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I Am My Sister's Keeper: Black Women Demand Climate Action Now!
2016-06-23 23:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: In a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus last September, President Obama praised Black women for their resilient dedication to advocating for progress in America. "All of us are beneficiaries of a long line of strong Black women who helped carry this country forward," he said. That long line of Black women, which includes many of the founders of the National Congress of Black Women like the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, and the late Dr....
Women Engineering Undergrads Outnumber Men At Dartmouth
2016-06-21 17:59:00| Chemical Processing
For the first time, Dartmouth College awards more than half of engineering bachelors degrees to women.
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When fossil fuel subsidy cuts undermine women
2016-06-15 13:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Curtailing government support for cooking or vehicle fuels can drive economic growth, but it may leave some sections of society suffering Consumer subsidies on fossil fuels around the world totalled about USD 500 billion in 2014. Although such policies typically aim to benefit the economy and low-income households, a large body of evidence finds that, in aggregate, these policies are very inefficient in serving those goals. For example, they often benefit richer people more than the poor. ...
Bougainville Women Turn Around Lives of Lost Generation
2016-06-13 14:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Finding a sense of identity and purpose, as well as employment are some of the challenges facing youths in post-conflict Bougainville, an autonomous region in eastern Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Islands. They have been labelled the "lost generation' due to their risk of being marginalised after missing out on education during the Bougainville civil war (1989-1998), known locally as the "Crisis'. But in Hako constituency, where an estimated 30,000 people live in villages along...
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LOréal USA Opens Nominations for Women in Digital
2016-06-09 08:07:08| Happi Breaking News
Exceptional female-founded companies can apply through July 18.
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