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- For some black women, economy and willingness to aid family strains finances
The Great Recession carried special pain for black women like Jane Ladson. She had always been the one her family turned to when they needed help, and she didn’t hesitate to give it. She helped pay for weddings and rent. She made room for her nephew when her brother died of AIDS. And even now in her 50s, she took in a baby that wasn’t her own. Read full article >> - Saudi women push challenge to driving ban
Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to drive. - Women bishops supported by march
Anglican women clergy are to rally in Westminster later at a march supporting plans to introduce women bishops. - Women Gain In Business, But Perceptions Hinder Advances
On one level, opportunities for women in business are brighter than ever in Asia. China, for instance, has the world's largest number of self-made women billionaires. - Political and economic turmoil threaten women's progress
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (IPS) - As UN Women celebrated its first birthday, its executive director Michelle Bachelet stressed that political upheaval and shrinking budgets are no excuse to push back the hard-won gains made by the women's movement globally. - Pregnant Women Over 50 'Do Pretty Well' Study Finds
The average age of women becoming mothers has risen in the United States, and in the last 20 years, a few women have even entered motherhood in their 60s.