Don’t ignore big climate finance funds, grassroots women activists advised
Activists’ distrust of global funders is understandable but they must not stop trying to get funding from them
Only four percent of Indian company directors are women-report
After the law takes effect on Oct. 1, women will still be heavily outnumbered on Indian company boards
Egypt court jails three men for gang sex attacks
Egypt has clamped down on gang sex attacks in recent months, putting 13 men on trial in late June
Boys take part in a vigil for immigrant rights and the protection of women and children fleeing violence in Central America in Los Angeles
Boys take part in a vigil for immigrant rights and the protection of women and children fleeing violence in Central America, on Salvadoran Heritage Day in Los Angeles, California August 6, 2014. The sign reads "President Obama protect our families" in Spanish. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY)
People take part in a vigil for immigrant rights and the protection of women and children fleeing violence in Central America, in Los Angeles
People take part in a vigil for immigrant rights and the protection of women and children fleeing violence in Central America, next to a statue of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, who was murdered by a right-wing death squad in 1980, in Los Angeles, California August 6, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CIVIL UNREST)
Women leave floral tributes during a national memorial service in Melbourne
Women leave floral tributes during a national memorial service for victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne August 7, 2014. Australia held a national day of mourning on Thursday for its citizens killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine last month, even as Russia said it was ratcheting up its response to Western sanctions imposed over the disaster. REUTERS/Graham Denholm/Pool (AUSTRALIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT)
Domestic Workers' Champ Envisions Win-Win Future
After Massachusetts' passage of a domestic workers' bill of rights, Ai-jen Poo sees "more states on the horizon." She's also looking to build support for subsidies and tax breaks to help families pay for better-trained caregivers.
Book Talk: S.Africa's Beukes revisits America in "Broken Monsters"
BOOKS-AUTHORS/BEUKES:Book Talk: S.Africa's Beukes revisits America in "Broken Monsters"
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama calls Laura Bush a role model, friend
USA-OBAMA/MICHELLE (PIX):U.S. first lady Michelle Obama calls Laura Bush a role model, friend