View weekly media coverage on equity issues affecting women and girls. http://www.aauw.org/rss/equityIssues.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:27:56 -0400 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:18:40 -0400 60 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.0) http://www.feedforall.com Included in this issue:

- AAUW Executive Director Addresses National Science Foundation Committee
- AAUW Research Frames Discussion about A Women's Nation on MSNBC Segment
- AAUW Responds to A Woman's Nation, Bloggers Take Notice
- AAUW Member Shares 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine in Banner Year for Women
- AAUW Fellowship Alumna Featured in Newsweek Offers Tips on How to Handle Online Bullying
- National Women's Magazine Turns to AAUW for Answers on Important Salary Question
- AAUW Spokane (WA) Branch Turns 100
- AAUW Branches Honor Eleanor Roosevelt on Her 125th Birthday
- AAUW Report Cited in Story about an Increase in Sexual Harassment in Tucson Schools
- AAUW Executive Director Says "It's Time to Draw the Line on Tucker Max"
]]> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm C1C7110C-DCF5-45E6-B017-45537052DA77 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:18:40 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> AAUW Reacts to Wage Gap Data in the New U.S. Census Report<br /> AAUW Joins Call for Fair and Honest Debate on Public Policy Issues<br /> Online Training Course Developed To Prevent Sexual Harassment<br /> Women Have Come a Long Way, but Pay Inequities Remain<br /> AAUW: A Lot of Good Works in One Package<br /> Award Winning Columnist Addresses AAUW Lakewood (CO) branch http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 1E3727DD-2B34-4D4B-B3CD-A35A473BE0AD Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:10:27 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> - Senator Ted Kennedy Leaves a Legacy of Achievement that Shaped Today's Workplace<br> - Would You Run for Public Office?<br> - Battle over Health Care Affecting Pro-Woman Changes by Obama Administration<br> - Forged Letters Scandal Hits Home for AAUW's Jill Birdwhistell<br> - Health Care Discrimination against Women Must End<br> - AAUW Member Weighs in on Health Care Debate<br> - Women's Equality Day: Some Things You Should Know<br> - Gender Profiling Hurts Our National Health Care<BR><br /> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm F6C6271D-A983-4BBF-96A6-6DFE34F650B5 Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:42:20 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> - O's First-Ever Power List Includes 2009 AAUW Convention Speaker Lilly Ledbetter<br /> - Fake AAUW Letter about "Cap and Trade" Bill Turns Up, National Media Takes Notice<br /> - AAUW's 2007 Research Report Still Receiving Recognition<br /> - CyberGirlz Technology Camp Encourages Girls to get into Technology<br /> - AAUW has Come a Long Way since 1881<br /> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 1EE940E2-4895-45B0-9DA5-7462704B370B Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:07:40 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> -- Setting the Record Straight: Update by AAUW Executive Director Linda D. Hallman<br /> -- AAUW Attends White House Briefing on Women and Health Reform <br /> -- AZ Paper Says AAUW Could Foster More Civil Health Care Discussions <br /> -- AAUW Breaking through Barriers in STEM<br /> -- AAUW Taking Grant Applications<br /> -- Tech Trek: Getting Girls into Math and Science http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 067B1897-D0FF-46A1-8A82-90835771FE8B Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:24:21 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> -- AAUW Sets the Record Straight<br /> -- Justice Sotomayor: Newest High Court Member Makes America and N.Y. Proud<br /> -- Single-Sex Classrooms 'Not the Panacea'<br /> -- AAUW Awardee Continues to Garner Headlines<br /> -- Middle School Students Receive Scholarships for Summer Science Camp<br /> -- AAUW Member Named Interim Chancellor at City Colleges of Chicago http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 6EFDFE2D-769F-4D6F-B0E2-EE199FFF8A42 Sun, 9 Aug 2009 21:43:31 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> -- AAUW Researcher to Give STEM Presentation at Educational Equity Conference<br /> -- Caring about Women and Maternal Health<br /> -- Economy is Driving Many Osteoporotic Women to Retire Later<br /> -- Studies Show the More Women in Management, the More Profitable the Company<br /> -- AAUW Researcher is Highlighted in News Story about Boys' Academic Struggles<br /> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm E9ED0C4E-9B45-4F4C-B6E7-759FE73C7223 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:03:45 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> -- AAUW Releases Statement of Support for Sonia Sotomayor<br /> -- Promoting Equal Pay: Lilly Ledbetter States Her Case<br /> -- Paycheck Fairness? The Time is Now!<br /> -- Are You Getting a Fair Wage?<br /> -- AAUW Program Encourages Girls to Enter STEM fields<br /> -- AAUW National Convention Still Making Headlines<br /> -- Grad Student Receives AAUW Fellowship for Quillwork Research http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 49527FB7-F7DD-415B-9CAE-374A32120398 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:32:20 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> -- Ledbetter, women politicians headline AAUW convention<br /> -- 900 AAUW members attend St. Louis convention<br /> -- Jackie Speier Speaking at AAUW National Convention This Weekend<br /> -- Equal Pay is not only about fairness -- it's about survival<br /> -- Money for Grad School<br /> -- Paycheck Fairness http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 648B5ABC-5DAA-4FF0-90B2-D303F988D3E2 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:25:30 -0400 Included in this issue:<br /> -- AAUW Co-Sponsors Summit Aimed at Encouraging Girls to Consider Careers in STEM<br /> -- White House Press Office Takes Note of AAUW Statement on Judge Sonia Sotomayor<br /> -- AAUW Names 2009 Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award Winner<br /> -- AAUW Member Leader's Thoughts about Pay Equity Appear in The Advocate<br /> -- AAUW Supports Newly Introduced Bill which Addresses Gender Equity in Sports<br /> -- AAUW Co-Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on Girls' Sports http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 93BB46DF-11AA-44EC-AEC9-769A4DCBF325 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:22:01 -0400 -- Trinity Students Have High Praise for the AAUW/NASPA Student Leadership Conference
-- Campaign College Promoted at AAUW’s Summer Conference for College Women
-- Ambivalence about Feminism
-- Assistant Secretary Duckworth Honored With Women of Distinction Award
-- Naomi Tutu Inspires Students at National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
-- NCCWSL Keynoter on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday
-- Equal Pay Helps All
-- AAUW, Dr. Phil Mentioned in Column about Equal Pay Act Anniversary
-- Pitt Graduate Student Earns AAUW Fellowship
-- What It Means to Be a Woman
-- AAUW Member Leader Pens Guest Opinion about Fair Pay]]> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 949116D7-1858-49D7-867F-C01BBFE8E574 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:23:57 -0400 Included in this edition:<br /> -- AAUW 2009 Woman of Distinction Picks up New Honor<br /> -- AAUW on the Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court<br /> -- Leadership Conference Held in Idaho Thanks to AAUW Grant<br /> -- Mujer y Universidad: Una Ruta a la Equidad (Women and Education: A Path to Equity)<br /> -- Thanks to AAUW-Funded Mentoring Program, Students Reach High http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 1052DE6C-200D-4E43-958C-43D3044BC00A Sun, 31 May 2009 23:02:35 -0400 Included in this edition:<br /> -- AAUW Executive Director Gets Invited to the White House<br /> -- AAUW's Top Policy Adviser Speaks at Equal Pay for Equal Work Press Conference<br /> -- Court Rules Old Maternity Leave Doesn't Count Toward Pension<br /> -- AAUW Urges N.D. Senators to Approve the Paycheck Fairness Act<br /> -- Best Pick for High Court Would Be Working Mother http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 471AB98B-9F8F-4A36-AD38-88A8D7BB8C29 Tue, 26 May 2009 11:41:38 -0400 Included in this edition:<br /> -- AAUW Receives Great Press in Puerto Rico Thanks to Executive Director’s Visit<br /> -- AAUW Public Policy Director Talks Title IX on the Dave Ross Show<br /> -- U.S. Supreme Court to Hear AAUW-Supported Case April 22<br /> -- Book Tells of Female U.S. Soldiers Raped by Comrades http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 1038B615-820A-430E-9748-178F8A45FDD2 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:08:41 -0400 Included in this edition:<br /> -- AAUW Posts New Resources for Sexual Assault Awareness Month<br /> -- AAUW Branch President from Mass. Opines about Equal Pay Day<br /> -- Title IX's Inspiring, Significant Impact on Women<br /> -- AAUW's $tart $mart Campus Negotiation Workshops Get Media Mention http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 6260AC62-8FEC-4276-AB80-BC2F03C7F4B3 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:26:16 -0400 Included in this edition:<br /> -- Marie Claire Quotes AAUW in Article about Salaries<br /> -- AAUW Member Says Ledbetter Law Just One Step Toward Fair Pay<br /> -- Patsy Mink to be Remembered at Upcoming AAUW Convention<br /> -- It's Thumbs Up for AAUW http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 1DD3AF64-49BF-4053-8865-87498146A429 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:25:53 -0400 Included in this edition:<br /> -- AAUW Blog Post Responds to Criticism on White House Council on Women and Girls<br /> -- Website Celebrates Famed Scientist who Benefitted from AAUW’s Support<br /> -- Sexual Assault Permeates U.S. Armed Forces<br /> -- AAUW Among the Groups Working to Empower Women as Future Political Leaders http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm C9C26890-5AAA-490B-8579-7D44E1FBD320 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:28:03 -0400 Included in this edition:<br /> -- AAUW Spokeswoman Goes on Radio, Shows AAUW’s Breadth<br /> -- AAUW Executive Director Applauds Formation of Council on Women and Girls<br /> -- AAUW Salutes Five Women Who Are Changing the World<br /> -- AAUW Member Talks about Gains but Says Our Fight Continues<br /> -- On International Women’s Day, AAUW Helped to Make a Powerful Noise<br /> -- AAUW Grant Goes a Long Way at Shenandoah University http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 36829876-1F11-482E-8E80-9A7B09AEC2DC Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:54:54 -0400 Included in this edition:<br /> -- Women Battle Poverty, Disease, Hate in Film<br /> -- First Lady Invites Lilly Ledbetter to President's First Congressional Address<br /> -- N. Dakota Bill Would Effectively Outlaw Abortion in the State<br /> -- Where Are All the Women?<br /> -- AAUW Former Member Authors 'Her Story'<br /> -- AAUW Quoted in Story on Nontraditional Nursing Program http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 71232F05-6439-440D-A88E-9DF3DD5BC6C2 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:43:45 -0500 Included in this edition:<br /> -- AAUW Supports the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009<br /> -- Sexual Assault is Still a Widespread Problem<br /> -- AAUW Applauds Senate HELP Committee Vote on Hilda Solis<br /> -- Johnnetta Cole, the Recipient of AAUW’s 1991 Achievement Award, Back in the News<br /> -- Lilly Ledbetter's Story Inspires Everyone http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm B84841AE-29AD-4F80-8920-9057FFD31CF8 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:07:05 -0500 Included in this edition:<br /> President Barack Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act<br /> Women Workers Who Speak Out<br /> President Inspires Girls to Become Next Generation of Leaders<br /> For Pacific Grove Woman, Inauguration Stirs Memories of Struggle<br /> Women Need Financial Empowerment to Address Health Care Issues http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm C40993BE-5446-4B80-A9DB-8236B2C1839C Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:34:50 -0500 Included in this edition:<br /> AAUW Gives Back to Community<br /> SUNY Stony Brook Settles Sex Discrimination Case<br /> Call to Arms, Call to Arms, Sister!<br /> Lilly Ledbetter Named Keynote Speaker at AAUW-NJ Issues Conference<br /> DeLauro: It's Time to Close the Wage Gap<br /> Lilly Ledbetter's Courageous Acts Pump Up Your Pocketbook http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 33251CEE-BA34-4CAE-8408-80C072E1B19B Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:55:07 -0500 Included in this edition:<br /> -- House Approves Bills to Fight Gender Wage Gap<br> -- Workplace Legislation Coming to a Head in Congress<br> -- Reversing Discrimination http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm AB96D59D-05EC-41FD-8549-777CC7A354B6 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:16:27 -0500 Included in this edition:<br /> -- Women and Job Creation<br> -- Bush-Era Regs Form 'Undo This' Wish List for 2009<br> -- The 2008 wowOwow List of 20 Fabulous Female Firsts<br> -- Obama Picks SoCal Rep. Solis as Labor Secretary<br> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 2B3B33B9-6B9D-44FF-9CC9-AB2F1AD0830B Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:35:38 -0500 Articles in this edition:<br /> - Many Women Not Getting Care They Need After Heart Attacks<br> - Court May Rule In Favor Of AT&T on Pregnancy Leave<br> - Take a Stand against Oppression, Bigotry<br> - Rutgers Tries To Expand Role of Women in Sciences<br> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 1B7DA8D2-2899-4E1F-93BA-98697D112B31 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:32:36 -0500 Articles in this edition:<br /><br /> - AAUW's Christianne Corbett Appears on WPSU-TV's "Common Ground Lobby Talks," Talks about Where the Girls Are <br> - Women Hope to Fill Ranks of Obama's Pentagon <br> - The Fight for Pay Equity <br> - Rice Signs onto U.N. Campaign to Fight Violence against Women <br> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm ADCB7472-C99D-45BF-821A-A882DDE265E0 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:25:36 -0500 Articles in this edition:<br /><br /> - AAUW’s Christianne Corbett to Appear Thursday, Nov. 13 on WPSU TV’s 'Common Ground Lobby Talks' to Talk About Where the Girls Are <br> - State Law Threatens Gender-Equity Programs <br> - Local Woman Heads AAUW of Michigan<br> - Feinstein Leads Pack of Possible Candidates for Governor<br> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm F4A252C8-3798-4E9A-8708-B3FE5AF6C65C Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:48:54 -0500
- Seminar Urges Women to Prepare for their Financial Futures
- Obama to Visit White House
- Equal Work, Equal Pay: Congress Seeks to Make Gender Pay
- High School Girls Build Bridges to Future Careers
- After Colorado Loss, Ward Connerly May Pull the Plug on
- N.H. First State with Female Majority in Senate
- AAUW Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
- Vets Group Gives McCain Bad Scores for Votes He Missed
- Insurance Companies Charge Women More
- Would Amendment 46 Cancel Summer Science Camp for Girls?
- All-Male Senate in S.C.?
]]> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 545ECAD7-88EE-4F9A-9D34-3D85F7F6F98E Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:19:20 -0500 Articles in this edition:<br /><br /> - GET TO KNOW ME - Catherine Forslund<br /> - Medical Textbook Gender Bias<br /> - Shriver: Palin, Clinton Candidacies Normalize Idea of Women in Power<br /> - Women are More Likely to Outlive their Savings<br /> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 4D91F649-48E4-4C1D-991A-31F32AAEC1D1 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:34:14 -0400 Articles in this edition:<br /><br /> - AAUW News<br /> - Closing the Gap for Equal Pay<br /> - In Debate, McCain Had Joe the Plumber, Obama Had Lilly Ledbetter<br /> - Poverty Affects Education<br /> - National Conference for College Women Student Leaders: Leadership for Today and Tomorrow http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 642E2F22-BE91-4D92-A7FA-4A4A1FC736E9 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:27:05 -0400 Articles in this edition:<br /><br /> - AAUW News<br /> - Camp Helps Girls Get into Math, Science <br /> - The Race for the White House<br /> - Major Supreme Court Cases for the New Term<br /> http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm D1C6C2EF-7CD7-4421-AB9F-29893CF11DC6 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:33:27 -0400 Articles in this edition:<br /> -- AAUW Gives Feingold Perfect Score on Women's Issues<br /> -- McCain, Obama in Virtual Tie for Women's Votes, New Poll Finds <br /> -- Cheers & Jeers of the Week: Rwanda Women Gain Seats; World Leaders Fall Short<br /> -- Lilly Ledbetter, a Real War Hero, Could Help Obama Win http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm F715FEC5-88F4-4B96-8B12-B153EA02286D Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:50:13 -0400 Articles in this edition:<br /> <br /> -- Where's that Girl Power?<br /> -- Equal Before Mammon<br /> -- Why are there so Few Women who are Political Cartoonists?<br /> -- Sarah Palin: What's Sexist and What's Not Sexist?<br /> -- Teen Seeks to Make 9/11 Federal Holiday http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 8A6FB212-175B-407B-8F67-3CB0E4AB623D Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:00:00 -0400 Articles in this weeks' edition:<br /><br /> <br /> -- Company Says it Could Take Weeks to Restore Gulf Coast Power<br /> -- Girl Power at School, but Not at the Office<br /> -- Purdue's Program Mix Helps Explain Male Majority<br /> -- Gay Republicans Endorse McCain-Palin Ticket http://www.aauw.org/About/newsroom/InTheNews.cfm 462AB331-C964-46FB-8DB5-39159B5C484C Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0400 NYTimes Blogs (Thursday, June 26)<br /> http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/of-mice-and-women/<br /> <br /> I am someone, you see, who dropped science after 9th grade. Who dropped math after 10th. Who studied an accumulated 18 years of foreign languages, but has never set foot in a lab. http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/of-mice-and-women/ 565F229F-5FD4-43BE-AF0E-229F3A35041C Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 MetroWest (MA) Daily News (Thursday, June 26)<br /> http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/opinion/x875594507/Atherton-Zeman-What-men-can-do-about-domestic-violence<br /> <br /> Some days, I get the newspaper and cheer. Go, Celtics! Some days, I get the newspaper and cringe. The Neil Entwhistle murder trial. TOPIC: Violence Against Women http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/opinion/x875594507/Atherton-Zeman-What-men-can-do-about-domestic-violence 7C29FC7D-02CB-45EF-B863-F875FBE53601 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 alternet.org (Thursday, June 26)<br /> http://www.alternet.org/sex/89579/?ses=6787fd3e1d2c55ae21519b2d8dbfb9d7<br /> Well now, isn't that a relief. The infamous "pregnancy pact" at Gloucester High School turns out to be an urban legend. http://www.alternet.org/sex/89579/?ses=6787fd3e1d2c55ae21519b2d8dbfb9d7 4653CA1A-9533-430A-ADC9-B73BE9B8FCBE Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The Daily Kos (Wednesday, June 25)<br /> http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/25/22311/4328<br /> <br /> In the 1970's the nation struggled with the concept and the reality of women athletes. As women entered sports in greater numbers, particularly after the enactment of Title IX, they didn't find open doors and welcoming facilities. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/25/22311/4328 65749F50-D12A-4097-8090-F5A968AB555A Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Galveston County (TX) Daily News (Wednesday, June 25)<br /> http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=43126d573b48309b&-session=TheDailyNews:42F949A10f42c00384Uot1D21E7D<br /> <br /> The district attorney’s office will try to get special funding for a prosecutor to address a backlog of more than 900 cases in which women were the victims of violent crimes. TOPIC: Violence Against Women http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=43126d573b48309b&-session=TheDailyNews:42F949A10f42c00384Uot1D21E7D 95C45EEC-60AC-45E7-9CA4-79440CFED9CA Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 alternet.org (Wednesday, June 25)<br /> http://www.alternet.org/workplace/89121/?ses=76eb0595ec19edee57a3993e70e46874<br /> <br /> One of the most significant trends over the past 50 years has been the movement of women, especially mothers, into the paid labor force. TOPIC: Women and Work http://www.alternet.org/workplace/89121/?ses=76eb0595ec19edee57a3993e70e46874 E1FC2976-71E8-491E-9C03-F0C526A4940E Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The Star-Ledger (Monday, June 23)<br /> http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/1214195713207890.xml&coll=1<br /> <br /> But on the 36th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, a federal law guaranteeing equal opportunities for males and females in sports, they wonder why more women from their generation aren't involved with molding today's young women. TOPIC: Title IX, Women and Sports http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/1214195713207890.xml&coll=1 08B79CFF-F41C-4DA0-8AD8-BA2543DFD62E Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The Wall Street Journal (Monday, June 23)<br /> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121417762585295459.html?mod=googlenews_wsj<br /> <br /> Flush with cash, Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide are aggressively expanding their reach, seeking to woo more affluent patients with a network of suburban clinics and huge new health centers that project a decidedly upscale image. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121417762585295459.html?mod=googlenews_wsj 067D0C6D-CEA9-4D2C-844D-806ED6DCDE63 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The New York Times (Monday, June 23)<br /> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/washington/23pentagon.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1214247829-sx4pbvznwAG4710z0wKVtg<br /> <br /> The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/washington/23pentagon.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1214247829-sx4pbvznwAG4710z0wKVtg D02D32A8-E5C7-44AE-A0B0-74933D5515DD Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Gannett News Service (Monday, June 23)<br /> http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080623/NEWS01/806230337/1002/NEWS<br /> <br /> Forty-five years ago this month, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to try to end the wage gap between women and men. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080623/NEWS01/806230337/1002/NEWS 555847BA-2EEB-40C1-A813-765A81CB80BB Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 SportsHubLA.com (Monday, June 23)<br /> http://www.sportshubla.com/2008/06/23/candace-parker-dunks-is-that-a-good-thing/<br /> <br /> It's a very good thing that the sport has flourished for women on the college level, and that a domestic pro league exists.  But the focus on dunking in the women's game -- it always seems to be a point of emphasis and hoopla whenever it happens -- doesn't do the sport any favors. TOPIC: Title IX, Women and Sports http://www.sportshubla.com/2008/06/23/candace-parker-dunks-is-that-a-good-thing/ 8AD4C15A-682C-425C-B9A9-F31B1E4A09F3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Mother Jones (Monday, June 23)<br /> http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/06/family-medical-leave-act-changes.html<br /> <br /> When it passed in 1993, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was supposed to be the beginning of a new movement to reshape the workplace to reflect the needs of working families. But the bill -- allowing some workers to take a few weeks off, unpaid, to care for a new baby or a sick family member without losing their jobs -- is incomplete. TOPIC: Women and Work http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/06/family-medical-leave-act-changes.html 1111DE2D-8748-409A-921A-769637EC00CF Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The Baltimore Sun (Sunday, June 22)<br /> http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.filmmakers22jun22,0,4324546.story<br /> <br /> Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond were already steeped in the reality of urban education long before they came to Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School in 2004 to film Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card. http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.filmmakers22jun22,0,4324546.story 26657C2D-4388-46C4-9EFA-36B03A150527 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The Sacramento Bee (Sunday, June 22)<br /> http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/1030999.html<br /> <br /> If a court determines that NASCAR officials harassed and discriminated against an African American female track employee, that she labored in a hostile working environment and was unlawfully terminated, the good old boys of NASCAR will need more than a bath and another round of diversity training to clean up their image. http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/1030999.html 7C6BB2CF-89F3-409B-88EA-D6AB75D3C5FB Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Inside Higher Ed (Thursday, June 19)<br /> http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/19/gaps<br /> <br /> Why do women, on average, earn less than men in faculty positions? Report after report has documented the gaps, which persist even when controlling for many variables (beyond bias) that could account for some of the difference. TOPIC: Women and Work http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/19/gaps 9FCAE9EB-A6E1-4A07-A650-38A323EEC8FB Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Blogher (Thursday, June 19)<br /> http://www.blogher.com/study-suggests-high-achieving-students-are-being-left-behind-u-s-schools<br /> <br /> The Fordham Institute today released a report on two fascinating studies about the state of high-achieving students under the Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) initiative. http://www.blogher.com/study-suggests-high-achieving-students-are-being-left-behind-u-s-schools 986121EE-1B8A-4969-8C12-33521E06E8CD Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The Orange County Register (Thursday, June 19)<br /> http://www.ocregister.com/articles/women-study-faculty-2072892-uci-bryant<br /> <br /> Female professors at UC Irvine overwhelmingly believe discrimination makes it harder for them to do their jobs, get hired and be promoted, according to a first-of-its-kind study that interviewed 80 women on campus. TOPIC: Women and Work http://www.ocregister.com/articles/women-study-faculty-2072892-uci-bryant 1103838B-304F-41B6-A83F-77D7C704FE38 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 PC Advisor (Thursday, June 19)<br /> http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1987&blogid=4<br /> <br /> The LA Times has accused Apple of ignoring the plight of women with its new 3G iPhone, to be launched on July 11. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1987&blogid=4 6761E68E-D6B6-4CD3-9E7A-03360DA7B52D Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The Huffington Post (Thursday, June 19)<br /> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-silverstein/doc-film-makers-keep-wome_b_108115.html<br /> <br /> The news regarding women directors of fictional films in Hollywood continues to be bleak: in 2007, only 6 percent of these films were directed by women. TOPIC: Women and Work http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-silverstein/doc-film-makers-keep-wome_b_108115.html 71BE6CE5-CD94-46DB-8E1B-34908F4FD88B Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Womenstake (Wednesday, June 18)<br /> http://nwlc.blogs.com/womenstake/2008/06/boys-will-be-bo.html<br /> <br /> According to last weekend's Washington Post about 500 public schools nationwide will institute single-sex classrooms by next fall. http://nwlc.blogs.com/womenstake/2008/06/boys-will-be-bo.html B249A876-516B-4D38-A566-FE6926D218C2 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 New York Times (Wednesday, June 18)<br /> http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/445100<br /> <br /> Angered by what they consider sexist news coverage of Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, many women and erstwhile Clinton supporters are proposing boycotts of the cable networks, putting up videos on a "Media Hall of Shame," starting a national conversation about sexism and pushing the New York senator's rival, Barack Obama, to address the matter. http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/445100 60653CF9-BC03-46D7-AE10-55F5B965DF47 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 USA Today (Wednesday, June 18)<br /> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/womensbasketball/wac/2008-06-18-fresno-state-suit_N.htm<br /> <br /> Former Fresno State women's basketball coach Stacy Johnson-Klein's sexual discrimination and gender harassment case against the school has been settled after three years. TOPIC: Title IX, Women and Sports http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/womensbasketball/wac/2008-06-18-fresno-state-suit_N.htm EDAD360D-5CC1-499D-80A3-B723042E55AA Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 CNN (Tuesday, June 17)<br /> http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/06/17/harder.to.raise/index.html<br /> <br /> Stereotyping, or large kernels of truth? "I think parents use 'which is harder?' as an expression of whatever our frustration is at the moment," says family therapist Michael Gurian, author of "Nurture the Nature." http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/06/17/harder.to.raise/index.html D9F268EA-92E3-4EC5-ACAE-B658AEEA3EAF Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Eduwonkette (Tuesday, June 17)<br /> http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/eduwonkette/2008/06/a_leonard_sax_fact_check_are_w.html<br /> <br /> Leonard Sax, everyone's favorite advocate of gender-based education, has a commentary in this week's Ed Week, "Where the Girls Aren't: What the Media Missed in the AAUW's Report on Gender Equity." http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/eduwonkette/2008/06/a_leonard_sax_fact_check_are_w.html D0EF6185-5F32-44C5-BC2D-111003493A88 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Tampa Bay's 10 (Tuesday, June 17)<br /> http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=82812&catid=8<br /> <br /> St. Petersburg, Florida -- If she hadn't been an astronaut or teacher, Sally Ride may have been a tennis pro. http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=82812&catid=8 E503EF2F-0D47-43DB-BA5C-508319C9A402 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 The Charlotte Observer (Sunday, June 15)<br /> http://www.charlotte.com/236/story/670626.html<br /> <br /> A pregnancy discrimination lawsuit that a teacher filed against the Gaston County public school system last year is set to go to trial after mediation came to an impasse. TOPIC: Women and Work http://www.charlotte.com/236/story/670626.html 454E73E9-E635-4170-B7F8-8300BDFBDCFD Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Associated Press (Saturday, June 14)<br /> http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jun14/0,4670,WomenVeterans,00.html<br /> <br /> Health care for female military veterans lags behind the care offered to male vets at many VA facilities, an internal agency report says, even as women are serving on front lines at historic levels. TOPIC: Women and Work http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jun14/0,4670,WomenVeterans,00.html C2D31843-6C0D-40B0-9EC8-A9BB9DE9D55B Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0400 Washington Post (Sunday, June 8)<br /> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/06/05/ST2008060501597.html?sid=ST2008060501597 <br /> <br /> The most sophisticated, accomplished, entitled graduates ever produced by American colleges are heading into the workplace. And employers are falling all over themselves to vie for their talents. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/06/05/ST2008060501597.html?sid=ST2008060501597 E2A79E0C-AFF0-4839-8D83-47504EEAC9C5 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:31 -0400 Voice of America (Thursday, June 5)<br /> http://voanews.com/english/2008-06-05-voa51.cfm<br /> <br /> Sergeant Barbara Ospina .. says she is committed to fighting the war on terror - but also another battle: the fight for women's rights in Afghanistan. http://voanews.com/english/2008-06-05-voa51.cfm 20DAC184-C89E-45CC-AEDF-500531F972D4 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:31 -0400 Associated Press (Wednesday, June 4)<br /> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5il0LVJV5XoBneOqLp533AOTxl3TQD913J39G0<br /> <br /> A prominent women's rights lawyer has been sued for sexual harassment by a former female office manager at his Manhattan firm. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5il0LVJV5XoBneOqLp533AOTxl3TQD913J39G0 9B00523C-4803-4AA3-8D0E-9DC816F1F549 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:30 -0400 WVTM-TV/Birmingham (Tuesday, June 3)<br /> http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2008-06-03-0022.html<br /> <br /> Some startling statistics about rape in this country: Every 2 minutes someone in the US is sexually assaulted. One out of every six women will be a victim of sexual abuse in their lifetime. But only six percent of rapists will ever go to jail. http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2008-06-03-0022.html B55756F7-1A8E-4867-965B-7F48C90F7867 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:29 -0400 CSTV (Tuesday, June 10)<br /> http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/stories/061008aac.html<br /> <br /> Former UCLA head softball coach Sue Enquist was one of four people inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame on Monday night at the grand opening of the Billie Jean King Women's Sports Center in the new Sports Museum of America. http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/stories/061008aac.html 43FC6B1E-1047-4CE9-BEEA-792AC03D767F Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:29 -0400 The Salt Lake Tribune (Sunday, June 1)<br /> http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_9443563<br /> <br /> Being female, I take a little personal satisfaction when females succeed in traditionally male-dominated sports. http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_9443563 DC6C9628-0841-46C0-BA29-028985B24D6E Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:23 -0400 East Valley Tribune (Saturday, May 31)<br > http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/117574<br /> <br /> In 1970, one in 27 high school girls played a varsity sport. Today, that figure is two in five, with professional leagues a product of this growth surge. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/117574 3EEA46B0-DAA4-4BAB-A9FF-8F8608229E22 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:22 -0400 The Washington Post (Thursday, June 12)<br /> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/11/AR2008061103169.html?hpid=opinionsbox1<br /> <br /> She came closer to breaking the White House barrier than any woman in history. Someday, she or some other woman will go all the way. Whoever that is will owe Clinton's 2008 run a huge debt. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/11/AR2008061103169.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 3D473FA9-0CA2-4006-AF5A-5F8F93B6C70C Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:21 -0400 The Boston Globe (Wednesday, June 11)<br /> http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/06/11/<br /> <br /> A professor at Smith College, whose groundbreaking 1984 history "When and Where I Enter: the Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America" powerfully recounted the centuries-long struggle of black women with sexism and racism, focuses her attention in "Ida" on the ways in which these forces played themselves out in the life of one courageous and indomitable woman. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/06/11/ B7865CBF-6B3F-4427-8CB8-60EBB7917C15 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:07:29 -0400 The Washington Post (Sunday, June 8)<br /> <br /> Looking to the Future, Feminism Has to Focus<br /> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060603494.html <br /><br /> ... and The Civil Rights Movement Needs to Overcome Its Fears<br /> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060603497.html<br /><br /> Feminism ought to matter more than ever<br /> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5837673.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060603494.html EA24C4DF-F78A-42DB-98A4-E1AC636E32D9 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:07:28 -0400 The Associated Press (Monday, June 2)<br /> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iAFtNcKmm9jA3rZpNqLVbDBvEJQQD9123QJG1<br /> <br /> A young Iranian activist and his lawyer said Monday that he had become the first man sentenced for participating in a campaign to change laws that discriminate against women. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iAFtNcKmm9jA3rZpNqLVbDBvEJQQD9123QJG1 5F94CB94-B3A0-466C-A6EF-BBF58B28BE6A Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:07:28 -0400 The Milford Daily News (Sunday, June 1)<br /> http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1878566646/Roberts-It-could-be-a-long-wait<br /> <br /> Women who find Clinton's candidacy somehow tainted by the fact that she derives power from her husband's presidency fail to understand traditional paths to female political power. http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1878566646/Roberts-It-could-be-a-long-wait 743740AE-CD22-42D0-B570-96BC609DF0DE Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:07:28 -0400 The Washington Post (Sunday, June 1)<br /> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053101742.html?hpid=topnews<br /> <br /> Proponents of sex education programs that focus on encouraging abstinence are launching a nationwide campaign aimed at enlisting 1 million parents to support the controversial approach. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053101742.html?hpid=topnews 388F2E2D-381B-4A10-979A-433FC6FA36EC Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:07:27 -0400 Talk of the Nation (Friday, May 30)<br /> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90975024<br /> <br /> How do population, natural resources and women's rights all intersect? Robert Engelman explains in a new book how allowing women to control their reproduction can lead to a more sustainable planet. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90975024 F7601240-46B3-4CA5-89A5-D99BBAE5BC0A Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:07:27 -0400 CNN (Friday, May 30)<br /> http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/30/vatican.women.priests/<br /> <br /> The Vatican announced Thursday in a general decree that it will excommunicate anyone who would attempt to ordain a woman as a priest and the woman herself. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/30/vatican.women.priests/ 68AC77FE-4146-4197-A093-398132942705 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:07:26 -0400 Business Week (Thursday, May 8)<br /> http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_20/b4084028289172.htm<br /> <br /> Men, concentrated in the weakest sectors, are losing jobs in this downturn, while women make gains. TOPIC: Women in the Workplace http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_20/b4084028289172.htm 998700EF-993F-42BD-957D-76164F645B30 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 -0400 The New York Times Well Blog (Wednesday, May 7)<br /> http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/girls-sports-and-sportsmanship/ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/sports/baseball/30vecsey.html?ex=1210305600&en=5af0d6acc89025b2&ei=5070&emc=eta1<br /> <br /> If there already weren't enough reasons to get your child involved in sports, the story of Sara Tucholsky will give you another one. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/girls-sports-and-sportsmanship/%20http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/sports/baseball/30vecsey.html?ex=1210305600&en=5af0d6acc89025b2&ei=5070&emc=eta1 66A95F2A-CD0C-441A-BF2D-42F9FE8D8FFA Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 -0400 The Sydney Morning Herald (Tuesday, May 6)<br /> http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/all-he-wanted-to-do-was-take-his-wifes-name/2008/05/06/1209839596100.html<br /> <br /> All Michael Buday wanted to do was take the last name of his wife, Diana Bijon, when they married in the U.S. http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/all-he-wanted-to-do-was-take-his-wifes-name/2008/05/06/1209839596100.html 31AC75F4-525B-483A-84B1-B8FE39776CF2 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 -0400 The Associated Press (Monday, May 5)<br /> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hB_lXH3EjHqSeJYEbQrt00rG4YmQD90FIFEGK<br /> <br /> Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hB_lXH3EjHqSeJYEbQrt00rG4YmQD90FIFEGK 0E138B87-88EB-4B15-B233-476F23D0A900 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 -0400 The Plain Dealer (Sunday, May 4)<br /> http://www.cleveland.com/beyondrape/<br /> <br /> I am Joanna Connors, and I am telling the story I kept private for 23 years. I'm doing it for all of the others who have survived sexual assault in silence, ashamed and afraid to tell their stories. TOPIC: Violence Against Women http://www.cleveland.com/beyondrape/ 61B5A13A-24F9-45B5-9D9E-1793332657C0 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 -0400 The New York Times (Friday, May 2)<br /> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/nyregion/02lawsuit.html?scp=44&sq=women&st=nyt<br /> <br /> At least 54 more women are accusing Bloomberg L.P., the financial-services and media company founded by [New York City] Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, of discriminating against pregnant employees, a lawyer for the federal government said on Thursday. TOPIC: Women in the Workplace http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/nyregion/02lawsuit.html?scp=44&sq=women&st=nyt 7F00D392-7ED1-45D5-B02D-5DBDD93AA875 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 -0400 United Press International (Monday, April 28)<br> http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2008/04/28/69_pct_of_young_moms_incur_medical_debt/8333/<br><br> Sixty-nine percent of young mothers ages 18 to 34 have incurred medical debt, a survey indicates. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2008/04/28/69_pct_of_young_moms_incur_medical_debt/8333/ 9A6856BB-0829-4745-BCE5-7ABB52452D3C Mon, 5 May 2008 13:07:41 -0400 Yale Daily News (Monday, April 28)<br> http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/24723<br><br> Students affiliated with the Zeta Psi fraternity who were involved in January’s "Yale Sluts" incident stood before the Executive Committee of Yale College three weeks ago and were found "not guilty" on a charge of intimidation and harassment, sources close to the proceedings confirmed this weekend. http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/24723 479E1200-CAF6-43A2-9B38-4860B2861EB0 Mon, 5 May 2008 13:06:48 -0400 The Guardian (Thursday, May 1)<br> http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/johnny_vegas.html<br><br> I go to comedy gigs almost every week, but I've never seen anything quite like what I witnessed at the Bloomsbury theatre in London last Friday night. Like many people I've often left gigs offended. That's stand-up. The%20Guardian%20(Thursday,%20May%201)%3Cbr%3E%20http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/johnny_vegas.html 20E39BEC-B7AC-4CFB-B947-183CCC809E53 Mon, 5 May 2008 13:05:56 -0400 The New York Times (Tuesday, April 29)<br> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/world/asia/29india.html?scp=72&sq=women&st=nyt <br><br> The Indian prime minister described the widespread practice of aborting female fetuses as a “national shame” on Monday, and called for stricter enforcement of laws devised to prevent doctors from helping parents to avoid the birth of unwanted daughters. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/world/asia/29india.html?scp=72&sq=women&st=nyt EF57B3DC-EF4D-44EE-BC0C-9BB8F25C2BEA Mon, 5 May 2008 13:05:06 -0400 The Washington Post (Tuesday, April 29)<br> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043003415.html?hpid=topnews <br><br> Pfc. Monica Brown cracked open the door of her Humvee outside a remote village in eastern Afghanistan to the pop of bullets shot by Taliban fighters. But instead of taking cover, the 18-year-old medic grabbed her bag and ran through gunfire toward fellow soldiers in a crippled and burning vehicle. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043003415.html?hpid=topnews E4053B6D-AEE0-4ECF-9C83-BABB22AB3F2C Mon, 5 May 2008 13:01:46 -0400 NPR Morning Edition (Tuesday, April 29)<br> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90015810&ft=1&f=1003<br><br> Since it was founded, the L.A. SWAT team has been all-male, mostly white and resistant to change. But that may soon change. The unit has permitted a woman to enter its training program, and if Jennifer Grasso, 36, survives the intense 12-week course, she will make history. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90015810&ft=1&f=1003 01D29C46-8A30-4EF5-9945-6EC5BA38180F Mon, 5 May 2008 13:00:50 -0400 The New York Times (Wednesday, April 30)<br> http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/lifestyle-saudi-women.html?_r=2&scp=34&sq=women&st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=slogin<br><br> When clerics, ministers and businessmen gathered at a forum in Riyadh last month to discuss women in the workplace, there were no women in sight. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/lifestyle-saudi-women.html?_r=2&scp=34&sq=women&st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=slogin 0FA8FF1E-DB1C-4F82-B844-2E4CCF2193B4 Mon, 5 May 2008 12:59:19 -0400 The Tucson Citizen (Wednesday, April 23)<br /> http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/83270.php<br /> <br /> Recent headlines reveal what many of us already know - Americans are witnessing the highest inflation rates seen in more than 20 years. http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/83270.php 9A482B06-E1C5-4E8A-9136-01A927EA548E Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:00:00 -0400 The Washington Post (Wednesday, April 23)<br /> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042202696.html<br /> <br /> As Senate leaders yesterday observed Equal Pay Day, the White House threatened to veto a bill that would make it easier for victims of discrimination to sue their employers over unequal pay. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042202696.html C250A4AB-C2D8-4064-BFB6-9D69C7B4BE2A Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:00:00 -0400 The New York Times (Sunday, April 6)<br> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/opinion/06kristof.html?scp=1&sq=sex+discrimination&st=nyt<br><br> To my horror, I turn out to be a racist.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Worth a Read http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/opinion/06kristof.html?scp=1&sq=sex+discrimination&st=nyt 75EC16FC-DA63-49FF-8E14-ED52DC3A5931 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:01:08 -0400 USA Today (Wednesday, April 9)<br> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-04-09-iraq-contractorsassault_N.htm<br><br> The Justice Department has not prosecuted any cases involving sexual assaults against civilians who work for contractors in Iraq or Afghanistan, despite a law giving it that authority, according to written testimony submitted to a Senate subcommittee. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-04-09-iraq-contractorsassault_N.htm 90184CA2-6892-4649-ACBB-942454BA18E5 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:00:11 -0400 Orlando Sentinel (Tuesday, April 15) <br> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/southwest/orl-bk-cheerleader-beating-041508,0,3796713.story<br><br> Victoria Lindsay told a 911 operator "I just got jumped" moments after six girls pummeled the 16-year-old cheerleader, according to a 911 recording released today. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/southwest/orl-bk-cheerleader-beating-041508,0,3796713.story 906AF672-AB77-4180-9D06-871023E4A3C5 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:58:50 -0400 The Village Voice (Tuesday, April 8) <br> http://www.villagevoice.com/arts/0815,a-girl-s-life-at-aviation-high-school,404256,12.html<br><br> As a girl growing up in South Ozone Park, Estrella Ham remembers, she would stand in her backyard and watch the bellies of planes landing at nearby JFK airport as they flew over. ";I'd try to see if I could guess what model and what airline they were," she says. http://www.villagevoice.com/arts/0815,a-girl-s-life-at-aviation-high-school,404256,12.html EBC0ED3F-B75C-4AC8-B18C-D66C5FE7AD13 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:57:41 -0400 The New York Times (Sunday, April 6)<br> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/jobs/06pre.html?scp=21&sq=women&st=nyt<br><br> ABOUT 10 years ago, I heard that my boss was recommending two of my male colleagues for promotion. Both of these men had joined the faculty the same year I was hired, both were good teachers, and both had published important research. They were certainly qualified to move to the next level, from associate professor to full professor. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/jobs/06pre.html?scp=21&sq=women&st=nyt 6A742595-B89F-48F6-9282-CEE3AD1D607E Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:56:35 -0400 The New York Times (Tuesday, April 8)<br> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/nyregion/08leave.html?ref=nyregion<br><br> New Jersey moved another step closer on Monday to becoming the third state in the country to give employees the right to take paid leave to care for a newborn or a sick relative. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/nyregion/08leave.html?ref=nyregion CBC50466-20E8-409B-B2F5-71BA93ED1E6E Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:55:21 -0400 The New York Times (Friday, April 11)<br> http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/lifestyle-italian-women.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=women&st=nyt&oref=slogin<br><br> Silvio Berlusconi wins applause from a crowd of flag-waving Italian women at an election rally when he urges them to cook for his party's candidates. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/lifestyle-italian-women.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=women&st=nyt&oref=slogin 45708AED-E263-432A-A4CF-1C9112D8252A Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:54:43 -0400 Wisconsin State Journal (Thursday, April 3)<br /> http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/279813<br /> <br /> The problem with showing my soon-to-be-14-year-old daughter a documentary about seven young women and the possibility of a female president of the United States was that I could imagine the conversation afterward.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Worth a Read http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/279813 C6945A14-C22A-46D1-887D-04A1263561B9 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 The Indianapolis Star (Thursday, April 3)<br /> http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/LOCAL1802/804030378/1167/SPORTS0210<br /> <br /> Margo Tucker was in fifth grade when Tori Allen made history. Allen, a 2005 Lawrence Central graduate, was an elite pole-vaulter who won the boys Marion County championship in 2002 as a freshman. Allen, a female, competed in the boys competition because pole vaulting was not offered in girls track.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Title IX http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/LOCAL1802/804030378/1167/SPORTS0210 A9414C56-800E-4560-B2AB-85A143182AF6 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 All Things Considered (Wednesday, April 2)<br /> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89318829<br /> <br /> In a new subplot added by the filmmakers, the mayor of Whoville has 96 daughters. He has one son. Guess who gets all his attention? Guess who saves the day? Go ahead, think about it, I'll wait.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Worth a Listen http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89318829 57A38219-8E12-4C7A-AD7A-0F0519578D6F Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 The Amherst New Era Progress (Wednesday, April 2)<br /> http://www.neweraprogress.com/nep/sports/local/article/column_title_ix_lessons_continue/3531/<br /> <br /> It was five on five last Thursday afternoon in the warm Sweet Briar classroom above the gym. The students, all women, were competing in the old intellectual way: debate. The subject: Title IX.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Title IX http://www.neweraprogress.com/nep/sports/local/article/column_title_ix_lessons_continue/3531/ ADE92657-95BE-4F16-9083-1BF0C95B2986 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Wednesday, April 2)<br /> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/357434_amyonline03.html<br /> <br /> A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies, "40 Years Later: The Unrealized American Dream," lays out key elements of the inequality that African-Americans experience in the United States around education, employment and wealth accumulation. ... On education, the IPS report states African-American college graduation rates will not be on par with white graduation rates for another 80 years. The income gap between African-Americans and whites will not disappear for more than 500 years at current rates.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Economic and Educational Equity http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/357434_amyonline03.html 9F5516AD-9DA4-4032-9DB7-2EC41CA85727 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 The Daily Collegian (Wednesday, April 2)<br /> http://media.www.dailycollegian.com/media/storage/paper874/news/2008/04/02/News/Months.Before.Graduation.Students.Ponder.Gender.Pay.Difference-3296470.shtml<br /> <br /> Michael Jin is looking forward to life after college. With only a couple of months to go before graduating from the University of Massachusetts, Michael dreams of working for a sports marketing company like IMG or Octagon.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Pay Equity http://media.www.dailycollegian.com/media/storage/paper874/news/2008/04/02/News/Months.Before.Graduation.Students.Ponder.Gender.Pay.Difference-3296470.shtml 1743E222-DF7A-4FB3-B335-DC8E45F2A424 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 EurekAlert (Wednesday, April 2)<br /> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/yu-smt040208.php<br /> <br /> Whether you are running for president or looking for a clerical job, you cannot afford to get angry if you are a woman, Yale University psychologist Victoria Brescoll has found.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Women at Work http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/yu-smt040208.php 8707A636-D133-4799-ACD0-21B6AF450F12 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 The New York Times (Wednesday, April 2)<br /> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/arts/television/02pund.html?scp=35&sq=women&st=nyt<br /> <br /> The historic and long-running presidential campaigns of Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton have injected issues of race and gender into politics as never before. With campaign coverage center stage on the cable channels, producers and critics are again assessing the diversity among pundits, who talk (and talk) about things like Mr. Obama's pastor, the Hispanic vote, Iraq and the economy.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Worth a Read http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/arts/television/02pund.html?scp=35&sq=women&st=nyt 4AC988A6-E67A-4D6B-8FA1-A5B9BE4C6C9E Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 The New York Times (Tuesday, April 1)<br /> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/arts/music/01mari.html?_r=1&scp=23&sq=women&st=nyt&oref=slogin<br /> <br /> In "Compañeras," a documentary about the female mariachi band Reyna de Los Angeles, one of the members explains why she is loath to see mariachi music as work.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Worth a Read http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/arts/music/01mari.html?_r=1&scp=23&sq=women&st=nyt&oref=slogin BCD2897A-BAB2-400B-B20E-26B37F40ED69 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 USA Today (Tuesday, April 1)<br /> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-01-cornioley-spy_N.htm<br /> <br /> A British spy who helped lead the French Resistance during World War II outfoxed the Nazis by concealing secret messages in the hem of her skirt, according to records unsealed Monday.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Women at Work http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-01-cornioley-spy_N.htm 7E5746E5-BA5F-4755-BB5F-D14138648F38 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0400 The Wausau Daily Herald (Saturday, March 29)<br /> http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080329/WDH0101/80329022/1981<br /> <br /> Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a new state law that allows domestic abuse victims to break rental agreements without penalty.<br /> <br /> TOPIC: Violence Against Women http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080329/WDH0101/80329022/1981 7BE8B95A-3B98-4CE7-A70A-DA7475C3C9D9 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 22:14:09 -0400