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But the Afghan story is changing. Over the past 10 years, there has been remarkable progress.

NATO should not abandon Afghanistan’s women

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nato-should-not-abandon-afghanistans-women/2012/05/18/gIQAmDh9YU_story.html

Recruiting Women To The Burgeoning (But Mostly Male) Host Of Angel Investors | Fast Company

Women philanthropists have traditionally stood back from venture capital startups and angel investing; only 13% of angel investors in the U.S. are women. http://www.fastcompany.com/node/1770870/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/women-conferences-techweek-126389183.html#ixzz1ThDFOzMg

Why Women Should Go to Conferences: Guest | NBC Chicago

There have been countless articles written on the "why there aren't more women in tech" theme. It's been beaten to death.

10 Incredible Lectures for Young Women in Tech | Online College Tips - Online Colleges

http://www.onlinecollege.org/2011/07/15/10-incredible-lectures-for-young-women-in-tech/ Although technology positions have been open to women for quite some time, they still remain the minority in both relevant degree plans and career paths.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/06/female-tech-ceos_n_890556.html#s303299&title=Brooke_Moreland_CEO

10 Female Tech CEOs To Watch

Before launching Fashism , a web community that gives users real-time style advice, Moreland had to get her feet wet.
http://womeninbusinessradio.com/wendy-piersall-mom-blogging-for-dummies/ Not everyone will make the front page of Fast Company or Forbes top 100 list. Yet, women owned businesses are still the back bone of our economy here in the USA. Women In Business Radio is here to empower and give women in business a place to grow their reputation as well as awareness of other women they can connect with growing a stronger network.

Wendy Piersall Mom Blogging For Dummies | Women In Business Radio

http://mashable.com/2011/04/25/pipeline-fund/ A recently launched organization, Pipeline Fund Fellowship, will train women how to be angel investors, but its goals extend beyond increasing the number of women in the investor community.

Pipeline Fund Aims To Help Balance Gender Ratios in the Startup World

Gender and the Sustainable Brain | Solutions

The crucial move toward sustainability may not come easily for either huge corporations or the average consumer, but we can hasten this evolution by identifying and nurturing the personality traits that most naturally drive sustainable living. Those qualities that we’ve long called “feminine” could be the answer. No matter how many men also possess them, traits like empathy and a focus on communication and social connections have long been categorized as “women’s ways.”

Heather Armstrong, Queen of the Mommy Bloggers - NYTimes.com

The washing machine at Heather Armstrong’s Salt Lake City home — as millions of her followers already know — is a Maytag. To be specific, it’s a Performance series 4.4-cubic-foot-I.E.C.-capacity front-load steam washer that retailed for $1,599 and that she and her husband, Jon, bought on sale for $1,300, plus the 10-year warranty.

Book Review - Cinderella Ate My Daughter - By Peggy Orenstein - NYTimes.com

Yet the princess phase, at least in its current hyper-feminine and highly commercial form, is anything but natural, or so Peggy Orenstein argues in “Cinderella Ate My Daughter.” As she tells the story, in 2000 a Disney executive named Andy Mooney went to check out a “Disney on Ice” show and found himself “surrounded by little girls in princess costumes. Princess costumes that were — horrors!

Daily Kos: KosAbility:ADHD in a woman--it ain't pretty

ADHD is a cognitive disorder characterized by difficulty with regulating behavior and planning things, and it comes in three flavors: predominantly hyperactive/impulsive, predominantly inattentive and combined types.