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Queer Women of Color Week

Posted 8月 6th, 2008 by Mary
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08/04/2008 - 00:10
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African American Women: Skip the Soda and Fruit Drinks to Avoid Diabetes

Posted 8月 2nd, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
Drinking at least two sodas or sweetened beverages daily increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 25 to 30%, in a study of African American women who initially had no diabetes. (image from kidshealth.org)

Female Genital Circumcision Still Practiced Worldwide

Posted 7月 20th, 2008 by Mary
in
Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Nagat Elmahdi holds a newspaper article that she wrote as a journalist in Egypt. (photo: E. A. de Oliveira, NEWz)

It happened quickly, but it was extremely painful for five-year-old Faduma.

She sat with her legs spread apart, knowing her turn had come.

Conference on June 9 to Address Gender-based Pay Inequalities

Posted 6月 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 5月 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 5月 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 5月 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 4月 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 4月 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 4月 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

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