In Afghanistan, life is so fragile; who knows what the next week will bring? That fragility really affects the way you're able to report, and the kind of stories people will tell you. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon affectafghanistanbring Change image and share on social
Single mothers are raising more of America's children than ever before. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon americachildmother Change image and share on social
The one thing you learn from looking at places like Afghanistan is that the power of business to do good is enormous. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon afghanistanbusinessenormous Change image and share on social
Microfinance does not require previous experience or loans to the same extent as a small-business loan, so it's easier for women to enter the micro sector. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon businesseasyenter Change image and share on social
Numerically speaking, half the population cannot be a minority. Yet when it comes to women, the numbers plainly show that the mathematically impossible is the socially acceptable. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon acceptablehalfimpossible Change image and share on social
The military alone cannot end the conflict in Afghanistan. On that much nearly everyone can agree, offering a rare island of consensus among sides otherwise divided on the question of how and when America's longest-ever war should wind down. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon afghanistanagreeamerica share on social
The United States will not be in Afghanistan forever. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon afghanistanforeverstate Change image and share on social
Because microfinance is so manageable in terms of the size of the loan, people have made it the cornerstone to lifting women out of poverty. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon cornerstoneliftloan Change image and share on social
My mother never asked me whether I wanted to go to college, but told me I was going - to the University of Maryland on an academic scholarship. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon academicaskcollege Change image and share on social
War reporters are often seen as a wild bunch of thrill-seekers who wade into danger zones simply for the sake of the adrenalin high the settings inevitably provide. But this one-dimensional explanation leaves out the core of the story, which is that reporters go to these places because they feel the tug of responsibility. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon adrenalinbunchcore share on social