Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 on Sunday, making her the first woman in history to win an IndyCar race. In 2005, Patrick also made history by being the first woman to place fourth in the Indy 500 race.
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius vetoed an anti-abortion bill on Monday. The measure would have imposed more restrictions on abortion providers, and would have allowed family members of patients to sue if they think a doctor had performed or was about
Today is the twelfth annual Equal Pay Day. Women's groups, including the Feminist Majority, the National Organization for Women, National Women’s Law Center, the National Partnership for Women and Families, and the American Association of University Women are mobilizing members
Amnesty International today called on the UN and governments in Central Africa to take immediate action to secure the release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in
Young women have been advised to emulate their male counterparts and venture into business. Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) official, Neo Mahube said this during the 'Becoming a Diva' event held on Sunday. The event attracted women from all walks of
UíAbout 40 women from various base structures of the ruling MPLA party's women wing known as the Organisation of Angolan Woman (OMA) in the region are being upgraded on the women in politics, with view of equipping them with knowledge
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking to empower women in developing countries to play a leading role in promoting environment and sustainable development.
EB-ACCION Savings & Loans, a microfinance bank formed through a partnership between ACCION® International, a pioneer in microfinance program development, and ECOBANK, the leading pan-African bank, has received its license to begin microfinance operations in Ghana. EB-ACCION opened its doors
Client of ACCION partner Tchuma. Every day Senoda Bebana Machava works from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. selling soft drinks, beer and food at her bar, Centro Social. There are always customers asking for her specialty, cow's head soup, seated
Client of ACCION partner Akiba Commercial Bank. In the small town of Mango at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Anna works tirelessly selling rice, oil, sugar and other food products out of her tiny storefront. Before owning her store, "life
Client of ACCION-Unitus Alliance for India partner Swadhaar. Vasanti Amin runs a small tea and snack shop. She has received two loans from Swadhaar. Her first loan of US$125 enabled her to build a small rack in her kitchen on
Client of ACCION partner Banco Compartamos. Regardless of when one arrives in the small town of San Salvador Huixcolotla in the Mexican state of Puebla, it feels like a fiesta in full swing. Brightly colored flags made of the famed
The "m" in mPact symbolizes the millions of microentrepreneurs who have been empowered by microfinance. "Pact" implies unity of mission, a commitment to the power of microfinance to improve the lives of the world's poor, and willingness to work together
The Women's Leadership Network (WLN) of Accion International is comprised of women who are committed to using their wit, wisdom and wealth to raise awareness of microfinance as a tool to address global solutions to poverty. Understanding that poverty takes
Coordinator of the women's empowerment organization 50/50 Group Sierra Leone has alleged that political parties were not doing enough to address the problems affecting women.
Paramount Chief of Nongowa chiefdom, Kenema district has declared his support for the controversial female genital mutilation (FGM) locally referred to as 'Bondo' society practiced by women in Sierra Leone.
