Author archives: biaag2010

My experience during the Women in the World Summit - Donnady reporting
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The event at the Daily Beast with Katie Couric was my last event in New York. I felt a little nervous because I know that Queen Rania of Jordan will be there and that our segment w[...]

My last blog post from the UN summit - Saba reporting
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Hi (extremely happy hi), hi (kind of sad hi)! What a week…has it really only been a week! It feels like a month has passed since I first stepped off that plane. Today was a pretty [...]

Tomorrow is International Women's Day 2010
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Tomorrow we celebrate International Women's Day. That's right, a day all to ourselves! This year's theme is Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities. To get into the mood, check out th[...]

DAY 2: Saba, Reporting From New York (Commission on the Status of Women)
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Hey, hey! I woke up and looked across from me, there was Donnady sleeping, and then I looked the other way and there was Amy. Then a sudden realization hit me…I was in New York![...]

DAY 1: Amy Reporting from the Commission on the Status of Women in New York
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This week, the United Nations is meeting to look at how the status of women has changed in the 15 years since creating the Beijing Declaration, a commitment to achieve greater equa[...]

An International Bill of Rights for Women (by Guest Blogger Tania Khojasteh)
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The United Nations is known for its declarations and conventions - they've even got one on the rights of women called the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminati[...]

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (Guest Blogger Melanie Gorka)
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Join the world is standing up for the right of girls to say no to Female Genital Mutilation. Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. Maybe the [...]

Editing the Because I Am A Girl Documentary
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Our editor Jon Eagan hard at work !

What is microcredit and how does it work for women? by Guest Blogger Melanie Gorka
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Small is better: microloans go a long way in creating economic security in developing countries and Plan has many microcredit programs that help women and children to have sustaina[...]