Wilma Mankiller, feminist leader and first female Cherokee Chief, dies

As the first female chief of the Cherokees, from 1985 to 1995, Mankiller led the tribe in tripling its enrollment, doubling employment and building new health centers and children's programs. In her autobiography, she said she wanted to be remembered not just for being the tribe's first female chief but for emphasizing that Cherokee values can help solve contemporary problems.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/04/06/general-us-obit-mankiller_7492250.html

ABC News on how Women Moving Millions is empowering women around the world

Watch this short video to learn more about Women Moving Millions, the Women's Funding Network campaign that seeks million dollar gifts from women donors. To date they have raised over $181 million.

abcnews.go.com/US/video/rare-charity-empowers-worlds-women-10210363

Flight attendants work to create a first line of defense against human trafficking (VOA)

Flight attendants say they regularly notice suspected sex trafficking victims on international flights but that law enforcement has been slow to respond to their calls. A national nonprofit, Innocents At Risk, is trying to change that by providing educational materials and a hotline number to flight attendants so that they can immediately recognize and report suspected human trafficking. Law enforcement officers will be waiting at the gate if a flight attendant reports something suspicious.  Innocents At Risk says women, girls and even boys are being sold into sexual slavery at alarming rates around the world and in the United States.

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Flight-Attendants-Are-First-Line-of-Defense-Against-Human-Trafficking---89908202.html

White House launches push for workplace flexibility (Huffington Post)

Michelle and President Obama recently held a summit meeting to discuss, as the president put it, "what we can do -- as business leaders and advocates, as employees and as government officials -- to modernize our workplaces to meet the needs of our workforce and our families."  As part of his push, Obama cited a new White House report which concludes that flexible workplace rules could increase productivity. Linda Meric, of the 9to5 advocacy group, was one of the few to make the point that government has a role in establishing some minimum standards for such things as paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave. Other family-friendly work practices include: encouraging telecommuting, giving people time off for family emergencies, enabling flexible schedules, and allowing employees to swap shifts.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/31/white-house-launches-push_n_520909.html