A Day in the Life of Women Around the Globe

A woman reacts as she looks at the rubble of her home, in the village of Kharayet. The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon has been dealt a blow with Israeli commandos clashing with Hezbollah fighters after raiding a Lebanaese village, as French troops were set to arrive by sea to reinforce UN peacekeepers(AFP/Anwar Amro)

An Israeli woman with a girl looks on as Israeli soldiers get ready to leave northern Israel, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. Hezbollah fighters battled Israeli commandos who launched a raid near the militants' stronghold deep inside Lebanon early Saturday, killing one soldier, in what Lebanon called the first large-scale violation of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire between the sides. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Women run during a high-heel sprint contest in Berlin August 19, 2006. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY)

Competitors in the Women's Heptathlon event of the 11th IAAF Track and Field World Junior Championships run around the track to celebrate the completion of their seven events held in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Lebanese women react as they watch from outside the cemetery as Hezbollah fighters, who were killed in fighting with Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, are buried in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)