2007年VOA标准英语-Rwandan Women Take Steps to Help Themselves

By Cathy Majtenyi Rwimiyaga, Rwanda 19 July 2007 Many women in Rwanda are struggling to lift themselves out of poverty. The 1994 genocide left large numbers of them widows. With the support of international agencies, one group of women in northern Rw

VOA慢速英语2014 阿富汗女子足球队所象征的改变

AS IT IS 2014-12-02 Women's Football Team a Sign of Change in Afghanistan 阿富汗女子足球队所象征的改变 For many years in Afghanistan, women were not permitted to play outdoor games. They were banned from playing under the former Taliban

More Male Teachers Wanted in the United States

by Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: August 28, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. The National Education Association says the United States needs more male teachers. The

VOA慢速英语--阿根廷小女足运动员面临性别难题

Girl Soccer Player Faces Gender Rule in Argentina She wears loose, white team clothing from Huracn de Chabas, her hometown, a little less than 400 kilometers north of the capital, Buenos Aires. Her player number is four. She uses white shoes and leg

HEALTH REPORT - Eating Nuts Prevents Diabetes

HEALTH REPORT – December 18, 2002: Eating Nuts Prevents Diabetes By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study shows that eating nuts and peanut butter may help preven

SSS 2010-01-06

Stereotypes are usually the last thing to change in the face of contradictory evidence. A case in point is the long held belief that boys are better at mathematics than girls. Well a meta-analysis to be published in the journal Psychological Bulletin

VOA慢速英语2015 Activists Aim – Again – To Pay Women and Men Equally

Activists Aim Again To Pay Women and Men Equally Activists gathered in New York City this week to call attention to a problem that has existed for a long time: the pay difference between American men and women. The United States Congress took steps t

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Raises Awareness on Gender Violence in Afric

By Kari Barber Dakar 24 November 2006 As part of a week to raise awareness against gender violence in Africa, the U.N. Population Fund is training local journalists to report on the issue in a way that can help solve it. Kari Barber attended a day-l

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan's Husbands Learn to Be Loving

By Catherine Makino Tokyo 25 October 2006 Shinto priests lead a Japanese couple to an altar at the famed Meiji Shrine in Tokyo (File photo) The National Chauvinistic Husband's Association is trying to change the way Japanese men treat their wives, s

2006年VOA标准英语-Breast Cancer Prevention Drug a Possibility

By Crystal Park Washington, D.C. 23 June 2006 Watch Drug Report Raloxifene A drug that treats osteoporosis has also been found to be effective in preventing breast cancer. The results are published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Asso

VOA标准英语2010年-Mali Women Push for Girls Education

Institutions like the United Nations and World Bank are increasing their attention on girls education, but in countries like the West African nation of Mali only about half of all girls are enrolled in school. There are efforts by local people in rur

VOA双语新闻---凯恩案引人关注美国性骚扰问题

While Republican party presidential hopeful Herman Cain continues to dismiss accusations of sexual harassment in his past, his uncertain political plight has become a main focus of American media. Advocates say the issue is very important and also go

英语新闻视频 Journalists given wider access to cover CPPCC

Monday sees the opening of this year's session of the country's top advisory body, two days ahead of a session of China's top legislature, the National People's Congress. Coverage of the annual session of the CPPCC is one of the times when the media

Overseas Chinese Women in Sweden Celebrates Moon Festival

Mid-autumn festival or moon festival is celebrated in every Chinese family on Monday. Is it celebrated abroad? Will they have moon cake? Yes, Overseas Chinese Women's Association in Sweden has organized such a grand celebration in Stockholm. Chen Xue

Female Hormones and Heart Disease

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HEALTH REPORT - Heart Disease in Women

HEALTH REPORT - Heart Disease in Women By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies show that many American w

2000年春季高考英语—第一卷III(C)

C McGill Comedy Club Important meeting today. Discussions on putting on Blazing Saddles.Union room 302, 3-4 pm. New members(both actors and non-actors, living and dead )are welcome. History Students'

Grondona to retire in 2015 from Argentina' s association

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Argentinean Football Association (AFA), Julio Grondona, Tuesday announced he will leave the post in 2015, which he has occupied since 1979. I have to finish my term by 2015. The experience is tel

【英语时差8，16】女人的心

Don and Yael discuss a problem with the medical system that needs to be corrected. D: Time once again for What You Didn't Know. This is where we read a well-known science fact and then surprise you with the follow-up. Ready? Y: Yep. D: Heart disease

New Heart-Health Guidelines Issued for Women

The American Heart Association is out with a new set of guidelines aimed at preventing heart disease in women. Although, heart disease is thought to mainly affect men, it is actually an equal opportunity killer. These are the first heart-health tips