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Government Red Ink: A Girl's Best Friend
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Sex and federal deficits have a lot in common.
For one thing, religion and Wall Street--bastions of virtually unchecked male power--oppose both. Religions like to link sin to women's sexual behavior while Wall Street rails against the evil...[Read on] |
"I am 80 years old, but I'm ready to fight" Nawaal El-Saadawi tells Newsweek
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Nawal El-Sadaawi, 80 year old Egyptian feminist, physician, former political prisoner, prolific writer, and all around kick-ass lady talks to Newsweek about what's going on in Egypt. In this video, she describes how the gove...[Read on] |
Withdrawing Resignation, Iraq's Minister of Women's Affairs Blasts Government
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Nawal al-Samarrai isn’t happy with the way Iraq handles women’s issues, but she also isn’t ready to give up entirelyPost | Today 11:45 am
Former Iraqi lawmaker Nawal al-Samarrai is speaking out against the government’s apparent l...[Read on] |
UN: Violence Against Women Still Too Common in Afghanistan
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Latest UN human-rights report says much of the violence against women and girls is still perpetuated within the family; women working outside the home or for government especially targetedAfghanistan | Today 11:20 am
Although most women are no longer li...[Read on] |
UN Delegates Walk Out After Ahmadinejad's Anti-Israeli Speech
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Western diplomats walked out of a UN summit on racism after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described Israel as a criminal stateMahmoud Ahmadinejad | Today 10:50 am
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inspired a protest at the United Nations this morning by blast...[Read on] |
Tutu Withdraws from Peace Conference Over South Africa's Dalai Lama Snub
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The South African government claims that the Dalai Lama’s presence would be a ‘distraction’South Africa | Today 2:20 pm
South Africa may have ignited a cold war this week when it refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa for an upcoming p...[Read on] |
Finnish Government Announces Broadband for All – Is Internet the New Human Right?
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For those of you that have been following ChipChick lately, you probably know that I spent an amazing week in Finland profiling Nordic startups and Finnish culture with a group of bad-ass bloggers from around the world. So I was clearly excited when I saw...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Remembering Big Sandy Lake
| (Editors Note: Composer – and good friend – Eve Beglarian recently embarked on a year long odyssey kayaking the length of the Mississippi River from its source at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. This is one in a series of journal en...[Read on] |
Afghan's 'Bravest Woman' Calls on U.S. to Leave
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Surrounded by powerful men twice her age, Malalai Joya, then 27 and the youngest person elected to the Afghan parliament, raised her hand to speak. She denounced the warlords and drug traffickers in the government and stood up in favor of w...[Read on] |
Social networking is getting socailly conscious!
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According to a new game on Facebook, American 2049, social networking can be socially conscious! The new game is centered on such topics as forced sex work and prostitution, racial profiling, segregation, abortion issues, LGBTQ injustic...[Read on] |
U.S. left in the dust for women’s equality in government
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It’s true. Sad, but true. The United States, a country that boasts its dedication to equality, still gives almost no voice to over 50% of its population. Well, you might say, women got off to a...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Pol...[Read on] |
Biggest Loser Couples Reflections
| So I’ve been thinking about The Biggest Loser and its impact on American culture for some time. I can’t help but notice all the efforts in government and healthcare to inspire change and how little really gets done. Cross that with The Biggest Loser a...[Read on] |
Other Products That Could Use Cigarette-Style Warning Labels
| Today, the Food and Drug administration unveiled upsetting new cigarette warning labels. The three dozen designs, which are featured on the agency’s Web site, “include pictures of a man smoking from a tracheostomy tube inserted into his throat; a dise...[Read on] |
Child Care and Family Leave Essential for Working Women
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by Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
Two recent articles in the Wall Street Journal and in The Economist highlight the expanded participation of women in the workforce—the proportion of the workforce accounted for b...[Read on] |
Anyone Who Says There Is Hardly Any Oil Left Ought to Take a Ride on Barataria Bay
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Julie Dermansky reports from New OrleansJulie Dermansky | 08/06/2010 7:30 pm
The government says 75 percent of the BP oil spill is gone. The well was capped. But when I went back on the water to see for myself, what I saw was as bad as it’s been.
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The 10 Wealthiest Women in Congress
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These women prove that public servants are anything but plebeiansPhoto Essay | Today 1:00 amPoliticians don’t go into their line of work for the money — most congressional lawmakers make $165,000 annually — but that doesn’t mean th...[Read on] |
Can sport help Bosnia forget the past?
| By Daria Sito-SucicBANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters Life!) - The biggest sporting event Bosnia has organized since the end of its devastating war 14 years ago has excited thousands of spectators -- but left others lamenting how the old nationalist pass...[Read on] |
17-Year-Olds Can Now Buy Plan B at the Pharmacy
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A judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow the
morning-after pill to be sold at pharmacies without prescriptions to girls 17 and olderNew Rules for Plan B | Today 12:30 pm
A judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow ...[Read on] |
Debate in Saudi Arabia over Women's Sports
| Recently, the Saudi public, government, and religious discourse has been engaged in a debate over women's sports, particularly women's gyms, physical education instruction in girls' schools, and competitive sports clubs for women.The issue of women's spor...[Read on] |
Taliban Assassinates Afghan Women's Rights Activist Sitara Achakzai
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Two Taliban agents shot Sitara Achakzai outside her home SundayThe Taliban, Assassination | Today 11:55 am
The Taliban successfully struck out against Afghanistan’s women’s right movement Sunday when they assassinated one of the nation’...[Read on] |
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on GM Bankruptcy: 'We're Hitting Bottom'
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As GM prepares for the largest industrial bankruptcy in U.S. history,
let’s reflect on what GM and its workers have contributed to this
country, and what the future holdsGM Bankruptcy | 06/01/2009 1:10 pm
As General Motors prepares itself for the ...[Read on] |
Egyptian Cleric bars veiled women from school
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Egypt's most powerful Muslim cleric, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has announced an impending religious edict against the wearing of full, face-covering, headscarves, or niqab. He apparently announced that full-face veiling was a custom independent from Islam,...[Read on] |
What's in Obama's Proposed 2010 Budget for You?
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We here at wOw have gone through the huge budget documents to pick out what parts of the $355 trillion plan may affect womenPost | Today 1:50 pm
We understand the logistics of President Obama’s recently revealed $3.55 trillion budget can be a bit ...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin Under Fire for Stimulus Rejection
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Alaskans are increasingly angry at their governor for refusing key components of the government’s stimulus packagePost | Today 9:35 am
Sarah Palin received an earful from constituents this weekend when dozens of Alaska voters gathered to protest t...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin's Rogue Memoir Neutralizes "The Washington Read"
| Of all the capital city’s quaint and tribal customs, none may be more singular than the phenomenon known as “The Washington Read.” This is the process in which buyers (or browsers) of the latest books about politics and government turn instantly to ...[Read on] |
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