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Women at Work: News from "A Century of Women"

This month, women are more interested than ever in issues that pertain to a growing awareness in this country and globally that they are the backbone of the work force. And women are also driving factors in the economy. With issues of childcare and children’s health, all issues that touch us in an economic sense also affect the lives of women and families.

This month, in “A Century of Women” we look at issues of:

· Wage Gaps: Native American women provide 40 percent of family income. There is a growing divide in the work force that sets up a huge hole for these vital cogs of talent and diversity!

· History’s Forgotten Females: The women who worked alongside their husbands and the men who explored the globe were often forgotten. As they say, history was written by men and those who conquered! We know of women like Sacagawea, the young woman who was critical to the success of the famed journey of Lewis & Clark. Less known are women like Alexandra David-Neel, a French explorer who trekked through the Himalayas in 1911 all the way to the forbidden city of Lhasa. Find out more about Female explorers...

· The upcoming Fight: Ms. Magazine chronicles the many different ways women are gearing up in this country and throughout the world to protect the interests of women & girls. Not only is Afghanistan a threatening place for women, it turns out Texas is also becoming a hot spot in the global fight for women’s reproductive rights and freedom.

· Jane Campion, the noted director who was recently profiled at the Venice Film Festival, talks of the #MeToo movement as a pivotal moment in her life where she felt ‘like the Berlin Wall {was} coming down.”

· Girl Power Politics: There's a profile that is inspiring to see-Young girls who are motivated activists forming “Girl Power Politics” as a vital offshoot of the Feminist movement era. Learn more about them...

All this and more is featured each week in “A Century of Women.” Sign up today to find out what’s coming next. In the next few months, there will be plenty of discussions surrounding the strategies and the need for motivated women and men to generate energy and keep abreast of all the issues and challenges we face today.

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