prospects for betterment are waiting at tables in the nearby city or assisting the family as agricultural labour. Empowerment as a result of the ...
India: Widows - The World's Forgotten Women
Sep 08, 2008; Arvind, Amoo ... Recently, World Public Opinion, an international research organisation, conducted a global survey on the treatment meted out to widows and divorced women in 17 countries, including India, China, USA, Indonesia, Nigeria and Russia. It was commissioned by the UK-based Loomba Trust, campaigning for ...
India: History's Drama Mirrors Today's Reality
Sep 08, 2008; Mehrotra, Ila ... Noted theatre director Tripurari Sharma's latest production, 'Traitors', staged in the Capital recently, takes a closer look at pain and violence prevalent in society through the eyes of a woman. The protagonist, an Englishwoman, is accused of betraying her family and country because of her love ...
Indonesia: The Woman Behind Obama
Sep 01, 2008; Clift, Elayne ... Ann Soetoro, a leader in microfinancing for women in Indonesia, was the "single constant" in the life of Barack Obama, the US Democratic Party's Presidential candidate and her son from her first marriage to her Kenyan contemporary at the University of Hawaii during her ...
India: Muslim Women And The Courage To Change
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... At the recent National Convention of Muslim Women organised by the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) in New Delhi, over 800 women - home-based workers, self-help group workers, riot victims and elected representatives, among others - came together to share detailed testimonies of ...
India: An Act to the Rescue
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... In a small village in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh (UP), around 50 women are assembled near the 'chaupal', the village public space. A little away in a corner, a man sits with his head cast down. He is quiet. Seated across from him is his wife. A few elderly women of the village ...
India: A Tripura Woman's Tryst With The Future
Sep 01, 2008; Talukdar, Ratna Bharali ... Khedarnal village in South Tripura district has become the first village in the country to generate 100 person-days of work for all its Below Poverty Line (BPL) families under the schemes of the National Rural Employment Guaranteed Act (NREGA), during the year 2007-08, largely because of a woman ...
Philippines: Why Women Follow This Pied Piper of Manila
Sep 01, 2008; Alonso, Ross Harper ... When Carlos Celdran takes tourists around the poor parts of the city, he is termed as the Pied Piper of Manila simply because of the number of impoverished mothers who follow him. A guide with a golden heart, Celdran has woven a development angle into his tours. Rather than turn a blind eye to ...
Sri Lanka: Island Dilemma: Is It Marital Rape or Domestic Violence?
Sep 01, 2008; Fernando, Vijita ... Rape in its various manifestations - statutory and marital, incest, in conflict situations, among displaced women and those who migrate overseas - has been a continuing topic of research studies presented at the biannual conventions of the Centre for Women's Research (CENWOR), Sri Lanka, the ...
India: Individual Choice on Abortion: Myth or Reality?
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The plea of the Mumbai-based couple to permit the abortion of their 25-week foetus after it was detected with a heart abnormality had unwittingly brought the possibility of legitimising the abortion of potentially disabled children. This extract, from the 'Indian Journal of Gender Studies' ...