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The Business Transparency Act and You 05/22/2012 \| Jan Turner Karen Stauss, director of programs for Free the Slaves, offers insight into the Business Transparency on Trafficking & Slavery Act. This legislation would require $100 million companies to disclos [ ... ] Read More..	Human Trafficking, Human Misery: Dark Links in the Supply Chain 05/22/2012 \| Jan Turner Why is the buying and selling of humans one of the world’s leading criminal enterprises? The reason is simple: an AK-47 or a kilo of cocaine can be sold only once, while a person can be sold over an [ ... ] Read More..
The Cost of Unnatural Selection? 160 Million Girls 05/15/2012 \| Jan Jaben-Eilon Males are quickly beginning to outnumber females in the world. And while single women looking for mates might find that news encouraging, the fact is that the global gender imbalance may have frighten [ ... ] Read More..	We are Moving to Africa. Why Should You Care? 05/08/2012 \| Janine Maxwell In 30 days, Janine Maxwell will give up all the comforts of home (including electricity) as she, her husband and 15-year-old daughter will move from Alpharetta, Ga. to Swaziland to care for abandoned [ ... ] Read More..
Anne Mahlum Runs to Inspire 05/08/2012 \| Olivia Putnal In 2007, Anne Mahlum went out for her morning run. That run and the homeless men along her Philadelphia route changed the direction of her life. Today, she president of Back on My Feet (BOMF) – a no [ ... ] Read More..	Five Women Row the Atlantic - 45 Days at Sea - to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking 05/01/2012 \| Corinne Garcia Outraged by human trafficking, Julia Immonen decided to row across the Atlantic Ocean – 45 days at sea – to raise awareness around the issue. Prior to her Row For Freedom, she had never spent time [ ... ] Read More..
More Articles Jacki Zehner - Global Advocate for Women and Girls in True Superhero Fashion Free Job Training Gets 40 Women Back to Work The White House Challenges Software Developers to Create an Equal Pay App A Canadian Guide to Gender Equality and American Foreign Policy Moving the Needle on the Care of Human Trafficking Victims Jane Wurwand, founder of Dermalogica, on Sharing Women's Wealth

The Business Transparency Act and You 05/22/2012 \| Jan Turner Karen Stauss, director of programs for Free the Slaves, offers insight into the Business Transparency on Trafficking & Slavery Act. This legislation would require $100 million companies to disclos [ ... ] Read More..	Human Trafficking, Human Misery: Dark Links in the Supply Chain 05/22/2012 \| Jan Turner Why is the buying and selling of humans one of the world’s leading criminal enterprises? The reason is simple: an AK-47 or a kilo of cocaine can be sold only once, while a person can be sold over an [ ... ] Read More..
The Cost of Unnatural Selection? 160 Million Girls 05/15/2012 \| Jan Jaben-Eilon Males are quickly beginning to outnumber females in the world. And while single women looking for mates might find that news encouraging, the fact is that the global gender imbalance may have frighten [ ... ] Read More..	We are Moving to Africa. Why Should You Care? 05/08/2012 \| Janine Maxwell In 30 days, Janine Maxwell will give up all the comforts of home (including electricity) as she, her husband and 15-year-old daughter will move from Alpharetta, Ga. to Swaziland to care for abandoned [ ... ] Read More..
Anne Mahlum Runs to Inspire 05/08/2012 \| Olivia Putnal In 2007, Anne Mahlum went out for her morning run. That run and the homeless men along her Philadelphia route changed the direction of her life. Today, she president of Back on My Feet (BOMF) – a no [ ... ] Read More..	Five Women Row the Atlantic - 45 Days at Sea - to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking 05/01/2012 \| Corinne Garcia Outraged by human trafficking, Julia Immonen decided to row across the Atlantic Ocean – 45 days at sea – to raise awareness around the issue. Prior to her Row For Freedom, she had never spent time [ ... ] Read More..
More Articles Jacki Zehner - Global Advocate for Women and Girls in True Superhero Fashion Free Job Training Gets 40 Women Back to Work The White House Challenges Software Developers to Create an Equal Pay App A Canadian Guide to Gender Equality and American Foreign Policy Moving the Needle on the Care of Human Trafficking Victims Jane Wurwand, founder of Dermalogica, on Sharing Women's Wealth

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