...[Terry] Neese's Peace through Business program is entering its fourth year, training women entrepreneurs in war-torn countries on basic business practices... Research shows that education is a key ingredient when it comes to promoting gender equality across the globe. The impact is felt not only in women's lifetimes but also in the health, education, productivity and economic well-being of future generations, Neese says. With generous donations from major corporate sponsors such as AT&T...and financier T. Boone Pickens..., the program has grown to include not only Afghani women but Rwandan women as well... Afghan student Sakina Ibrahimi, 35, a businesswoman and women's-rights activist who attended this year's program, says she hopes her U.S. training will empower her to expand her shoe factory into more provinces and have a stronger voice in the public-policy arena. Ibrahimi has organized public demonstrations against unjust laws toward women.