"united-states" Articles & Blogs:
Divorce lower in states that don't ban same sex marriage
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Well, lookie here. Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight has some pretty telling info on marriage in this country:
Over the past decade or so, divorce has gradually become more uncommon in the United States. Since 2003, however, the decline in divorce rates ha...[Read on] |
Iran, North Korea Playing Diplomatic Games With American Journalists?
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Roxana Saberi’s dad says she is ‘pretty suicidal’ in Iran’s Evin Prison, while some say North Korea will use Al Gore’s Current TV journos as bargaining chipsJournalists Detained in Iran, North Korea | Today 9:50 am
Iran and...[Read on] |
Katie Visco sets her own pace in 9-month run across U.S.
| Katie Visco is trying to become the youngest female runner to cross the United States. As the 23-year-old tackles the 3,200-mile route she says she's taking it step by step, emphasizing healthy tactics and looking forward to her next meal.
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Ridiculous Study Claims Plus Size Models Equal Obese Society
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A new study from The London School of Economics and Political Science claims that plus-size models will increase obesity in the United States and Europe. Authors, Dr. Davide Dagone and Dr. Laura Savorelli, write that, “Given that people are on avera...[Read on] |
U.N. to Ask $169 Billion Maternal Health Question
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UNITED NATIONS (WOMENSENEWS)--The U.N. this week will be considering plans to save 16 million women's lives by 2015, as part of a major meeting focused on poverty- reducing goals. The big billion dollar question is not how it can be done but whether the U...[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] |
New Breast Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
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It's a great day for women's health! A new breast cancer vaccine is in the works and currently showing great promise of preventing and treating breast cancer.Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States, and this vaccine holds the p...[Read on] |
2009 Women's Health Heroes.
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Go check out Our Bodies Ourselves 2009 Women's Health Heroes. It is an amazing group of women's health advocates. From the blog,
The 20 outstanding individuals and organizations inducted in May 2009 have made significant, long-lasting contributions to ...[Read on] |
Are West Coast Tweeters Happier Than Their East Coast Counterparts?
| A new scientific survey of Twitter suggests that West Coasters are generally happier than their East Coast compatriots. Additionally, United States users are happiest on Sunday mornings, and most despondent Thursday evenings. (We’d respectfully disagree...[Read on] |
New Resources on Women's Poverty and Health Insurance
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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
More than one in eight women and nearly one in five children lived in poverty in the Unite...[Read on] |
Women Are the Labor Force, Where is Our Political Force?
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By WCF Fellow Trish
A study released today, The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything, focuses on a national landmark: for the first time in the history of the United States,...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Politi...[Read on] |
Women Abilities as Lawmakers Indisputable
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Posted by WCF Fellow Trish Calvarese
More money, more bills, more cooperation—this is what women in the United States bring to politics.
Politico reports that a study conducted by researchers at...
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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] |
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Launch 'Real Men Don't Buy Girls' Campaign
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The Demi and Ashton Foundation
(DNA), founded by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, launches its "Real Men
Don't Buy Girls" interactive video campaign this week, aiming to
educate the public about child sex slavery in the United States.
Kutc...[Read on] |
Cheerleading one's way to compliance
| A short but somewhat informative article about the issues surrounding competitive cheerleading and its potential to resolve some schools' Title IX issues around opportunities. Appropriate given the recent attempt by Quinnipiac to earn compliance by cuttin...[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] |
Japanese female pitcher Yosida signs with U.S. men’s team
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A female pitcher from Japan, Eri Yoshida, signed on to play with an all-male minor league baseball team in the United States, reported the Associated Press on April 9. Yoshida will be playing for the Chico Outlaws, based in Chico, Calif. The team said she...[Read on] |
Diablo Cody gets new gig
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Seems that Diablo Cody is continuing to beat the odds. Even though the Jennifer’s Body box office was weak she seems to have gotten her next gig. Let’s also keep in mind that Toni Collette won a surprise best actress Emmy on Sunday night for the U...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak Celebrates Female Heroes: Past, Present and Future
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Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays. I am so proud and blessed to be an American. Running the risk of sounding cliché, the United States truly is the land of opportunity. While watching the current events unfold in the Middle East and in othe...[Read on] |
United Nations creates new body on women and gender equality
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Ann mentioned this in our Weekly Feminist Reader, but I thought it deserved a bit more attention.
The New York Times announced the launch of a new agency developed out of the United Nations dedicated to promoting women's rights and gender equality, al...[Read on] |
America Must Do Better for Mothers in Childbirth, Says Documentarian Christy Turlington
| Ed Burns and Christy Turlington at Vanity Fair’s Tribeca Film Festival dinner, April 20, 2010. Photo via PatrickMcMullan.com. Every minute, a woman dies in childbirth. In total, that’s more than 500,000 women each year—and 90 percent of the time, th...[Read on] |
Women in Uniform in Iraq, Afghanistan, Prove They're Assets in Combat Zones
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It was thought having women with men in combat zones would cause chaos,
too many sex problems, but females have instead helped transform life
on military basesWomen in the Military | 08/17/2009 1:00 pm
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At the U.S. military base Warhorse in Iraq,...[Read on] |
Congratulations Justice Kagan
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by Rachel Peck, Fellow, National Women's Law Center
It's official! Elena Kagan is now an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. She was sworn in on Saturday by Chief Justice John Roberts and becomes the fourth woman to have ever served ...[Read on] |
Fall Back: Set Your Car Clocks Back on November 1!
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Don't forget to set the clocks back in your car on November 1! Daylight savings ends when we "Fall back" on the first Sunday in November and begins again when we "Spring forward" on the second Sunday of March. Benjamin Franklin was the first to propose a...[Read on] |
The POTUS Needs More Questions from Women!
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On Monday the President of the United States is sitting down with Steve Grove from CitizenTube and will be answering a series of questions generated directly from their Youtube channel. They have about eight video questions up right now, but none of them ...[Read on] |
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