World Rural Women's Day and National Rural Women's Day.(Opinion &...

Manila Bulletin;  October 15, 2006 ;     344 words ...OCTOBER 15 is World Rural Women's Day with the theme Rural Women: Leaders of Tomorrow for this year's celebration...Women of the World (ACWW), the Network of African Rural Women Associations (NARWA), and the Women's World Summit...

Colombia: Law for Rural Women

Women's Feature Service;  August 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......news is that the Associations of Colombian Rural Women spearheaded a new bill for rural women. The bad news is that it has neither a long-te...nor mechanisms to counter the obstacles rural women face. The bill was passed by Colombian President...

World Rural Women's Day--15th October.(Movements Within)

WE!;  September 1, 2005 ;     355 words ......of the world's population consists of rural women. They comprise approximately 1.6 billion...agricultural extension resources. The number of rural women living in poverty has doubled since...two-thirds of all illiterate people. Rural women all over the world play a major role...

RIGHTS-CHINA: SCHOOL TEACHES RURAL WOMEN POLITICAL ABC'S

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  May 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ......altogether. But she did head for the Rural Women Knowing All Training School here in...says, is to reach a large number of rural women and train them to fight against gender...professor Li Huiying says of China's rural women, Their voice is almost always absent...

WOMEN-AGRICULTURE: FAO DRAWS ATTENTION TO PLIGHT OF RURAL WOMEN

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  August 28, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Emphasis Day on the Life and Work of Rural Women on 7 September during the Fourth World...development and we deal mainly with rural women," explains Marie Randriamamonji, head...been concerned about the position of rural women since 1989 when its first Plan of Action...

RIGHTS: STEEPED IN POVERTY, RURAL WOMEN IN MEXICO FORGE AHEAD

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  October 15, 1999 ;     560 words ......More than half of Mexico's 13 million rural women are steeped in poverty and social exclusion...pointed out yesterday, on the eve of World Rural Women's Day. The situation of women in Mexico...workshops and fairs coordinated by Conamu. Rural women in Mexico, nearly half of whom are ...

Luncheon planned to mark rural women's day

The Nelson Mail;  October 2, 2001 ;     162 words ...Past Rural Women New Zealand president Jean Tarbottom is the guest speaker at a Rural Women's luncheon planned for Nelson. The October...has been organised to mark International Rural Women's Day. Mrs Tarbottom has been elected to...

Participation of rural women in development: a case study of Tsheseng,...

Journal of International Women's Studies;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......education and cultural values on rural women was sought and investigated in...to enhance the welfare of most rural women in the country. Key Words: Developing Countries, Development Policy, Rural Women, Economic Empowerment, South Africa...

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: Troeth meets rural women for International Women's...

M2 Presswire;  March 8, 1999 ;     506 words ......AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: Troeth meets rural women for International Women's Day (C)1994-...in Dubbo, supporting the efforts of rural women and the events around the world today...grown into an important network for rural women in the Dubbo and Orana region. The network...

DEVELOPMENT-CHINA: SPEAKING UP FOR INVISIBLE RURAL WOMEN

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  August 31, 1998 ;     700+ words ......write about the drudgery of life for rural women in China's remote and poor corners...peasant women, a popular magazine called "Rural Women Knowing All," when the lives of millions of rural women had long been evicted from the pages...

Rural women's needs on the table.(News)

The Mercury (South Africa);  April 20, 2007 ;     262 words ...BYLINE: AMELIA NAIDOO Africa's rural women share innumerable obstacles which include...attend the fourth World Congress of Rural Women on Monday. More than 2 000 delegates...congress is a forum that brings together rural women in civil society organisations and the...

Rural Women in Fujian Active in Learning Science

Xinhua English Newswire;  October 12, 1995 ;     236 words ......local government has been encouraging rural women to learn about science and technology...years or so, nearly 800,000 illiterate rural women have learned to read and write, while more than 50,000 rural women have studied in agricultural correspondence...

PRC: Rural Women To Break Political Barrier

Women's Feature Service;  June 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ......programme these women have attended, called 'Rural Women's Political Participation', was launched...non-governmental training school in Beijing run by 'Rural Women Knowing All', a monthly magazine affiliated...United States, and is aimed at empowering rural women like Yinghui. "I'm ...

Rural women honoured

China Daily;  August 2, 2004 ;     262 words ......International Hotel on July 23, 50 rural women from 14 districts and counties...received their "Star Beijing Rural Women Entrepreneurs" award. The selection...now chosen as examples for all rural women in Beijing, the "stars" are still...

S. Africa to host World Congress of Rural Women

Xinhua News Agency;  March 29, 2007 ;     275 words ...S. Africa to host World Congress of Rural Women JOHANNESBURG, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Illiteracy...abuse and other challenges confronting rural women around the world will become focal issues...will also discuss the development of rural women during the 4th World Congress of Rural...