1000 WORDS: Farmer and Child

A woman in Nepal works as a farmer, with financial support from the Women's Fund Tewa. From the Economica slideshow "Women's Wealth."

1000 WORDS: Rebuilding

When most of the men in the village of San Miguel Amatitlan in Mexico left to find jobs in other cities or countries, the women in the village took on new roles and new challenges. From Marcela Taboada's work in Focusing on Latin America, "Women of Clay."

1000 WORDS: New Beginnings

From Mark Tuschman's submission to Picturing Power & Potential, "Capitol of Hope"

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1000 WORDS: Camouflage

Costa Rican artist Cecilia Paredes explores the emotional effects of moving from one country to another in her piece for Focusing on Latin America, "Migration and Identity."

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1000 WORDS: Sing Her Praises

A singer in Sao Paolo, Brazil, warms up. From Isabela Senatore's series in Picturing Power and Potential, "Women in Music."

1000 WORDS: Secret Garden

A women tends to the Victory Garden in San Francisco, from Anne Hamersky's series for Picturing Power & Potential, "Cultivating Change."

1000 WORDS: Mosuo Woman

From Lili Almog's series in Economica, "The Other Half of the Sky," which features working women in rural China. View the whole series >>

1000 WORDS: Blue

A seaweed farmer in Zanzibar, from Joanna Lipper's series for Picturing Power & Potential,
"Growth vs. Stagnation."

1000 Words: A Moment of Freedom

Khaled Hasan's series in Economica, "Stone Women," depicts the harsh working conditions of day-laborers in Bangladesh, but also shows that the workers in the community manage to steal a few moments of freedom now and then.

1000 Words: A Knowing Look

A portrait by photographer Michelle McCarron of Corrine Sain, Program Director at Neighborhood House, North Richmond, California. From the series for Picturing Power & Potential, "The Women of North Richmond."

1000 WORDS: A-B-C

Global Fund for Women

Children in a community center in Morocco learn the basics of reading and writing; from the Changing Conditions slideshow in Economica.

1000 WORDS: One Child

A snapshot from Economica's "Womb Economics" slideshow, in the Family and Fertility section, about how women in China have contributed to the country's rapid economic growth, and what sacrifices they have made in the process. (Photo credit: Mimi Kuo-Deemer)

1000 Words: The Business of Women

Photo Credit: Hazel Thompson

A young Arab woman in Qatar goes shopping in a modern mall while wearing a traditional hijab, from the Economica slideshow The Business of Women, in the Business Leadership section.