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Conference on June 9 to Address Gender-based Pay Inequalities

Posted June 4th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
Teresa Heinz Kerry, philanthropist and advocate for women’s retirement security, will give the lunchtime keynote address at the "Women, Wages and Work" conference on June 9, 2008, at the Univ. of Massachusetts Boston. (Photo from www.heinz.org)

Former Massachusetts lieutenant governor Evelyn Murphy, philanthropist and women's retirement-security advocate

Gov. Patrick, Hundreds of Business Leaders Attend Launch of New Racial Diversity Initiative

Posted May 23rd, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
"[I]mmigration is absolutely critical to our economic health," said Steve Crosby, dean of the UMB McCormack Graduate School, at the public launch of the Commonwealth Compact, a project to promote diversity in Massachusetts. (Photo: mccormack.umb.edu)

Update 29 May 2008:
Scroll down for video of the speeches of Gov. Deval Patrick and others at the launch of the Commonwealth Compact.

Gov. Patrick speaks at the launch of the Commonwealth Compact. It would be "absurd" to not use the talents of ALL the state's residents, he said. (photo: mass.gov)

Mass. Launches Effort to Help Small, Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

Posted May 22nd, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang

(Updated May 23, 2008)

New Initiative Aims to Make Massachusetts Better for Minorities, Immigrants and Women

Posted May 20th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang

(Updated Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 5:35 p.m.)

Documentary Shows Hardships of H-1B Wives

Posted April 28th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
IndiaNewEngland.com
Writer: 
Julie Masis
Meghna Damani made a documentary about the struggles of women who are not allowed to work in the U.S. (photo: Julie Masis for INDIAnewEngland.com)

Is Health Care Biased Against Women?

Posted April 23rd, 2008 by Anonymous
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Miriam Yeung is the executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, a non-profit that advocates for social justice for women and girls. (Courtesy photo: Miriam Yeung)

Anita Hill on the Power of African American Women

Posted April 14th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
Anita Hill, professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. (photo: brandeis.edu)

Anita Hill, a professor of social policy, law and women's studies at Brandeis University, was the keynote speaker at the Black

Mass. Doctor's Trips to Africa Help Poor Often-rejected Women

Posted April 12th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
JewishJournal.org
Writer: 
Susan Jacobs
Some of Dr. Michael Reich's patients in Nigeria wear donated clothes that he brought from America. (JewishJournal.org courtesy photo: Dr. Michael Reich)

Jewish Journal editor’s note: This is the Jewish Journal's final installment of a four-part series about North Shore (Massachusetts) doctors who volunteer their time and expertise i

Michael Reich, an OB/GYN in Mass., will depart on his 14th medical mission to Africa on May 24, 2008. He will perform surgery on poor Nigerian women who suffer from pregnancy-related complications. (JewishJournal.org courtesy photo: Dr. Michael Reich)

Mass. Women Mayors Break Gender Barriers, Convene at UMass

Posted March 16th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
E. Denise Simmons of Cambridge is the first African American female mayor in the history of Massachusetts. (Photo from cambridgema.gov)
Lisa Wong of Fitchburg, the first female Asian mayor in Massachusetts (NEWz courtesy photo: Office of Mayor Wong)

Help Stop Violence Against Women Worldwide

Posted March 16th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
RumboNews.com
Writer: 
Esta Soler
Esta Soler, president of the Family Violence Prevention Fund (Courtesy photo: www.EndAbuse.org).

One in three. That's the chance women worldwide have of experiencing violence some time in their lives, according to the United Nations.

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