I am the woman who lights the darkness ( Read more... )

The BBC has been working with Mukhtar Mai (Mukhtaran Bibi) to publish a blog about women's issues in Pakistan. Mukhtar Mai is the woman who earned international recognition when she fought back within the legal system after being gang raped at the command of a tribal council in punishment for something her 12-year-old brother did, instead of ( Read more... )

Have you read The Women's Room by Marilyn French?

"Like several other chains, Wal-Mart and Walgreens don't require their pharmacists to fill prescriptions that violate their religious or moral beliefs. In such cases, however, the pharmacists still must follow through with the patient, either by finding another store pharmacist to fill the prescription or by referring the patient to a nearby ( Read more... )