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Tom Walsh: Detroit next stop for global program to train young women for IT careers
2014-03-07 11:11:40| Agriculture - Topix.net
The goal is an audacious one: to create 5,000 jobs for inner-city U.S. women and girls to enter information technology careers by 2020.
Sun Shines on Forest Women
2014-03-07 09:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Chintapakka Jambulamma, 34, looks admiringly at a solar dryer. It's the prized possession of the Advitalli Tribal Women's Co-operative Society- a collective of women entrepreneurs that she leads. She opens up a drawer in the dryer, scoops out a handful of the medicinal plant Kalmegh and exclaims, "Look, it's drying so fast.""We work hard, gather good quality herbs and seeds. Our life depends on this money. Why should we settle for less?" Around her, women from the co-operative break into...
Why women are the secret weapon to tackling climate change
2014-03-06 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: As countries around the world look to celebrate International Women's Day on Saturday, it is important to reflect on the unique position of women when it comes to climate change. Although climate change affects all people, women often bear the brunt in places where the impacts of climate change are already being felt. This is due to their central role in their families and communities. For example, most of the world's small-scale farmers are women, producing most of the food. This is especially...
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Women in power: Hypervisible, still unseen
2014-03-05 09:56:36| Agriculture - Topix.net
General Motors, No.7 on this year's overall Fortune 500 list, promoted Mary Barra to serve as the new chief executive officer on Tuesday, December 10. Barra will serve as the first female head of a major U.S. automaker.
Women in power: Hypervisible, still unseen
2014-03-05 01:59:09| Food - Topix.net
General Motors, No.7 on this year's overall Fortune 500 list, promoted Mary Barra to serve as the new chief executive officer on Tuesday, December 10. Barra will serve as the first female head of a major U.S. automaker.
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