Women

International Women's Day 2013: Everyday heroes

March 8, 2013
By The IRC

Posted in Women | Tags: International Women’s Day

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Syrian crisis forces young women into early marriages

Submitted by Anonymous on March 6, 2013 - 4:03am

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Syrian crisis forces young women into early marriages

Date:

March 5, 2013

Source:

USA Today

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/03/06/syrian-brides/1930253/

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Young Syrian women are agreeing to marry to ease the financial burden on their parents of caring for them, humanitarian groups say.

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http://service.meltwaternews.com/mnews/redirect.html?docId=2670902100&userId=259...

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MNEWS_2670902100

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1433

How to Start from Zero

Submitted by Jordan.Helton on March 4, 2013 - 1:00am

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How to Start from Zero

Date:

March 4, 2013

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WYPR

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http://www.wypr.org/podcast/how-start-zero

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Of the nearly 6 million people who live in Maryland, 13.9% are foreign born, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. In other words, they’re an international presence in Maryland. This Friday, the female portion of that group is being celebrated, on International Women’s Day.

Making sure women who left everything behind still have their dignity

February 28, 2013
By Sinziana Demian

In conflict-stricken North Kivu province, the IRC is delivering more than 12,000 emergency kits for women that support their dignity and safety.

Photo: Sinziana Demian/IRC

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo -

Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: girls, conflict, women

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Photos: One Billion Rising for an end to violence

February 14, 2013
By The IRC

Posted in Advocacy, Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence | Tags: Sexual Violence, women, how to help, One Billion Risisng

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Sarah Wayne Callies: Talking and listening

February 13, 2013
By Sarah Wayne Callies

This Syrian refugee washes her family’s clothes in cold water from the tank in front of her tent in Domiz camp, northern Iraq. Barbed wire fences in the camp are festooned with clothing drying in the dim winter sun.

Photo: Ned Colt/IRC

DOMIZ CAMP, northern Iraq -