Women after War - 25 October 2007
She tells this in an interview that is really a conversation about how she has coped with loss. Her eldest son was shot dead in 1973 and when her husband was told the news he had a heart attack and also died. The event is recorded in the book "Lost Lives". Her struggle with loss is a private matter that she has shared in an archive of people's conflict experiences.
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A New South Africa - 17 October 2007
Maria recently embarked on a study tour of South Africa and Jamaica. She was particularly interested in finding out about the experiences of women in the two countries.
In this, the first of two features, she describes what she learned about women in South Africa.
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Older women – the statistical picture - 19 July 2006
Over half of the population aged 50 and over in Northern Ireland are women, who tend to live longer than men. But what do we know about the conditions of older women? Two new reports by Belfast Healthy Cities aim to provide as comprehensive a picture as possible.
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Educating Mothers Saves Children's Lives - 19 July 2006
The health of children is "inextricably linked" to the health and education of their mothers, according to Save the Children's recently released annual State of the World's Mothers report. "In countries where mothers fare well, children fare well; in countries where mothers do poorly, children do poorly." said Charles McCormack, CEO of Save the Children.
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