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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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Philippines: Contraceptives As Life-savers

Mina was too poor to buy pills and too powerless to say no to her husband whenever he came home drunk. 'I would always give in,' she said.

Pakistan: Swatting Women’s Rights In Swat

The grainy video taken with a mobile phone, which was first circulated on the Internet before being aired by TV channels, showed a burqa-clad woman being pinned to the ground by two men with a third whipping her mercilessly 34 times.

Australia: Heroines From The Outback Have A Dream

Fitzroy Crossing decided enough was enough. Their community had experienced 13 suicides in 13 months and many premature deaths. Family violence and child abuse were rife and alcohol consumption was rising at an alarming rate.

Life’s a Full Stop For Women with H-4 US Visas

Singh once had a hectic professional life, as a finance executive with a multi-national company in India. However, marriage to her college sweetheart, a software engineer in Philadelphia, changed everything.

Austria: Travelling in a Time Machine

'I choose to visit a site for its history and to spend time with the people of that place. I never look for five-star hospitality but for simplicity and charming comfort.

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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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