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The #Pinkgavel Luncheon
On October 23, 2011, Social Esquire will be bringing together members of the legal community to raise awareness about breast cancer through our First Annual Pink Gavel Luncheon. Social Esquire will honor Carla Hill, a two-time breast cancer survivor, whose journey is remarkable and inspirational. Attendees will include prominent leaders in the legal community [...]
UNFPA Distributes Health Kits to Women in Kenya, Somolia and Ethiopia
In an effort to save the lives of pregnant women and women with newborns in the drought-stricken areas of Somalia and some parts of Ethiopia and Kenya, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is distributing reproductive healthcare kits. The health kits include sanitary pads, soap, underwear and other hygiene items. Headscarves are also included so [...]
HHS Announces Guidelines for Preventive Services
Yesterday the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new guidelines, developed by the Institute of Medicine, that will require private insurance plans beginning on or after August 1, 2012 to cover an annual well-woman visit and a variety of specific health screenings and counseling, such as for domestic and interpersonal violence, gestational [...]
Somalis flee famine along ‘roads of death’
By Sudarsan Raghavan, Published: July 25 DOLO, Somalia — The displaced first began coming through Dolo, just a few miles from the Ethiopian border, in March. Now, the trickle has become a flood. The new arrivals clutch small bags of clothes and other meager possessions. Their children are thin, some emaciated. Almost every child appears small [...]
Latin America: Rural Women, Success Stories and Exploitation
The traditional image of rural women in Latin America is shifting, from one of subsistence farmers raising their families to that of women playing a growing role in small- and large-scale commercial and productive activities. But behind that change lie both success stories and exploitation. Gladis Vila, a Quechua farmer from a village in mountainous [...]
How can you help women Dress For Success?
The clothing that Dress for Success provides to our clients symbolizes our faith in every woman’s ability to succeed. Dress for Success solves the catch-22 that confronts disadvantaged women trying to enter the workforce: without a job, how can you afford a suit? But without a suit, how can you get a job? Shortly after [...]
