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Big Change Requires Bold Social Movements: 7 Leaders to Watch

Adria D. Goodson | Posted 04.25.2013 | Impact
Read More: Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Leadership, Rachel Lloyd, Bill Mckibben, Rea Carey, Judith Browne Dianis, Will Allen, Zainab Salbi, Benjamin Todd Jealous, Mauricio Lim Miller, Van Jones, Sarita Gupta, Jim Wallis, Malkia Cyril, Social Movements, Eboo Patel, Ai-Jen Poo, Paul Rieckhoff, Video, Impact News
Adria D. Goodson

Dedicated men and women continue to re-imagine and build the social movements that will transform our country well into the future. Our nation needs these architects of change more than ever.

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We Are Here

Bárbara Arredondo | Posted 10.02.2012 | Impact
Read More: Felipe Calderon, Mexico Drug War, Mexico Violence, Mexico Drug Cartels, Mexico, Agapi Stassinopoulos, Jody Williams, Zainab Salbi, Mexico Drug Violence, Mexico Drug Wars, Impact News
Bárbara Arredondo

Today, many more are expressing their need to help in any way possible to restore peace. The question is how? What can I do to help and where can I start? I understand that feeling. At 22, I deprived myself from sleep during six months, long before this war began.

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Who Says There Aren't Role Models for Women Anymore?

Christine Eads | Posted 06.09.2012 | Women
Read More: Rita MorenoRhoda Morgenstern, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Women's History Month, Valerie Harper, Dr. Ruth, Women for Women International, Maria Bellow, Karama, Hibaaq Osman, Lara Setrakian, Suze Orman, Zainab Salbi, Jillian Michaels, Doreen Rainey, We Advance, Women News
Christine Eads

As a radio host, I'm able to speak with some of my lifelong idols; I've also been introduced to some remarkable people from all walks of life that I may have otherwise never met.

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The Fate of Women in Afghanistan: An International Women's Day Conversation With Zainab Salbi

Martha Burk | Posted 05.06.2012 | World
Read More: Women for Women International, Women's Rights, Women, Violence Against Women, Afghanistan, International Women's Day, Taliban, Zainab Salbi, Afghanistan Corruption, Afghan Women, Karzai, World News
Martha Burk

"Protecting women's rights, and protecting women from violence is not an isolated issue from the larger violence that is happening in the country. Violence simply starts with women but never stops with them."

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SLIDESHOW: Bill Clinton Receives 'Champion Of Peace' Award For Work Supporting Women

The Huffington Post | Emily Heinz | Posted 11.21.2011 | Impact
Read More: Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Bill-Clinton, Katie Couric, Christy Turlington, Duchess of York, Gloria Steinem, Ariana Rockefeller, Uma Thurman, Zainab Salbi, Global Motherhood, Women for Women, Yaya DaCosta, Impact News

Former President Bill Clinton joked as he accepted an award Thursday night, thanking supporters of women's causes for trying to offset the mistakes of...

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Women in the World: Stories and Solutions Summit 2011

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Bill Clinton, Violence Against Women, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tina Brown, Isobel Coleman, Vital Voices, Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, Lydia Cacho, Zainab Salbi, Madeline Albright, Lesley Stahl, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, Dr. Sharon Cooper, Women for Women International, Liesil Gerntholtz, Aung San Suu Kyi, Condoleezza Rice, Robin Morgan, Malika Saada Saar, Barbara Walters, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Christiane Amanpour, Emma Bonino, The Daily Beast, Women's Issues, Women in the World: Stories and Solutions Summit 2011, Newsweek, World News
Marcia G. Yerman

Women In the World: Stories and Solutions continues to lead and lay the groundwork for amplifying concerns that have too long remained out of view.

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An In-Depth Interview With Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO of Women for Women International

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Women, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Human Rights, International Development, Women Entrepreneurs, Women for Women International, Zainab Salbi, Impact News
Rahim Kanani

We discussed the inspiration behind the founding, the necessity to galvanize a global women's movement, toleration and the lack of public outrage, and much more.

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When Business Works With Women

Racheal Yeager | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Women for Women International, Women's Rights, Zainab Salbi, Andrea Jung, Corporate Responsibility, Csr, Impact News
Racheal Yeager

Women in the developing world will be critical partners in building more sustainable and profitable communities and reaching the Millennium Development Goals.

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First 'Davos' for Women's International Development Held in NYC

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: International Herald Tribune, French Ministry of Interior, Cafw, PlaNet Finance, France, Dialogue for Action, Jim Luce, Sex Trafficking, Immigration, Queen Silvia, Cambodian Parliament, Women for Women, Guy Jacobson, Pro Mujer, Philanthropy, Goldman Sachs, Afghanistan Libre, Undp, Bashman Omair, Stewardship Report, NGO Leaders, Mu Sochua, Women?S Rights, Crimes Against Children, Africa, 10000 Women, John Lee, Discrimination, Wango, Alison Smale, Cécilia Attias Foundation for Women, Poverty, International Development, New York Forum, Unifem, Davos for Womens International Development, Madre, Nobel Peace Prize, Zainab Salbi, RedLight Children, Ann Veneman, Oiww, New York City, Women?S International Development, Doctors Without Borders, World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations, Human Rights, French National Assembly, Child Trafficking, Sakena Yacoobi, Orphans International Worldwide, First Lady of France, Female Factor, New York Times, Unicef, Dina Powell, Human Rights Activist, Domestic Violence, Healthcare, World News
Jim Luce

The Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women (CAFW) hosted its first "Dialogue for Action" last week in New York City. In short, the event dedicated to he...

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"No to Violence Against Women" Summit Points to Economics

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Women's Empowerment, Pro Mujer, Wendy Baldlwin, Women's Rights, Women and Violence, International Violence Against Women Act, Women's Issues, Women and Poverty, Unifem, Women's Health, Zainab Salbi, National Council for Research on Women, Women-and-Economics, Lynne Paterson, Population Council, Domestic Violence, Carolyn Maloney, World News
Marcia G. Yerman

When it comes to protecting women from violence, experts are realizing that economic self-sufficiency offers a method of prevention.

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A Report From "Women in the World: Stories and Solutions" Summit - Part 2

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Valerie Jarrett, Anchee Min, Ashoka, Fgm, Edna Adan Ismail, Gloria Steinem, Christine Lagarde, Maria Otero, Equality Now, Zainab Salbi, Lesley Stahl, Diane Sawyer, Campbell Brown, Women for Women International, Lauren Zalaznick, Jacqueline Novogratz, Cherie Blair, Female Genital Mutilation, Nora Ephron, Dambissa Moyo, Queen Rania of Jordan, Katie Couric, Kakenya Ntaiya, Ann Livermore, The Daily Beast, Kenya, Tostan, World News
Marcia G. Yerman

Gloria Steinem has stressed the importance of women sharing their personal stories as a way to add their voices to the human record. This was the strength of The Daily Beast's three-day event.

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It's About Time: The UN Says Rape is Weapon of War

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Bill Clinton, Women, Hillary Clinton, Zainab Salbi, Violence Against Women, Tonic, United Nations, World News
Katherine Gustafson

A case is building that women are a major key to our world's economic stability, and momentum is growing for profound and lasting progress on boosting the fortunes of the female half.

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