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Documentary Shows Hardships of H-1B Wives

Posted April 28th, 2008 by Mary
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

INDIA: Traditional Arts and Contemporary Women

Posted March 12th, 2008 by Mary
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Story Location
161 Essex St. (Peabody Essex Museum)
Salem, MA
United States
See map: Google Maps

Law-abiding Mom Jailed, Faces Deportation Due to Attorney's Error

Posted March 9th, 2008 by Mary
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Source: 
TribunaCT.com
Writer: 
Emanuela P. Lima
Danbury, Conn., residents Tereza Pereira and Carlos Lima share happy times with their two sons. Pereira entered the USA legally, but she recently spent time in deportation jail – in Maine – due to her previous attorney's error. (Photo: TribunaCT.com)
Story Location
Danbury, CT
United States
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Assistant U.S. Attorney is Tough on Sex Offenders

Posted March 9th, 2008 by Mary
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Source: 
INDIAnewEngland.com
Writer: 
Kara Becker
Connecticut assistant U.S. attorney Krishna Patel is coordinating a federal initiative to prosecute criminals for sex crimes against children. (Photo: INDIAnewEnglanld.com)
Story Location
Bridgeport, CT
United States
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Think that federal prosecution is a job for men?

Then meet Krishna Patel, assistant U.S. attorney for Connecticut.

forum: Mass. Women Mayors

Posted March 5th, 2008 by Mary
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WOMEN MAYORS of MASSACHUSETTS

25th Research Forum of the
Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMass-Boston

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