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'Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson, and Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Walmart Leslie Dach will recognize the final awardees for $1.5 million in grants through the Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Americas (WEAmericas) initiative during a ceremony on February 4, 2013, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the George C. Marshall Conference Center at the Department of State.

Following remarks, Ambassador Verveer will moderate an interactive panel discussion with three grantees and a Walmart representative on how key stakeholders can collaborate and leverage the grants, resources, and regional initiatives to further support the development of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems for women entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean.'

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'There’s a widespread belief that our family law system is biased and unfair to fathers. Almost everyone has heard at least one story about a good, involved father who, through no fault of his own, now sees his children only every-other-weekend — just two days every two weeks. Are these stories typical or outliers?

Voices for Children reports there were 3,465 Nebraska divorces involving children during 2010. The mother received custody in 2,156 cases (62.2%), the father received custody in 348 (10.0%) and joint custody was ordered in 876 (25.3%).

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'Infamous hoaxster Tawana Brawley — whose outrageous rape lie 25 years ago inflamed racial tensions nationwide — yesterday was finally slapped with a court order to settle a hefty defamation case against her.

“For at least 25 years, she has been living a major lie,” said former Dutchess County prosecutor Steven Pagones, who was falsely accused of raping Brawley in 1987 and finally tracked her down, thanks to The Post.

“To me, this has always been about responsibility and accountability,’’ added the former ADA, who won the $190,000 defamation lawsuit against Brawley, 40, now a nurse in Virginia, more than a decade ago.'

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'This past summer I visited a group of teenage boys at a summer camp and gave them some sobering news: If you follow the trend in society, you’re going to end up being sloths and underachievers. And women are going to leave you in their vapor trails.

It’s true, and it’s unmistakable: Female is the new male.

Girls dominate boys in education, from elementary through graduate school. Women are taking over the workforce. Hundreds of formerly male-dominated careers are becoming feminized. More and more wives outearn their husbands. Fathers are fading away inside their own families, and rising illegitimate births and single-parenthood are pushing them out of the child-rearing picture altogether.

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'Following the death of a baby in Oldham after a botched circumcision, an e-petition has sparked a controversial debate into the risks associated with the procedure.

Currently with 45 signatures, the petition is calls on the government to introduce the legal regulation of the circumcision of male babies and children.

The petition is not unique, with several other groups and campaigns developing against the practice in recent years.

One such drive was started by Glen Poole who runs Helping Men, a consultancy aiming to help tackle some of the inequalities men experience in health, education and the criminal justice system.'

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'Yesterday, MailOnline reported on the case of Amanda Wheeler - a 31 year-old from Cheltenham who was found guilty of sexually assaulting several young boys.

The mother-of-three got drunk at a party before kissing and groping a 12-year-old on a bench in November 2011.

She then performed a lap-dance and straddled a group of male children, before biting a 13-year-old boy on his neck and coercing him to perform a sex act on her.

She denied the charges, but was found guilty during a recent trial and faced several years in prison.

However, in the latest blow for British justice and men’s rights, she walked free from Birmingham Crown Court with only a suspended prison term and a smirk on her face.

Why? Surely it can’t be...Because she’s a woman.'

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'Fusing technology with efforts to empower women and girls, the U.S. Department of State announced today that participants of TechWomen will meet in Jordan from February 1-10 to collaborate and connect through workshops and visits with local organizations. An innovative public-private partnership, TechWomen pairs emerging women in technology from the Middle East and North Africa with American women mentors from the greater Silicon Valley area.

TechWomen, which was launched by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2011, has brought almost 80 women from the Middle East and North Africa and the United States together for month-long mentorships. The program builds on Secretary Clinton’s vision of “smart power” -- embracing the full range of diplomatic tools, in this case technology, to empower women and girls and foster greater understanding worldwide. This year, TechWomen will include emerging women in the tech sector from Sub-Saharan African countries.

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'The American Heart Association wants everyone to see red Friday, but not because of anger.

Instead, the organization is encouraging people to wear red – whether it’s clothing, jewelry or makeup – to support its 10th annual National Wear Red campaign, which is designed to improve women’s heart health and to save lives.

“The message is what is important for people to hear. The message and research are what saves lives,” said Michelle Alloway, division director for the American Heart Association Great Rivers Affiliate.

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'The impact of eating disorders on men's health has been underestimated, say researchers.

Deborah Mitchison at the University of Western Sydney and colleagues report their findings online ahead of print in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

"Researchers have thought eating disorders are the domain of women so a lot of the research has been biased towards women and not really recruited men," says Mitchison, a PhD candidate in the School of Medicine.
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Overall, 28 per cent of women were affected by factors related to eating disorders whereas 18.5 per cent of men were affected.'

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'Chivalry isn’t dead quite yet. And frankly, the fast track to disappearing is better for everyone, men and women alike.
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The problem lies in the idea that women are special: the age-old concept that we are “the fairer sex.” Some may suggest that the 21st century needs more gentlemen and that today’s culture does not respect women, but today women are more equal to men than ever before in history.

The Federal Department of Education reported statistics in a 2006 New York Times article by Tamar Lewin showing that men are less likely than women to earn a bachelor’s degree regardless of their socioeconomic status. According to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, women were the majority of workers in the financial industry, education and health services, as of 2010. In 2009, 29 percent of married women earned more than their husbands, compared with 18 percent in 1987. The ways of the world are changing.

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'Firstly, dads who perhaps don’t have access to their children or who are spending a fortune in the courts trying to win access.

Secondly, mums, who wish dads were around, who say their ex-partners are shirking responsibilities and want nothing to do with their children.

Whichever case it is, the results are always heartbreaking. In both cases it’s the children who are missing out. Understandably, this is an issue that causes anger, frustration and hurt.

Clearly there are a lot of people out there who are struggling to get decent contact with their kids. In my lifetime things have changed. When I was growing up in the 1970s, the thought of parents taking an equal share of childcare seemed absurd.'

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'I was once at a party, in college, where upon hearing someone identify themselves as a male feminist, a woman replied “There are no Quislings in the gender wars!”

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'The mayor’s plan is three pronged. He’s creating a Women’s Workforce Council (the first of its kind in the country, says Lusk), one that will represent the core industries in the city and that will make recommendations on policy and workplace proposals to help women in the workforce. He’s helping with access to child care, offering $1 million in low interest loans to help “family-based early education providers invest in safe, quality child care environments.” And he’s creating a program for women business owners. “It will deal with the unique hurdles women business owners face, serving to better connect them to each other and to the city,” says Lusk. “It’s about understanding what their needs are.”

For Menino, it’s the subject of equity is “very personal issue,” says Lusk. “As a grandfather, he wants to make sure he’s providing the best working environment for his granddaughters.” Cheers to that.'

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'LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC)- A ‘Paycheck Fairness Act’ introduced in Congress last week would require employers to show pay disparity is related to job-performance and prohibit employer retaliation for sharing salary information with coworkers.

Senator Barbara A. Mikulski and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, both Democrats, said their legislation is aimed at closing the pay gap between men and women and would also address loopholes in the 1963 Equal Pay Act.

Currently, the law allows employers to sue or otherwise punish employees for sharing their salary information and women still make just 77 cents on their male counterpart’s dollar, according to Sen. Mikulski’s office.'