Drug addiction in girls on the rise globally

A female addict and her son at the U.N. funded Nejat drug rehabilitation center in the old quarter of Kabul. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/01/us-afghanistan-women-drugs-idUSBRE83001H20120401 The primary factors that make girls vulnerable to substance abuse...

Women and Power in Crisis

Image from http://eyesonpower.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/fairer-sex.html On Saturday October 13th I attended a debate put together by The Fawcett Society on the subject of “Power in Crisis – what would more women bring...

Education and Empowerment

Photo by Luna Liu Being able to read this piece means that you have had at least access to basic education. You must also have access to a computer which indicates a higher rate of education. Even to be reading an article that deals with the importance of education...

Beyond Three Cups of Tea…

Photo: Central Asia Institute In the latest press release by the US State Department, Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls: Keys to a Better Future for Afghanistan, the obvious is revealed. The notion that men and women need to work together to build a better...

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