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Hebrew, Arabic versions of Our Bodies, Ourselves bring Israelis, Palestinians together

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From the Our Bodies, Ourselves blog:

…Founded in Israel in 2005, Women and Their Bodies (WTB) is an Israeli-Palestinian initiative that is adapting “Our Bodies, Ourselves” into Hebrew and Arabic.

“This version will be up-to-date for this decade, making it available to all women in Israel regardless of their native tongue,” Walsh told the Haaretz newspaper.

The OBOS global translation/adaptation program was recently featured in On the Issues magazine. The story explains how each international project is specific to the community’s health needs and social and political conditions.

We haven’t discussed the Israeli-Palestinian project in detail here before, so here’s some news about the effort.

How the content is taking shape:

The organization is working with Jewish and Arab groups to localize the material and has collaborated with numerous women’s and human rights organizations. WTB has also recruited teams of volunteers, Hebrew and/or Arabic-speaking, between the ages of 21 and 65, to conduct interviews for the personal narratives present in every chapter.

A graphics committee is charged with making sure that the book’s images are representative of women’s bodies in the Middle East and include women of varied religious and ethnic backgrounds. According to WTB’s 2008 annual report, dozens of women have already volunteered images, including those shown here.

I encourage you to go read the rest of the article as well as the On the Issues coverage.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:36 pm May 28th, 2009 in Culture, Education, Gender, Israel, middle east, palestinians, Social Issues, Women, Writing | 1 Comment 

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Ranks of Dem. women in Ohio GA increase: Robin Belcher replaces Eugene Miller

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And the disparity between the Ohio Republican Party recruiting, supporting and electing women increases as well.

From the Plain Dealer:

Ohio House Democrats made Cleveland lawyer Robin Belcher the newest member of its caucus, tapping her to fill the vacant seat in Ohio’s 10th District.

Belcher, who worked for the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office for the last five years, replaces Eugene Miller, who resigned last month to take a seat on Cleveland City Council.

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“After her time in the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office, she has vast experience with the law and the way it directly affects people’s lives,” Budish said in a statement. “Her career has largely focused on service to others, and all of us in the House are thrilled that today marks another proud step in that commitment to public service.”

Belcher has a master’s degree in public administration from Ohio State University and law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Best of luck to her and thank you, Speaker Budish.

From the OSU Instutite on Women, Gender and Public Policy, it appears, then, that there will be a total now of 28 women out of 132 legislators:

Total in Ohio General Assembly: 21 Democrats, 7 Republicans

In the House: 16 Democrats (out of 53), 6 Republicans (out of 46)

In the Senate: 5 Democrats (out of 12), 1 Republican (out of 21)

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:35 am May 28th, 2009 in Gender, Government, Ohio, Politics, Statehouse, Women | Comments Off 

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