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Pryor Vote Postponed Over Questions About His Truthfulness
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote yet again on the nomination of far-right extremist William Pryor to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Democrats called for a postponement in order to investigate new information that was brought to light after documents were given to them about Pryor's involvement in a Republican Attorneys General fundraising group, the New York Times reports.

UNFPA Funding Defeated in House
In a narrow defeat for women across the world, the House voted 216 to 211 to block an amendment to this year's foreign aid bill that would have provided $100 million over two years in international family planning funds.

Law Enforcement Fails to Respond to Reports of Rape and Abduction in Iraq
Widespread reports of abduction and rape of women in Iraq have been met with disinterest from Iraqi and US authorities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports in a study released today. Based on more than 70 interviews with officials, victims and their families, the report found 25 credible reports of abduction and sexual assault in Baghdad since the war ended.

LAPD Domestic Violence Whistle Blower Serves Time in Prison
A criminal defense consultant recently completed a 45-day federal prison sentence for exposing a pattern of domestic violence and cover-up by officers in the Los Angeles Police Department. Bob Mullally was officially charged with contempt of court for violating a 1997 civil court order by leaking 79 confidential files that detailed domestic violence complaints filed against LAPD officers to a California reporter.

Girls Sue NYC School, Board of Ed Over Forced STD and Pregnancy Testing
New York City public school officials forced two young women to be tested for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases because they attended a "hooky party," claimed the New York Civil Liberties Union in a federal lawsuit filed last week. The young women, students at Intermediate School 164, skipped school to attend the party along with ten other students, and were called to the principal's office upon their return to school the next day, reported the Associated Press. School officials had heard that some students at the party were having sex, and the young women were not permitted to return to classes until they produced doctors' notes reporting the results of pregnancy and STD tests, according to the New York Times.

Afghanistan: Protesters Urge Reform
Hundreds of protesters yesterday demonstrated in the Afghan capital of Kabul, demanding that the government adhere to the 2001 Bonn agreement, which laid the groundwork for a return to democracy in Afghanistan. Zarmina Akhgar, deputy chairwoman of the Freedom and Democracy Movement (Dari: Nahzat-e Azadi wa Democracy) joined other demonstrators, including members of the National and Islamic Movement (Dari: Jonbesh-e Melli wa Eslami) in calling for "equality of rights for men and women in real sense," saying, "Now, we have the permission to come out of our houses, but we want women to play a more significant role," according to the BBC.

US Naval Academy: Midshipmen Face Rape Charges
Vice Admiral Charles Moore, acting superintendent of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, issued a decision last week to court-martial a fourth-year midshipman, charged with raping a first-year student, reported the Associated Press. Midshipman Robert Curcio, 23, allegedly raped the woman in his room last November. However, his attorney denies any sexual intercourse. A trial date has not been set. Meanwhile, an Article 32 (military pre-trial) hearing was held last month for two second-year academy midshipmen accused of raping two female classmates during a spring-break trip in May 2002

Sex Workers and Civil Rights
"Pretty Woman" it isn't. A sex worker's life is filled with violence from clients and police; with discrimination and scorn from the general public; with drug addiction, homelessness and lack of health services.

Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams
At many teaching hospitals across America, medical students are using anesthetized patients to practice pelvic and rectal exams. The patients who are used for practice are those who are admitted for OB/GYN procedures or prostate procedures -- and most of these patients are unaware that med students are practicing on them while they are unconscious.

'Women's quota shouldn't exceed 20 pc'
Former Defence minister and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav says he is not opposed to the the Women's Reservation Bill. What he is against is the present form of the bill which only benefits women belonging to the elite classes of the society, he says. Excerpts from an interview

Iraqi women may be losing opportunity to share power
"Women have no voice right now," said Momad, reflecting a concern of many Iraqi women. "There is a lot of talk about a democratic government, but I fear we are being left behind."
Momad is the president of the Iraqi Women's League, which was a leading voice for the country's women before Saddam's Baath Party banned the group -- along with all other political-minded organizations -- in the 1970s. Women who continued to agitate for greater rights, Momad said, sometimes disappeared, driving the league's remnants underground.

Durban women 'are the most uninhibited'
Durban women are among the most uninhibited in South Africa; or so Marie Claire discovered when it went in search of couples willing to bare all for a feature and photo-essay on what men love about their partners' bodies.

Women will take over the mountain for fun
For the 10th straight year, Snow Summit will be the site of the popular mountain biking clinic and get-together specially for women - the Women's Only Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20.

Starting out as a beginner's clinic for aspiring female mountain bikers, the Women's Only Weekend has grown to include intermediate and advance biking clinics, junior clinics, competitive races and challenges like the obstacle course. The latest clinic to be added is the intermediate downhill clinic, which is filling up fast.

'Hunters' Pay $10,000 to Shoot Paint at Nude Women
On the outskirts of Las Vegas, an adult paintball service has turned violence against women into a sport. For $5,000 to $10,000, "Hunting for Bambi" allows men to shoot naked women with a paintball gun and receive a video of their "hunt," reports CBS Eyewitness News Channel 8 in Las Vegas.
The women who act as targets, or "Bambis," are paid $2,500 for a "hunt" if they escape unscathed and $1,000 if they are shot. They are naked except for a pair of running shoes and are not allowed to wear standard protective gear for paintball. The women are only now allowed to wear eye masks after the recent media frenzy and criticism from numerous women's groups and paintball players.

Alabama Moves Female Prisoners Away From Children
Advocates say Alabama's transfer of some female inmates to out-of-state, for-profit facilities goes in the opposite direction of what the women need, which are community treatment programs and plenty of contact with their children.

Israel Cuts Benefits for Mothers, Homemakers
Israel's new economic plan has serious consequences for women and their families, with major cutbacks in family funding and an increase in the official retirement age.

All Can Unite Behind Emergency Contraception
At a time when opposition to abortion is on the ascendance, a long-time Republic pro-choice advocate pleads for the wider availability of emergency contraceptives in the U.S. and offers political advice on building coalitions to make it happen

Corporate Ladder Especially Slippery for Latinas
A new report says Hispanic women encounter stereotypes and a lack of mentoring in the workplace. In addition, they often have difficulty balancing family obligations.

Women Must Rewrite Rules of Business
Excerpt from "She Wins, You Win: The Most Important Rule Every Businesswoman Needs to Know," by Gail Evans, published by Gotham Books.

Hotels woo women with grown-up girl sleepovers
A half-dozen Four Seasons properties, responding to an increase in women booking stays together, have created packages to enhance bonding and relaxation. The Four Seasons Chicago, for instance, offers a gift bag, spa products and chocolate-covered strawberries, plus makeover consultations with a Neiman Marcus personal shopper

Little women
There have always been clever girls who felt that being a child was an indignity and a burden, that they were condemned to years of boredom, irritation, and the endurance of petty tyranny, because they were young, small, and female. Charlotte Brontë was among the first

Libido Remedy For Women Gets Mixed Reviews
As many as half of all American women suffer from sexual dysfunction. As a result, a new herbal supplement that's supposed to help women get back in the mood is getting a lot of attention.

Women embracing martial arts
About 300 women from the United States, Canada and elsewhere are attending the four-day camp, which is held at a different college each summer. The students, ranging in age from 6 to their 60s, are both beginners and black-belt holders who come to improve their art and for female fellowship.
The organization began in 1976 to give women a safe and supportive place to learn martial arts. The discipline, which includes karate, aikido and many other styles, has long been dominated by men, but it is growing in popularity with women seeking self-defense, creative expression, mental discipline and balance in their lives, said Zosia Gorbaty, board chairwoman from New York City.

Women move into staring roles of video games
Putting a woman in a video game once meant adding red lips and slapping on a bow. But recently, female leads have become the new trend to meet a market no longer dominated by male gamers.
"I think it's great," said Cindy Vanous, a game dialogue writer who has published articles in industry publications on gender in gaming. "For years, if you had a game that had an actual character in it, it was always male. There was no question about it. Now all of a sudden we have good, solid female leads."

Items Needed for Women Soldiers in Iraq
The Women's Hospital is assisting the MASH-2 Foundation in providing care packages for Tri-State women serving with the armed forces in Iraq. There are approximately 65 mothers, sisters, and wives serving overseas to protect our freedom; and they need our support and love.
Being in an oppressed country where feminine personal hygiene items are scarce, our female soldiers are in need of some very basic necessities. Please review the list below and bring in as many items as you wish. We will then hold a care package assembly party and mail them off on AUGUST 1.

Fatty Diet May Boost Breast Cancer Risk
The study found that those who average more than 90 grams of fat a day have roughly double the risk of those who eat just 37 grams.
However, the finding is likely to be controversial, since it contradicts many large, careful studies that found no link between what women eat and their risk of this common cancer.

Women are Key to Battling World Hunger, says former WFP Chief
The highest-ranking American in the United Nations is receiving a prestigious award for a decade of leadership battling world hunger by focusing on women.

Afghan Women Learn About Marketing
The World Bank's Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) made possible the Kabul-Gujarat connection. Last year, the GDLN established its Kabul facility, which now regularly hosts events connecting people in Afghanistan with counterparts in other countries.
In addition to India, the July 8 conference linked Afghan women with other women, NGO leaders and donors in Beirut, Lebanon; Turin, Italy; New York and Washington. It was the third in a 12-part Women in Afghanistan Global Dialogue Series of videoconferences sponsored the Bank. The series runs through April 2004.

Women dominate sex shops
While it used to be mainly men both running sex shops and shopping in sex shops in Norway, women are taking over this scene these days.

Geeky Girls
Some girls spent this week swimming to beat the heat, while others spent it shopping at the Greeley Mall.

But a handful of girls were busy taking apart and rebuilding electronics.

Girls learning height is a gift
No longer do teenage girls that hover around 6-feet feel dorky. Whether it's sports or modeling, being tall and female isn't so bad.
"Now girls see it as a real asset," Trumbo said.

Insecurity, Fear Of Rape Keep Iraqi Women Indoors: HRW
The state of lawlessness and anarchy that swept Iraq following the downfall of Baghdad in the hands of the U.S. troops and the indifference of U.S. troops and new Iraqi police have driven Iraqi women indoors preventing them from participating in public life at a crucial time in their country's history, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Wednesday, July 16.
The "Climate of Fear: Sexual Violence and Abduction of Women and Girls in Baghdad" report said that the failure of Iraqi and U.S.-led occupation authorities to provide public security in Iraq's capital lies at the root of a widespread fear of rape and abduction among women and their families.

NBC's Sitcom Coupling to Feature a Bisexual Asian-American Woman
This fall will mark another "first" for lesbian and bisexual visibility on TV with the introduction of an Asian-American bisexual character on the new NBC sitcom Coupling. Slotted for 9:30pm on Thursdays after Will and Grace, Coupling is a knockoff of a moderately successful British show of the same name (which is itself a knockoff of Friends) about six friends who are involved with each other in various forms.

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