Jane Roberts is cofounder of 34 Million Friends of the United Nations Population Fund which since 2002, when the Bush Administration refused to release $34 million, has been asking 34 million Americans to contribute at least one dollar to UNFPA. In 2003 she was one of the Women of the Year for MS Magazine, in 2004 one of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century for Women's eNews and in 2005, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize with the 1000 Peace Women Project under the auspices of UNESCO in Bern, Switzerland. Her book "34 Million Friends of the Women of the World" was published in 2005. She travels around the US talking about reproductive health, population and development issues. She is a retired French teacher from California.
Find out what REALLY WORKS in improving reproductive health and women’s empowerment around the world.
Justifying his actions under the guise of religious tradition, a Nigerian Senator takes two child brides. But child marriage is internationally recognized as a form of gender-based violence.
We must expand the definition of gender based violence and be realistic about efforts to curtail let alone eradicate it.
Thoraya Obaid, executive director of the UN Population Fund about family planning: “There is no investment in development that costs so little and brings benefits that are so far-reaching and enormous”.
We need a peaceful, purposeful, stubborn and obstinate revolution.
Pulitzer Prize winning authors Kristof and Wudunn put it all together in a new book, Half the Sky:Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. .
Family planning has finally come to the forefront of worldwide discussions on population, development, poverty, the environment, and peace.
Can we all find common ground around improving maternal health in the United States and around the world?
Would that women had a VOICE like Susan’s!
Our noble advocacy is not enough.
