"single-mother" Articles & Blogs:
I really appreciate Jennifer Aniston's recent comments on single parenthood
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During a recent press conference, Jennifer Aniston spoke out in favor of non-traditional families, single motherhood, and the wonderful advantages women have today. What she was referring to is the ability of women to have kids , such as the character s...[Read on] |
India's Single Women Resist Stigma, Demand Rights
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NEW DELHI (WOMENSENEWS)--When relatives barred Kamal Pathik from her son's wedding because the presence of widows is considered inauspicious, the Association of Single Strong Women stepped in. The group, willing to take on her family, advocates for single...[Read on] |
Catching Up With Single Mothers
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by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
In today's NY Times Bob Herbert highlights the increasing economic anxiety American families are facing. New analysis shows that economic security, the knowledge that yo...[Read on] |
If she wanted to, she would've put a ring on it
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A mailer went out to Tampa, Florida residents stating that mayoral candidate, Rose Ferlita, is unfit for office. Why? Well, for starters, she’s single.The mailer makes claims on her personal reasons for remaining unmarried, stating that it’...[Read on] |
Serena Williams sets WTA single-season prize money record
| Serena Williams sets WTA single-season prize money record
Serena Williams has set a single-season prize money record on the women’s tour by earning $6,545,586 in 2009.
Williams now has career earnings approaching $30 million.
“It’s incredible how...[Read on] |
Women's Poverty Increases; Insurance Decreases
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by Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security,
and Judy Waxman, Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights,
National Women's Law Center
Imagine being a single mother to a 5-year-old daughter, losing a stable job, and becom...[Read on] |
Mother and Child
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Just in time for Mother’s Day, Mother and Child peels back the layers of three very different women all linked together through adoption. Karen (Annette Bening) gave away her daughter when she was fourteen and she has never fully been able to recover ...[Read on] |
Does Being a Mother Make You a Better Politician?
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Does being a mother make you a better politician?
Mary Fallin (R), candidate for Governor in Oklahoma, thinks so. Her opponent, Jari Askins (D) is counting on voters to answer “not...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Politics for the...[Read on] |
Lifetime orders three cop pilots
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I do think Lifetime needs to get back into the real drama business. The shows aside from Drop Dead Diva and Army Wives has not been very stellar or interesting of late. (Army Wives even at times veers into the way too mushy territory)
They’ve order...[Read on] |
Awards Watch: The Independent Spirit Award Nominations
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Isn’t the indie world supposed to be better for women? Guess not that much better since women were virtually shut out of all the major awards categories for the Independent Spirit Awards which will be held in LA on Friday, March 5th.
Here are some of...[Read on] |
Mother of judo succumbs to cancer
| Not too long ago I wrote briefly about Rusty Kanokogi who was dubbed the "mother of judo" for her lifelong dedication to promoting the sport in the United States including getting girls and women involved. It was largely due to her efforts that women's ju...[Read on] |
Funny ladies of Hollywood discuss getting "old"
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Did you know that Amy Poehler played Rachel McAdams' mother, even though she's only eight years older? Or that, sigh, she and Sarah Silverman were both tapped to play Jonah Hill's mother? Listen as...[Read on] |
Pilot Pickups and Renewals 5/18
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Here’s what some of the women’s shows for next season will be:
ABC
Eastwick- a drama based on the John Updike novel and 1987 film centering on three single women who live in the New England town of Eastwick. After a crisis bonds them together as fri...[Read on] |
Sexism Watch: Hollywood Reporter’s Cinematographer Roundtable
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I guess I should thank the Hollywood Reporter for making my job easy this week by providing me with such blatantly sexist material.
They posted their conversation with cinematographers and SURPRISE there is not a single woman included.
I know that the...[Read on] |
Tragic loss for a young player in San Antonio, South Texas Hoyas spearhead support
| While the nation’s top women’s basketball teams prepare for a showcase at San Antonio’s AT&T;Center, a young player in the city is coping with the lost her biggest fan.
Saturday morning, the mother of an 11 year-old player for the South Texas Hoyas...[Read on] |
Mother's Day Interview - Gold Medalist Mary Wineberg
| Last week I talked to Mary Wineberg, lead-off leg of the 2008 Olympic gold medal-winning 4x400m relay team. In 2009, she and her husband had their first child, Brooklyn Marie, who is now 9 months old. Mary is already back in shape and setting “post-...[Read on] |
Think Pink, Think Prevention, But Most of All ... Think YOU
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Caregiving expert Sherri Snelling knows the importance of diligence when it comes to breast cancer and your healthSherri Snelling | Today 12:00 am
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p>Pink is typically associated with Spring, Schiaparelli or that fabulous Audrey Hepburn movie, "...[Read on] |
Sisters Unite! Executive Order creates White House Council on Women and Girls…
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President Barack Obama signed an executive order today creating a White House Council for Women and Girls to focus the federal government’s efforts on advancing the interests of a group that has long done less well than men by a number of measures.
Oba...[Read on] |
Bill O'Reilly Is (Still) An Asshole
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I know its never good to take to heart the words of a bigot- so I won't . Yet I can't help sharing this clip: a despicable piece within which O'Reilly claims Jennifer Aniston's honest words on single parenthood, are "destructive to society".
Watch are...[Read on] |
Jada Pinkett Smith Kicks Ass
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H/T to Black Box Office for posting this interview with Jada Pinkett Smith who stars in and executive produces the new TNT drama Hawthorne which will premiere in June.
Pinkett Smith was interviewed by NPR’s News and Notes and it is worth a listen. She...[Read on] |
Sexism Watch: Hollywood Reporter’s List of Top Films of the Decade
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Now that we are about to enter 2010 everyone is looking back on the last decade and compiling lists upon lists. Here’s a list that caught my attention, The Hollywood Reporter’s Top Ten Movies of the Decade and not surprisingly, there is not a single...[Read on] |
'Britain's Got Talent' Star Susan Boyle Wows Ireland Audiences, Pays Tribute to Mother
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After not showing up for previous stops on the ‘BGT’ tour for health
reasons, Scottish woman takes Ireland by storm with the voice heard
‘round the worldSusan Boyle, Belfast | 07/02/2009 10:35 am
Susan Boyle is back, wowing audiences i...[Read on] |
WPS fans: Mom’s the word this weekend
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The WPS is gearing up to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend.
Saint Louis and Los Angeles are both marking the occasion with special ticket deals. The Athletica are giving ‘moms’ a free gift, even though they play on Saturday, while in ...[Read on] |
Venice gets its first female gondolier
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It’s a familiar site on the water street of Venice, the striped shirts and flat hats of the gondoliers expertly steering their black boats underneath bridge after bridge in the picturesque city.
And now, after 900 years, the canals of Venice, Italy f...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office This Weekend- May 22
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Opening This Week
It’s a good thing the weather will be nice in the east cause there are slim pickings at the movies this weekend. I have no interest in the new Terminator and if I see Night at the Museum 2, and that’s a big if, it will be to see Am...[Read on] |
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