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Who's Rescuing Foster Kids, Runaways And High School Dropouts? (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 12.25.2011

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More than 4 million people between ages 16 to 24 were either unemployed or had dropped out of school in 2000, according to Philanthropedia.org. Yet, t...

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How to Use Sexualized Halloween Costumes to Discuss the Power of Mothers and Daughters

Joyce McFadden | Posted 12.10.2011

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Joyce McFadden

When my daughter was twelve, I asked her what she and her girlfriends were going to be for Halloween. She casually mentioned that one of the girls in her class was going to be a prostitute, and one of the boys would be going as her pimp.

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Matt Sledge

Warren Buffett's Daughter Takes On Early Childhood Education And Gangs

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.15.2011

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NEW YORK -- By just about any measure, Susie Buffett and Latron Louis have a remarkable friendship. Both are from Omaha, but Buffett is well-off and w...

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Warren Buffett Childhood Home Sale To Benefit Charity

Omaha World-Herald | Steve Jordon | Posted 09.15.2011

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Warren Buffett's early childhood house sold for a premium price, and it's headed for a charitable use. That's because the buyer is John Morgan, the Mi...

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Don't Know Melanne Verveer? Why you Should

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Homa Sabet Tavangar

Women stand at the center of every type of dramatic change occurring in the world today: whether it's coordinating relief in Japan, consolidating democracy in Egypt or running Facebook.

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United Nations Foundation Launches 'Girl Up' Initiative

Tina Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tina Wells

The Girl Up initiative encourages American girls to raise awareness and funds for the 600 million adolescent girls living in developing countries.

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Sheila Radziewicz Overcomes TAR Syndrome To Earn Black Belt

Tonic | Anne Driscoll | Posted 05.25.2011

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Right from the start, Sheila Radziewicz was a miracle baby. The girl born 32 years ago with a genetic disorder -- without arms or kneecaps -- wasn't s...

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From Girls to Women: Struggling with the Dilemma of Naughty or Nice

Stacey Radin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Stacey Radin

Girls and women are repeatedly told that they have so many opportunities that did not exist decades ago. Girls can now engage in competitive sports, run their own companies, and aspire to be a CEO.

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A Stimulus Package for Future Generations

Joyce M. Roché | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joyce M. Roché

In the midst of a seemingly endless stream of dismal economic news, I saw real reason to be optimistic about the future when Obama established the White House Council on Women and Girls.

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