By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 05 July 2006 Watch Boss Report A movie about 'the man of steel' and another one about a high-fashion boss lifted Hollywood to its second highest box office results for a July 4 weekend. Superman Returns showed why Supe...
By Sonja Pace Jeddah 31 May 2006 In public, they are clad in black from head to toe, they cannot vote and they cannot drive - that is the state of Saudi Arabia's women. But, on a visit to the Saudi cities of Riyadh and Jeddah, VOA's Sonja Pace found...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 06 June 2006 The Gallup Organization has found many Muslim women admire western values, but do not necessarily want them applied in their culture. These findings come from a...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 02 June 2006 A U.N. meeting on AIDS concludes Friday with adoption of a declaration setting out a blueprint for global action to battle the pandemic. U.S. First Lady L...
By Jane M Friedman Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Surgeon Gender report Historically, women medical students have chosen not to become surgeons, a specialty dominated by men. Women, it was said, w...
By June Soh Washington, DC 18 April 2006 watch DC Divas report DC Divas women football team in action American football has long been a man's sport. But there are women football players who want to sh...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 14 March 2006 The non-profit Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children has introduced a series of recommendations to significantly reduce incidents of violence ag...
By William Eagle Washington 28 February In Africa, the increased participation of women in politics is helping legislatures look more like their own societies and less like exclusive men's clubs. A st...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Ski Jumpers report The 2006 Winter Olympics open Friday in Turin, Italy. Many winter sports involve breathtaking speeds, collisions and impacts...
By Chris Simkins Washington, DC 25 January 2006 watch Iraqi Women report In Iraq, many women are demanding that lawmakers enact constitutional changes ensuring they have greater say in political, econ...