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African Women Snared by Two Legal Systems

By Nicole Itano ● Crime & Law ● October 2, 2009

Ten years after the U.N. called for the strengthening of women’s legal rights around the globe, African women’s rights are still often caught in the tangle between traditional and civil laws. The first of a seven-part series on the Beijing Platform.

Conditions Worsen for Roma Women in Albania

By Nicole Itano ● Health & Science ● August 12, 2007

The Roma in Albania have always faced poverty and discrimination, but since the fall of communism in 1991, the situation for Roma women has worsened. Marriage ages have dropped and an increasing number of girl children never attend school at all.

Quota Law Puts More Women in Armenia’s Election

By Nicole Itano ● Politics ● May 10, 2007

A gender quota law for political parties is putting more women on the ballot in the May 12 elections in Armenia, where only seven women serve in Parliament. Observers say women are now playing a wider role in local politics.

Women Fight State Brutality in Streets of Zimbabwe

By Nicole Itano ● Employment ● November 10, 2005

Zimbabwe’s government has used state-sponsored brutality to quash dissent, and women on the front lines of protest are paying a heavy personal price. Sixth in a series on emerging female leaders in Africa.

In Lesotho and Swaziland, AIDS Activates Women

By Nicole Itano ● Employment ● October 24, 2005

Spurred by the highest rates of AIDS infection, women in Lesotho and Swaziland are struggling to change laws and attitudes. Fourth in a series on emerging female leaders in Africa.

African Businesswomen Create and Spread Wealth

By Nicole Itano ● Employment ● September 27, 2005

In South Africa, women are taking advantage of new laws promoting diversity to share and spread the country’s wealth. In neighboring Zambia, another woman builds a hospitality empire from $40. Second in a series on emerging female leaders in Africa.

AIDS Leaves South African to Raise Grandchildren

By Nicole Itano ● Uncategorized ● August 23, 2005

A grandmother plays mother to the children of her daughter, who died of AIDS. Fourth in a series on African women coping with AIDS at different life stages.

In Lesotho, AIDS Widow Fights for Life

By Nicole Itano ● Health & Science ● August 14, 2005

An HIV-positive mother in Lesotho struggles to pay for lifesaving drugs and her husband’s funeral costs. Third in a series on African women coping with AIDS at different life stages.

South African Teen Risks Motherhood, AIDS

By Nicole Itano ● Health & Science ● August 7, 2005

In South Africa, a health worker says the AIDS epidemic often makes orphaned female teens turn to older men for protection. Result: They are pregnant and at risk. Second in a series on African women coping with AIDS at different stages of life.

Botswana AIDS Orphan Holds Family’s Food Basket

By Nicole Itano ● Health & Science ● July 5, 2005

After a Botswana family struggled for custody of an 8-year-old girl orphaned by AIDS, community members suspected the struggle was really over the girl’s food aid. First in a series about African women coping with AIDS at different stages of life.

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