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November 10, 2003

Conflict Women. The internet is being used as a tool to help track the impact of armed conflict on women, and women's roles in peace-building. The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has launched a web portal with information on women in conflict zones. Three years since a UN Security Council resolution called for prosecution of crimes against women and increased protection of women and children during war, UNIFEM says information is still scarce and scattered.

Cara Swift @ 01:37 PM | TrackBack

November 09, 2003

Is your computer terminally bad for you? Apparently coping with the daily flood of e-mails that arrive on all our computers is stressing out the normally laid-back Aussies.

Although designed to speed communication and, presumably, simplify business, 69 per cent of people find having to deal with a daily avalanche of email is mildly or moderately stressful, a study found.

But your work computer isn't all bad news as playing Minesweeper can actually make you work better.
Try telling that to your boss...

Erin Dean @ 09:53 PM | TrackBack

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