Received: from langate.gsu.edu (langate.gsu.edu [131.96.2.5]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h4GCaPC02588 for <nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov>; Fri, 16 May 2003 08:36:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from IAGate-MTA by langate.gsu.edu with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 16 May 2003 08:36:22 -0400 Message-Id: <sec4a306.084@langate.gsu.edu> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.3 Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 08:36:15 -0400 From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: <nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov> Subject: news about women Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by literacy.nifl.gov id h4GCaPC02588 Status: O Content-Length: 1455 Lines: 23 For those of you interested in getting weekly news related to women around the world emailed to you, you can subscribe by going to: www.womensenews.org/join.cfm Some examples of this week's headlines: Women in Afghanistan Fear New Taliban-Like Rule A women's rights activist struggles to publicize the persecution of women in post-Taliban Afghanistan, where fundamentalist pressures are returning and the burqa is back. http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=1328 In the States Women Becoming Majority at Public Policy Schools U.S. graduate policy programs are accepting more female applicants than ever and women now claim majority status in many such programs. In the long run, some think the trend will help narrow the gender gap on Capitol Hill. http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=1330 U.S. Is 11th in Mother's Day Rankings In honor of Mother's Day, Save the Children released its annual Mothers' Index of the best and worst places to be a mother around the world. The relief agency is also supporting legislation to protect women and children in war-torn regions. http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=1324 Less Childcare for Harder Working Poor In the past two years, 25 states and the District of Columbia have cut child care access for low-income families. Meanwhile, the Bush administration calls on states to require more welfare recipients to work and for longer hours. http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=1323
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