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October 20, 2003 07:05 PM posted by lisa : track it (0)

The Politics of Groping
At his post-victory press conference, Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked whether he would keep his promise to investigate the charges of sexual harassment made against him. "Old news," the governator replied. It was a dismissal Bill Clinton could envy.

African Women More Likely to Die in Childbirth Than Westerners
A new report reveals that African women are 175 times more likely to die during childbirth than Westerners. These findings, issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), finds that women in sub-Saharan Africa have a 1 in 16 chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth.

More women land top area jobs
Several West Michigan companies are among the state's most aggressive in promoting women to top executive and board positions, but women are still relatively rare among top decision-makers at Michigan's public companies, according to a study released today

Mirren: Women Must Speak Out About Rape
British actress Helen Mirren says she was date raped several times in her late teens and early 20s, and says other women should speak up if they've been victims, too.
"Not once but several times. It was all terribly upsetting and disturbing," Mirren, 58, told The Daily Mirror newspaper for Saturday's editions.

Women activists praise deep reforms in family law
A Moroccan association grouping women activists from the main political parties hailed the reform proposals made last week by King Mohammed VI as "deep" reforms that "meet legitimate aspirations of Moroccan women and constraints of social evolution and democratic construction while being in total harmony with the Sharia (Islamic law)."

The national coordination committee of women members of political parties praised, in a statement released Friday, the reforms as "a step forward in the process of promoting women rights and implementing a democratic and modern societal project."

admitted they are "completely happy".

Soldiers who married Iraqi women remain uncertain of their fate
A lawyer for one of two Florida National Guard soldiers who married Iraqi women, both physicians, says it could take eight months to get his client's war bride home, assuming the military doesn't interfere.
Richard Alvoid, hired by Sgt. Sean Blackwell's family, said that he and another Pensacola lawyer also are standing by to help defend the soldier from nearby Pace if he is charged with dereliction of duty or disobeying an order against getting married.

Steinem implores women to 'get mad'
Women need to stop being complacent and start getting mad, Ms. magazine editor Gloria Steinem told an audience at the Chicago Campus' Law School Auditorium on Saturday.
The women's equality advocate complained that some of today's young women "have such low expectations."

Democrats: We Support Women and Minorities, Unless
Democrats have long claimed to be the party of the "other" guy. They take great pride in telling women, minorities, or those of some "special" classification, that the only political party which adequately addresses their unique needs is the Democrat Party. However, the "needs" of these groups are not what drive the Democrats to clamor for their attention. Rather, it is the fact that these groups have traditionally voted Democrat that earns them the attention of the Democrat Party elite. Take a women or a minority who happens to be a conservative, and the needs of that person are not quite as important as they used to be. In fact, that person now becomes persona nongrata to the Democrats. A perfect example can be seen in the recent Bush nomination of California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown who happens to be both a women and a minority, and guess what? She has drawn the scorn of the Democrats.

Women's Center event honors victims, survivors
The Fort Bend County Women's Center hosts the annual Domestic Violence Awareness luncheon Tuesday at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Sugar Land in observance of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The event honors victims and survivors of domestic violence and volunteers and staff who have enabled the Women's Center to provide services to the community.

Women study harder than men, research shows
Women work harder than men at university and get better degrees as a result, according to a study carried out at Brunel University.

The research tracked 200 students over four years and found that although they had begun their courses with almost identical A-level results, women consistently outperformed men.

'Sudden Cardiac Arrest' Now Happening To More Young Women
Twenty-five hundred women between the ages of 35 and 44 died of cardiac arrest in 1998. Basically, their heart just stopped working. But now, the question is, why?
Dr. Sumeet Chugh and his colleagues are trying to get to the bottom of a medical mystery.
"One of the things we were keen to examine is why do younger women have what appears to be an increasing rate of sudden cardiac death?" Chugh said. "The simple answer is: We don't know."

A century of liberation for women
Chinese women should cherish their hard-won equality and independence, which have allowed them to play a positive and constructive role in today's society, while striving to make greater contributions in the future, it was proclaimed late last week.
Marking Friday's release of the country's first chronicle on Chinese women's persistent fight for liberation from 1901 to 2000, Gu Xiulian, the president of the All-China Women's Federation, said: "It has taken more than a century's hard fight for Chinese women to get where they are today and they have just got to keep moving forward."

Doll offers model for Muslim girls
At first glance, this new girl on the block doesn't give Barbie much of a run for her money. After all, Barbie is everything Razanne is not -- curvaceous, flashy and loaded with sex appeal.
But that's exactly why many Muslims prefer Razanne, with her long-sleeved dresses, head scarf and, by her creator Ammar Saadeh's own admission, a not-so-buxom bust line.

Today's young girls know less about sex
She's bright, energetic, feels equal to her male counterparts and is in control of her sexuality. She sounds like everything the feminists of the 1960s wanted to be and it's how many of today's teenaged young women feel about themselves.
But these girls, who dress provocatively like their sexually charged pop icons, know less about sex than teens a decade ago.

First Housing For Gay, Lesbian Seniors To Be Built In Hollywood
Hollywood is expected to become home to the nation's first-ever housing development for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender senior citizens, officials announced Monday.
The $18 million, 103-unit complex at Selma and Ivar avenues will serve low- and medium-income seniors. About 30 units will be for homeless men and women, those at risk for being homeless and seniors living with HIV or AIDS.
"There are many public and private social programs and services that aim to support the lives of elderly people, yet none of these programs recognize or support (gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender) older adults," said Councilman Eric Garcetti, who represents the area.

Foes of Abortion Ban Ready to Go to Court
Abortion rights supporters cheered when Dr. LeRoy Carhart won a Supreme Court ruling three years ago striking down Nebraska's ban on what critics call partial birth abortions.
Now Carhart has plans to be in court again soon, challenging a similar federal ban that is expected to clear Congress as early as Tuesday and win President Bush's signature within days

Aid for Girls Going Beyond Schoolhouse
After 30 years of promoting girls' education in the less-developed world, aid workers are now realizing that it is not enough to simply open the school door to girls. Unemployment, clean water and HIV/AIDS are now also on their agenda.

Legislator Fights Pakistan's 'Blood' Marriages
A Pakistan legislator is challenging the centuries-old tradition of "blood marriages," the use of forced unions to settle inter-clan disputes. Her campaign seeks to outlaw the practice that continues across the country

Capitol Receives First Statue of Minority Woman
A statue of Sakakawea, the Shoshone Indian who led Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, will formally take a place at the U.S. Capitol today. The statue is the first of a minority woman to be given a permanent spot in National Statuary Hall.

Experts Now Focusing on Demand-Side of Sex Trade
A conference to define the forces creating the global demand for sexual services, which helps drive the sex slave trade, is underway in Chicago. Experts are focusing on a wide range of factors that may be driving up demand.

School Board Tells Employees to Plan Pregnancies
A memo issued by Berkeley County schools implies that female employees should plan their pregnancies around their available sick days, reported The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C.
"Of course, we do understand childbirth is a major health concern," wrote Assistant Superintendent Willis Sanders in the late September memo. However, he added, "Pregnancy can be planned and employees can bank days for this."

Nike 'Just Doesn't Do It' for Women's Soccer
After Nike's refusal to exclusively sponsor the Women's United Soccer Association, a "recovering soccer mom" is bitter about the money she's spent on "swoosh" products

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