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Womens Feature Service covers developmental, political, social and economic issues in India and around the globe. To get these articles for your publication, contact WFS at the www.wfsnews.org website.

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Livelihoods That Depend on The Humble Broom

Lifting her translucent red tie-and-dye cotton veil, Sunder Devi, 45, dexterously sorts 'moonjh' (Saccharum munja). Nearby her daughter, Kiran, 14, niftily assembles them into brooms.

Media Savvy Women Speaks Up For Transgenders

When Rose speaks, Tamil Nadu stops to listen. Perhaps it is the air of nonchalant confidence that she exudes, or it is her perceptive mind that dissects tangled and tricky issues, making them straight and simple.

India’s Azad Foundation Trains Women Drivers

So far, over 30 women have been trained as drivers and have licences to drive in the city, of them eight have commercial licences.

Stop Smoking Campaign’ Crucial To Battle Large-Scale Tobacco Use in Odisha

But in the distant hinterlands of Odisha, home to a large number of tribal communities, tobacco in various forms continues to be an intrinsic part of life. For instance, smoking, using bhang (tobacco powder) and cleaning one's teeth with gudakhu (a

Gifter Curator Keeps ‘Naggar’ Buzzing With Cultural Actiivities

This musical extravaganza is a weekly event at the Helena Roerich Arts School and College in Naggar, a small settlement, located 1760 m above sea level in the picturesque Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh. Until a decade ago, this was just another sl

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How JP Morgan’s Justin Nelson Ties Giving to Estate Plans

Ask a wealthy family how they plan to divide an estate, and the conversation used to stop at percentages: how much to each child, how much to the grandchildren, how much to charity if anything is left over. That conversation has changed. Fo

Bestselling Author Chris Sund Finds 92% of Adults Believe They Are Capable of More

His survey of more than 200 working adults points to a gap that has little to do with talent, and a personal mission to help people close it.

Pluto Security Emerges From Stealth With $42M in Funding, Backed by a Community-First Growth Strategy

For cybersecurity startups, building a capable product is only...

How White-Collar Cases Now Begin With a Document Request, Not a Knock at the Door

A federal grand jury subpoena shows up in the CFO's inbox, addressed to the company, asking for three years of emails, wire records, and board decks. The case is already underway. Nobody kicked in a door. No agent flashed a badge in the lob
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