'WOMEN-omics' Website Launches Today: New Global Web Portal Focuses on Economic Power of Women
WOMEN-omics, the first Website making the business case for gender balance and the economic power of women, provides exclusive global reporting on women's growing economic impact on companies and countries, and aggregates the best information, ideas, and insight in the field, updated daily. A one-stop Web portal, the site is designed for corporate leaders, top executives, policymakers, journalists, researchers, business schools, and women in the workplace.
Women For Women International Announces Fall 2008 Run For Congo Women Dates
Run for Congo Women in six cities this fall to support women survivors of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These grassroots events raise awareness and funds for Women for Women International's program in the DR Congo.
Random House Audio Adds Beacon Street Girls to Listening Library
B*tween Productions, home of the Beacon Street Girls®, today announced that Random House Audio's Listening Library has secured the audio rights to the 22 books in the tween phenomenon, the Beacon Street Girls, and has released the first three new audiobooks for the series.
Girls in Team Sports Gain Benefits Far Beyond Health and Fitness
Though long espoused as crucial for the development of young men, involvement in sports is highly beneficial for girls as well Young women involved in sports are more likely to achieve academically, have increased self-esteem, experience a higher level of health and wellness, learn crucial skills for entering a competitive workforce, and enjoy the social rewards that accompany working as a team and having fun with others