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Confronting Climate Change and Violence Against Women
2013-03-10 19:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collective: International Womens Day, a time for celebrating womens achievements and calling for greater equality. The United Nations has focused this years events on ending violence against women--not with more pledges and promises but with real, concrete action. We have made some recent strides. Just yesterday President Obama signed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Yet far too many women continue to suffer at the hands of others: 70 percent of women have experienced physical or sexual...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical