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Gender watch with a global lens.(Director's Outlook)
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On Campus with Women
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January 1, 2008
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- Musil, Caryn McTighe
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Women's organizing globally is not an invention of the twenty-first century. Nor is the kind of radical transformation that can occur with a global consciousness. For quite some time now, women have exhibited the courageous leadership necessary to become empowered advocates in the service of global social justice.
As the European armies became ever more entrenched in World War I, which ultimately left 21 million wounded and 20 million dead, women traveled from their warring countries and met in The Hague in 1915 to proclaim their commitment to peace. This meeting defied the odds and was almost an act of treason. The resulting coalition, Women's International League for ...
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International Women's Day.(Brief Article)
Pravahini-WERC News Letter;
June 1, 2001 ;
787 words
...International Women's Day celebrated each year on March 8, remains as a vibrant day in the women's calendar. Women's organisations have continued their struggle against the many aspects of women's lives that still keep them burdened with problems...
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Nepal: 'Our Leaders Want Weak Women'
Women's Feature Service;
September 12, 2006 ;
Sarkar, Sudeshna;
787 words
...Women's Feature Service 940 words Kathmandu, (Women's Feature Service) - Women played a major role in Nepal's 'Rhododendron Revolution' (named after the ubiquitous rhododendron - to signify...
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Carmakers battle for women buyers
Chicago Sun-Times;
January 23, 1986 ;
Dan Jedlicka;
718 words
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Women still a minority in upper management positions
The Mississippi Business Journal;
June 16, 1997 ;
Anonymous;
787 words
...Women want to see the value of their work reflected in their paychecks...the U.S. Dept. of Labor. For African American and Hispanic women, the statistics are even less. During a national interactive teleconference put on by the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau, working women aired their ...
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Gender Equity in Televised Sports: A Comparative Analysis of Men's and...
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media;
March 22, 1999 ;
Hallmark, James R. Armstrong, Richard N.;
787 words
...Women's college basketball is enjoying unprecedented popularity in the United States. ESPN and other sports networks report results of both men's and women's games on their tickers and news programs (Tuggle, 1997) and NCAA Division I women's basketball games are available for viewing on a variety of ...
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Women and pensions
The Journal Record;
June 10, 2002 ;
Jon Forman;
787 words
...Women fare poorly in retirement. Older women are twice as likely as men to be poor. Also, fewer women than men have pension income in their old age, and those women that have pensions tend to get lower benefits than their male counterparts. In 2000...
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Women slowly gaining corporate board seats; They do better at Minnesota...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
December 12, 1996 ;
Apgar, Sally;
787 words
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Manpower Unveils New Standard for e-Learning Global Learning Center...
PR Newswire;
June 14, 1999 ;
619 words
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Xyleme Sponsors Reusability 2.0 Webinar: A Case Study in Customizing...
Wireless News;
October 7, 2007 ;
411 words
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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON CASCADIA'S CENTER FOR GLOBAL LEARNING AND THE ARTS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 21, 2008 ;
329 words
......million, 54,000 square foot Center for Global Learning and the Arts. The center will house...of construction for the Center for Global Learning and the Arts, we are ensuring that...Construction for the Center for Global Learning and the Arts will reflect Cascadia...
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HACU and Global Learning Semesters to Provide $8 Million in Study Abroad...
PR Newswire;
October 30, 2006 ;
787 words
......of Colleges and Universities) and Global Learning Semesters, Inc. are undertaking a...capabilities. 1. Financial Support: Global Learning Semesters has committed to making...Initiative partner. 2. Capacity Building: Global Learning Semesters is making its expertise...
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The Global Learning Series Adds Link to PolarTREC Live Arctic Web Seminars
Wireless News;
June 22, 2008 ;
392 words
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CoreNet Global Announces CoreNet Global Learning Communities;...
PR Newswire;
October 21, 2002 ;
731 words
......announced the creation of CoreNet Global Learning Communities, designed to serve the...through the dedication of CoreNet Global Learning's staff and the availability of affordable...Chief Learning Officer of CoreNet Global Learning. The commitment we have already seen...
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