WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State, the George W. Bush Institute, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) will today announce Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, an innovative partnership to leverage public and private investment in global health to combat cervical and breast cancer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On September 22, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in collaboration with the Office of Global Women’s Issues will formally join Together with Girls, a global partnership to end sexual violence. At a reception hosted by Amy Robbins, [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ — The African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) is taking place in Washington, D.C., July 26 – August 3, and Kansas City, Missouri, August 4 – 6, in conjunction with the 2010 United States/sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum). [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — In response to the President’s call for expanded educational exchanges and new opportunities in entrepreneurship, innovation, and science, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the creation of the TechWomen [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Secretary Clinton announced the launch of the “Secretary’s International Fund for Women and Girls” this morning during remarks for the Summit on Entrepreneurship. The Fund is a State Department-led public-private partnership committed to providing flexible, rapid, targeted, and high-impact grants to [...]

Washington, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the annual International Women of Courage Awards on March 10th at 3:00 p.m. at the Department of State. The morning of the 10th, Vital Voices and Avon will [...]

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ — U.S. State Dept. — Secretary Clinton today announced the 10 winners of this year’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. On March 10, Secretary Clinton will present the awards to the honorees at the Department of State. The awardees are: Shukria [...]

Washington, DC /eNewsChannels/ — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will celebrate International Women’s Day with two events on March 10th in Washington, D.C. During the day, Secretary Clinton will host the annual International Women of Courage Awards at the Department of State. In the [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Girls Write Now (GWN), New York City’s premier creative writing and mentoring organization for high school girls, today announced the launch of its spring series, CHAPTERS, celebrating a new year of developing New York’s best teen writers. Beginning Friday, February 26, [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Long term care, often neglected in health care planning, became talk-show fare yesterday on Lifetime Television’s Balancing Act show. Denise Gott, the featured expert, pointed out that it’s never too early to start thinking about long term care for our loved ones. [...]

CANTON, Ohio — A Step Beyond Publishing announces its first non-fiction, controversial book: “I Apologize to All Women in the World – From Man” (ISBN: 978-0-9799724-0-9). The author, Billy Prowell, inspires women to accept their roles as dignified creations of God and to reject the [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Girls Write Now, a New York City organization that matches at-risk high school girls with professional women writers for mentoring and writing training, has been nationally recognized as one of 15 youth arts and humanities programs to receive the prestigious 2009 Coming [...]

ATLANTA, Ga. — Opportunities abound for women who want to start or buy a business, say four veteran women business brokers, who talk about the economic, gender and professional challenges of buying and selling businesses at a monthly meeting of the Georgia Association of Business [...]

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — This fall American coffee cup tippers will be breaking new “grounds” by changing their normal morning show routine – and tuning into the newly revamped “The Balancing Act” – from Brandstar Entertainment. Women who want a fast-paced half-hour of news you [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — DAVIDESIGNED, Couture Designer has recently completed renovations on his new workspace to allow for completely private consultations with new customers; particularly those needing to avoid the “public eye,” such as celebrities, political dynamos and high caliber businesswomen. The new addition to [...]

PHOENIX, Ariz. — What do moving and health have in common? Well, according to EmpowHer, a lot! That’s why this online resource dedicated to helping women has selected House to Home Services, LLC, a moving company with a heart, to be one of its unique [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Long-term care is getting a lot of exposure in the current health-reform discussions, but we ain’t seen nothin’ yet, according to Denise Gott, Chairman of the Board of LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) – http://www.ltcfp.com – one of the nation’s largest and [...]

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — December of 2004 was a tough time for Tiffany Heinzelman, wife of one of the founders of the Financial Foundation Group. She was just 34 years old; had a 2 year old daughter at home and a husband who was opening [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Girls Write Now (GWN), New York’s first and only creative writing and mentoring program for high school girls, is proud to announce that 14 of the winning entrees in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards-including a national award-were written by [...]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Linbrook Press announces a new novel, “The Dawn of Saudi” (ISBN: 978-0977-978-014), authored by Homa Pourasgari, scheduled to be released June 22, 2009. Homa had a desire to write a novel that would depict what life is like for women in [...]

ORANGE, Calif. — Virtue(R) has become one of the most intriguing fragrance concepts to emerge in many years. Neither a celebrity fragrance nor a twist of something else, Virtue stands alone as a one-of-a-kind perfume. Whether you seek its transformative qualities as your signature perfume [...]

CHICAGO, Ill. — Diabetes is a growing problem and more and more people are striving to cope. As a result, DiabeticSingles announces the launch of their new website which brings together people who have at least one shared known commonality. As of 2007, according to [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Renowned author, motivational speaker and organizational psychologist Dr. Trevicia Williams will empower women personally and professionally as she presents the fourth annual 360 Degree Women Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida Saturday, March 21. With more than 400 women expected to participate, [...]

DENVER, Colo. — Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee will be honored at the 35th Annual Sportswomen of Colorado Hall of Fame Awards banquet at Denver’s Marriott Tech Center Hotel on March 8. “Suzy deserves the ‘Pioneer Award’ for birthing freestyle skiing, Title 1X and inspiring ski [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The weight of the world falls upon all parentless children. That’s why Children Awaiting Parents, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding adoptive families for children in foster care, reminds potential adopters that the challenging fiscal environment should not be a deterrent to [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Newhouse, a Kansas City domestic violence shelter, notes that Valentine’s Day isn’t all candy and roses for every woman. Instead, it’s a grim reminder of the fine line between love and hate. “When David and I first started dating, he was [...]

GILROY, Calif. — “It is never too late for a second chance at love,” says Patricia Bubash, Licensed Professional Counselor and author of a new book, “Successful Second Marriages” (ISBN 978-1-58909-563-2), published by Bookstand Publishing. “Having experienced a failed second marriage, I wondered why so [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Girls Write Now (GWN), New York’s premier creative writing and mentoring organization for high school girls, today announced its Annual Winter Reading, co-sponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture. On Saturday, January 17, join participants in the program for [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Dr. Thienna Ho, founder of Thienna, Inc., a skin care company that focuses on health, is no stranger to setting world records. She is the current Guinness World Records’ holder for the most sumo squats in one hour. And, on Saturday, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Dr. Thienna Ho, founder of Thienna, Inc., a skin care company that focuses on health, is also the current Guinness World Records’ holder for the most sumo squats in one hour. On Saturday, December 20 at 10:00 a.m. PST, she will [...]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM(R)) announced today that their physicians across the country will offer free fertility consultations in support of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), which runs October 19-25, 2008. Conceived by Resolve: the National Infertility Association, NIAW [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Pamela Madsen, one of the nation’s most outspoken and recognized fertility educators and patient advocates, returns to the public stage with the launch of her new website and daily blog, The Fertility Advocate, found at thefertilityadvocate.com. The founder and former executive [...]

SCRANTON, Pa. — Pioneer magician Dorothy Dietrich is the first woman ever to catch a bullet in her mouth. She did it in a specially designed metal cup. This was recently done by David Blaine in a special devoted to Houdini. Prior to this magicians [...]

CONCORD, N.H. — Announcing a new book from Bad Beaver Publishing, “Lady’s Hands, Lion’s Heart, A Midwife’s Saga” (ISBN 978-0-615-19550-6, 368 Pages, Price: $15.00), by author Carol Leonard. Often laugh-out-loud funny and irreverent, occasionally disturbing and deeply sorrowful, “Lady’s Hands, Lion’s Heart” is the saga [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Libra Press confirmed its new book “Please put the toilet seat down” (ISBN: 978-0-615-21623-2), by author Darcy Frew and illustrated by John Blair Moore, is the first relationship self-help book women are buying specifically to give to their significant other, and [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Smart women won’t have to let a tight economy take its toll on their skin this fall – Sera Anti-Aging Technology brightens, smoothes, hydrates and heals skin at an affordable universal price of $39.95 per product. Sera contains a proprietary blend [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Prenuptial agreements are popular with brides of a certain age (40-plus), who often have accumulated assets, careers, and lifestyles they want to protect. Now there’s a new prenup wrinkle, a clause specifying that hubby-to-be get a long term care insurance policy before [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — DC-101, Inc. announces the publication of a new book by MaryAnna Donovan: “(why) I Hate to Date (online)” (ISBN: 978-0-981-7068-0-1). This hilarious new book offers an insider’s view of the world of online dating in a format that is fun to read [...]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Taylor Wilshire, award-winning author of “The What-If Guy” (ISBN: 0-9778018-02), has a new novel out, “The Book of Mom” (ISBN: 978-0-9778018-1-7, Nautilus Press) which is one of the Top 10 New Releases of 2008 on Amazon.com‘s “Listmania,” as well as an [...]

WALDORF, Md. — There’s a new erotica writer on the block – U’nyque – and she’s making her presence known in a newly-released, triple XXX-rated book, “Up the Street, Down the Block & ‘Round the Corner” (ISBN: 978-1-4196-8863-8). The novel is now available at Baker [...]

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — PCE Health and Fitness, maker of LifeSpan fitness equipment, is teaming up with The Heart Truth to encourage women to exercise and live in good health to lower their risk of heart disease. To support The Heart Truth, PCE is [...]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Taylor Wilshire, award-winning author of “The What-If Guy” (ISBN: 0-9778018-02), brings inward and outward balance for moms in her new novel, “The Book of Mom” (ISBN: 978-0-9778018-1-7, Nautilus Press). For moms who feel stuck, frustrated in life; needing help in their marriage or help parenting, Wilshire offers solutions that work. “It’s easy to lose your sense of self when pulled in all directions. The key is to take care of yourself first before helping others.”

NEW YORK, N.Y. — In her new book, Dee Rule gives advice on baby scheduling, parenting, and breastfeeding. She wrote “The Baby Schedule Ruler” (ISBN: 9780980126105), in the nursery, in the dark on her Palm Pilot. She is now announcing the availability of her new book.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — After 39 years of working as an insurance professional, Bob Johnson of the Bob Johnson Project, decided it was time for a change. Upon retiring, he traded in his ties for t-shirts and has worked with a designer to create a t-shirt line with a positive message.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — For the first-time ever, the folks who live in Santa Monica and surrounding areas, will get a taste of third-world culture at the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo to be held on January 20 and 21 at the Santa Monica Doubletree Hilton. “This is the fourth year that we have sponsored the Expo,” Margaret Galabe, Executive Director, World Women Trade Fair, said.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A stunning, new line of accessories with shimmering crystal team logos on bags, belts and scarves has just been introduced by L.A. designer, Betsy Stephens (www.BforBetsy.com). According to Rachael Ray and Lara Spencer (The Insider), the latest, greatest “man magnet” is to don these fabulous accessories, whether you’re a sports fan or just want to fake it.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The old adage that “beauty is only skin deep” is true, but diet and lifestyle make it possible to change the skin’s color, if so desired. “Unlocking the Mystery of Skin Color” (ISBN: 978-0-9792103-0-3), a new book scheduled to be released by Thienna, Inc., in mid-December, provides tips on how to control and to change the skin’s color.

WILLOW, Alaska — A new calendar for 2008 features three things men love most – fishing, hunting and beautiful women. “There are tons of different magazines and television shows featuring male hunters and fishermen. We figured we would spice the pictures up by using females,” said Vicki Priebe, vice-president for Wild Honey Productions.

HOUSTON, Texas — Now, even stay-at-home moms can have access to an attractive benefits package. Beginning in 2008, the web-based company HoustonSAHM.com, also HoustonStayAtHomeMom.com, will launch its new membership program, a “fringe benefits” plan for residents of Houston and the surrounding areas that provides numerous rewards and discounts simply for being a stay-at-home mom.

HOBOKEN, N.J. — Sugar Lips is a collection of high-quality, long-lasting lip glosses that let you unleash both your nice and naughty sides. These moisture enriched glosses with deliciously flirty names like “Kiss My Cinnabuns” and “Ride ‘em Raspberry” are the perfect accessory for a polished yet sexy look.