Women -- MORE Stories about the advancement of women
Review: Transforming the roles of women and men
Advancement of Women: A Bahá’í Perspective -- Janet and Peter Khan examine religion's role in promoting equality between women and men. (October-December 1998 / OC 10.3)
Review: Women, putting differences aside with love and faith, fight a terrible tradition
Do They Hear You When You Cry. At first glance, Do They Hear You When You Cry seems to be a fairly straightforward institutional horror story, about an African woman who flees to America to escape female genital mutilation at the hands of her tradition-bound family in Togo and ends up imprisoned for more than a year in the United States as an illegal immigrant. (April-June 1998 / OC 10.1)
At the UN, young girls voice concerns about grown-up issues
Fifteen young women came from all over the world for the 42nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The girls were sponsored by the NGO Committee on UNICEF's Working Group on Girls (NGO-WGGs) and their stories illustrated the human side of the reports and statistics which abounded at the meetings and workshops held here 2-13 March 1998. (January-March 1998 / OC 9.4)
Around the world, Bahá'í women's groups increase their activities
Among observances of International Women's Day this year, a celebration held in the village of Piplud near Indore, India, was likely among the most removed from metropolitan civilization. (April-June 1997 / OC 9.1)
An unsung hero of the early women's movement
The Sex Side of Life: Mary Ware Dennett's Pioneering Battle for Birth Control and Sex Education -- By Constance M. Chen. -- Tightly focused on the life of Mary Ware Dennett, a turn-of-the-century American social activist, this biography shines a light on the vast moral changes at the root of the women's movement, our era's openness about sexuality, and, even, the idea that people should launch an individual search for spiritual fulfillment. (January-March 1997 / OC 8.4)
New hope for Africa's beleaguered stone breakers
The technological innovation behind the manually operated rock crusher is not one but many things: clever design, a combined use of high and low technologies, and all-important consultation with the target users. (July-September 1996 / OC82)
Grow food locally, support women farmers, says NGO coalition
UNITED NATIONS - Governments and international agencies concerned with improving food security in Africa should support women farmers and boost efforts to grow and process food locally, according to the Advocates for African Food Security. (July-September 1996 / OC82)
Women from China and the West find common challenges
A conference on "Women and the Welfare of Humanity" seeks to discuss how women might play an increasingly influential role in their careers and in their families to improve the well-being of humankind -- especially in the face of the vast changes going on in modern society. (April-June 1996 / OC81)
Beiing Conference approves "An Agenda for Women's Empowerment"
Acknowledging that equality between women and men is an essential prerequisite for the creation of a "peaceful, just, humane and equitable world," representatives of 189 nations at the Fourth World Conference on Women adopted a sweeping Declaration and Platform for Action aimed at launching a global campaign to bring women into full and equal participation in all spheres of public and private life worldwide. (July-September 1995 / OC 7.2)
From around the world, Bahá'í women converge on Beijing
HUAIROU, China -- Born in a lush rainforest village on a remote island in Papua New Guinea, Margaret Elias is today among the most successful women in her native land. (July-September 1995 / OC 7.2)
Thousands heading to Beijing for Fourth World Conference on Women
The Draft Platform for Action is a focus of concern as thousands head to an NGO Forum that promises to showcase women's accomplishments. (April-June 1995 / OC 7.1)
Survey of Bahá'í communities finds high ratio of women leaders
The percentage of women in positions of leadership in the Bahá'í Faith compares favorably with the percentage of women in positions of political leadership worldwide. (April-June 1995 / OC 7.1)
Collaboration brings its own degree of empowerment
Women and Empowerment: Participation and Decision Making. Prepared by Marilee Karl. There are those who say the product is more important than the process. Others say what counts is the quality of the process, never mind the final product. (April-June 1995 / OC 7.1)