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Women's Initiative Improves Iraqi Quality of Life


02.16.2009 10:26


Iraq - Women play a vital role in the United States. The same is true in Iraq, but there is little emphasis placed on their well-being.

The Women's Initiative is a program designed to improve women's role in Iraqi society. This is done in three different parts.

The first component of the program is to decrease women suicide bombers. The initiative was originally started due to the increase in female suicide bombers. In 2007 there were 7, but in 2008 the number increase to 38. To help alleviate this trend, the initiative began.

"The thought behind it is that the women have lost so many of the men in their families - fathers, brothers, husbands, friends," said Capt. Jennifer Glossinger, 413th Civil Affairs Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, MND-C, Women's Initiative Coordinator. "What happens to so many is they become very vulnerable because they don't have many resources, a lot of times they're left with many [children] to take care of. They may not be able to read or write. The Women's Initiative looks to fill in the gaps and provide some of those basic needs to mitigate some of those female suicide bombings."

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