Oct 17 Watch Future of abducted Nigerian girls unclear under Boko Haram cease-fire – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch One family’s quest to unite orphaned Chinese girls with a happy home By PBS News Hour After reaching their fifties and raising their own children, Jenny and Richard Bowen adopted 2-year-old Maya from China after learning of poor orphanage conditions for abandoned girls. Sixteen years later, the Bowens have two adopted daughters from the same region… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Women’s fund seeks share of prosperity for female-focused firms By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 30 Michelle Obama: ‘Any man who uses his strength to oppress women is a coward’ By Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press Michelle Obama called on young African leaders to change traditional attitudes and beliefs that harm girls and women, adding that educating and making women financially literate is not enough. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch How Geraldine Ferraro changed the political outlook for women By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 15 How will your healthcare change after the recent rulings on contraceptives? By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News All FDA-approved methods of birth control are considered preventive care, and the health law requires nearly all health plans sold on the individual and group markets to cover preventive care without any out-of-pocket cost to consumers. The Supreme Court decision… Continue reading
Jul 01 Navy pins first female four-star admiral By Talia Mindich Vice Adm. Michelle Howard has become the first female four-star admiral in the Navy’s 236-year history. Howard was also promoted to vice chief of naval operations, the service’s No. 2 officer. The promotion ceremony took place Tuesday morning at Arlington… Continue reading
May 02 69-year-old returning college student recalls rules for women By Ellen Rolfes The "Coedikette" was handed out to female students at University of Florida every year. It outlined a list of rules and guidelines that applied only to women on campus. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Banished or battered at home, Afghan women share stories of surviving abuse By PBS News Hour Despite some progress in the treatment of Afghan women since the 2001 fall of the Taliban, there are thousands of females accused of so-called moral crimes who have been jailed or have fled to safe houses in fear of their… Continue watching
Mar 26 U.S. is ‘culpable’ in oppressing women’s rights, Carter says By News Desk Women’s rights isn’t only an issue in Africa, or in other poor nations according to Carter. “The United States is very culpable,” he said. “Only 4 percent of the rapes on college campuses are reported, because the presidents of the… Continue reading