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This week I wrote a slew of stories on people rebuilding their lives and on the search for what “having it all” means to women in the US. On the rebuilding front, I wrote about entrepreneurs in Afghanistan who have forged ahead in the past decade rebuilding their countries and their lives and trying to move Afghanistan toward the future. …

I just wrote a paper, with terrific assistance from Ashley Harden and Stephanie Oula, on the power and the promise of entrepreneurs in conflict and post conflict zones. Usually the world tends to aim small and narrow when it comes to pushing small business in countries struggling to shake free of war. But the entrepreneurs themselves keep moving forward. And …

I have spent the last week interviewing entrepreneurs in Liberia. What an inspiration. The business environment is tough — with the usual slew of challenges facing many countries: Power comes and goes, so if you need electricity, you have to fuel a generator. Infrastructure is not in great shape, so transport is expensive. Some banks do loan to small businesses, …

At Tedx Women today some incredible change makers stepped into action. Remarkable to see young girls talk about how they are pushing for change and determined to lead.  And to hear from Lebanon’s first female bomb clearing team leader about her work and her family’s view of its importance. And to listen to a talk about how the media is …

Next month the Bonn Conference will take place — on the 10th anniversary of the first Bonn Conference that marked the end of Taliban rule — and the international community will once more gather to debate and discuss Afghanistan’s future.  Human Rights Watch notes in a recent piece that women risk being ‘shut out’ of Bonn.  Says HRW, “The Afghan government and …

Must-Watch TV!  War and peace are changing in the 21st century, and women are right in the middle of it. Episode 3 airs TONITE 10/25 on @PBS. Follow #WWPlive during broadcast. http://womenwarandpeace.org

A LOT of discussion now on whether US #women need gender quotas 2 shatter corporate shutout.What’s happening in Germany: http://bit.ly/vRGc8I

This next few weeks PBS will be airing the show “Women, War and Peace.”  The series shows just how many women are working for peace despite the war all around them.  It’s definitely worth a watch — you can find more here and catch the show on Tuesday evenings. So many people think of war stories as belonging only to men, …

An answer to soaring population growth? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/24/us-population-familyplanning-idUSTRE79N3I820111024