women

March 22, 2010

Childbirth: a deadly task in some places

1 in 8 Afghan women die in childbirth: yet 80% of these deaths are preventable. Rural communities lack to most basic health facilities. Christian missions once built hospitals all over Africa and Asia. We need a simple, easily created health clinic. Yet even how to sustain this is a challenge. In MSNBC.

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March 22, 2010

Asians preferring daughters?

A Reversal of the “Missing Women” Phenomenon is being reported by Freakonomics. “South Korean parents, who have historically preferred sons, are now more likely to express a preference for daughters.”

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March 7, 2010

Women: hungry food-makers

The World Food Program reports the majority of chronically hungry in the world are women, but they produce 50% of world’s food: http://bit.ly/ajoI9N

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