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Nod to India’s female lawmakers highlights how few there are

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ashok Sharma Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — What was meant as a gesture of respect toward women ended up reminding India that it needed to improve female representation in politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for only female lawmakers to address the Indian parliament on International Women’s Day included silence — because there […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Afghanistan, Associated Press, India, International Women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reservation Bill, Shatabdi Roy, Shiv Sena, Sonia Gandhi, Sreemathi Teacher, Trinamool Congress, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, West Bengal

Top women — Uwajimaya bosses on leadership

March 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Today, women make up only 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs, according to data from Pew Research Center.

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2016, Brenda Handley, CEO, Denise Moriguchi, Fujimatsu Moriguchi, Hello Kitty Soy Sauce, International Women, Kit Kat, Pew Research Center, Seattle Uwajimaya, Tule Lake, Uwajimaya Bellevue, Uwajimaya Inc, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, attention, japan, women of color

China activist more determined after lockup

April 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang and Jack Chang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The most prominent of five recently released Chinese feminists feels her dedication to activism has grown only stronger after spending 37 days in detention with interrogators who blew smoke onto her face and insulted her sexual orientation, her girlfriend, and her, her lawyer said. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, AP, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Eve Ensler, Feminists Li Tingting, Foreign Ministry, HIV, Hillary Clinton, International Women, Vagina Monologues, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1, Wang Yu, Wei Tingting, attention, social media

Wise Words from Wise Leaders on Today’s Women

March 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

 More women have gotten elected in the last 10 years than in the last 10 centuries, and although America lags way behind the international average (we rank 70 out of 165 bin the world), and Washington State (which used to boast 40% women in our legislature and now has 32%), we are kicking up our […]

Filed Under: Community News, Wise Words Series Tagged With: Cathy Allen, Former Fashion Designer, International Women, Jill Wakefield, Laura Rehrmann, Lori Matsukawa, Maya Angelou, Minority Affairs, Political Consultant, Seattle Community Colleges, Sheila Edwards Lange, University Club, Vice Provost, Washington State, Washington Supreme Court Justice, Yijiao Hong

Equality for women can reduce world hunger, says UN report

March 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

ROME (AP) — Giving women better access to land, technology, and other agricultural resources could reduce the number of hungry people by up to 150 million

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, FAO, International Women, Rome, UN, Vol 30 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, technology

March 9: ReWA holds annual International Women’s Day Celebration

April 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Refugee Women’s Alliance held its 14th annual International Women’s Day Celebration at its main office in Seattle. The event featured ethnic foods and multicultural entertainment and activities, including an Ethiopian coffee demonstration, Vietnamese dance, and Henna hand painting.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Day Celebrate, Day Celebration, International Women, Maggie Sung, ReWA, Refugee Women, Seattle, Vietnamese, Vol 29 No 14 | April 3 - April 9

UN: Asia–Pacific lags on women’s rights

March 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 100 million women across Asia have “disappeared” because of a huge and growing gender gap that has fatally deprived them of access to health care and food. This has led to widespread abortions of female fetuses, according to a U.N. report released on March 8.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Anuradha Rajivan, Bangladesh, China, East Asian, India, International Women, Iran, Nepal, New Delhi, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, United Nations Development Program, Vol 29 No 11 | March 13 - March 19, japan

Indian women may hold a third of legislature seats

March 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government will present a bill to lawmakers on March 8 aimed at empowering the nation’s often-marginalized women by reserving one-third of legislative seats for them, a governing party spokesman said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party, India, Indira Gandhi, International Women, Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister Singh, South Asian, Sushma Swaraj, Vol 29 No 11 | March 13 - March 19, poverty

NWAW EDITORIAL: We’ve come a long way, baby!

March 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last week, President Obama, mindful of the struggles of his single mother, created a White House panel that will advise him on issues facing women and girls. The council is designed to help cabinet agencies and departments collaborate to make sure that women will also be provided opportunities offered to men …

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: Assunta Ng, Chris Gregoire, Hillary Clinton, History Month, International Women, Maria Cantwell, Obama, Patty Murray, President Obama, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States, White House, editorial, japan, technology

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