Female Journalists Under Fire In Afghanistan And Pakistan
5/18/09
Epoch Times: According to a March report on press freedom in Afghanistan, the number of women training to be journalists there has sharply declined during the seven-year tenure of President Hamid Karzai.
Pension Plans May Exclude Pregnancy Leaves, Justices Rule
5/18/09
NY Times: Employers need not give women credit for some pregnancy leaves in calculating their pension benefits when they retire, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a 7-to-2 decision.
EU Budget Chief Becomes Lithuania’s First Woman President
5/18/09
VOA: Official results show European Union budget chief Dalia Grybauskaite has won the presidential elections in her native Lithuania, with nearly 70 percent of the vote. But she has little time to celebrate as the Baltic nation faces a major economic crisis.
Myanmar To Ease Media Curbs On Suu Kyi Trial
5/20/09
AFP via Yahoo News: Myanmar’s military regime said it would allow some foreign and local media to cover the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi as international pressure mounted on the junta to release the democracy icon.
FCC Reviewing Arbitron’s Counting Of Minorities
5/19/09
Washington Post: The Federal Communications Commission yesterday launched a review into whether a Columbia-based broadcast research firm undercounts minority radio listeners.
Hybridizing Newspapers With The Internet: A New Model
5/18/09
Huffington Post: In her testimony at the recent Senate hearings on this subject, Arianna Huffington envisioned a “hybrid future” of nonprofit newspapers and online news services paid for by subscribing entities.
Double X And Jezebel – Online Fight Over Feminism Or Manufactured Controversy?
5/18/09
About.com (Linda Lowen): A fight is simmering in the online environment that pits newly-launched Double X (Slate’s women’s issues site) against Jezebel, (whose tag line is “Celebrity, sex, fashion for women, without airbrushing.”)
Embracing The Twitter Classroom
5/18/09
Huffington Post: Teachers and professors are taking group work to the next logical step: incorporating social media into their classrooms. In lieu of fighting teens’ use of networking sites, they are communicating with students in a language that they understand.
Napolitano Appears To Straddle Political Divide
5/18/09
NY Times: Now that Janet Napolitano has landed on the short list of people being considered to succeed Justice David H. Souter on the Supreme Court, old alliances are raising questions about whether her commitment to upholding the law is driven as much by political consideration as strictly legal ones.
Gay Marriage Slow To Draw An Opposition In N.Y.
5/19/09
NY Times: As the Legislature considers whether to make New York the next state to legalize same-sex marriage, social conservatives have been largely missing from the debate in Albany.
The End Of “Pro-Choice” America?
5/18/09
Salon: According to a Gallup poll released last week, a majority of Americans (51 percent) consider themselves “pro-life,” the first time that’s happened since Gallup began asking the question in 1995.
Baja Femicides Outstrip Chihuahua
5/19/09
Newspaper Tree: While femicides in Ciudad Juarez and the state of Chihuahua garnered international headlines in recent years, little international attention was paid to women’s murders in Baja California.
‘Getting To Yes’ Skills Useful At Home Too
5/19/09
Women’s eNews: The worst aspects of the “second shift” may be abating, but Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett say women’s reluctance to negotiate with their mates could be a major obstacle in getting a fair deal in the kitchen and nursery.
Giving Girls A Choice And A Chance
5/20/09
RH Reality Check: Legislation to prevent child marriage around the globe was just introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 2103) and U.S. Senate (S. 987) that will give parents another choice, and ultimately give the girls who are married too young a choice and a chance.
Dominican Republic Adopts Draconian Abortion Law
5/19/09
RH Reality Check: Under Dominican law, doctors who perform abortions – and women who obtain them – face harsh penalties, including prison sentences.
Christian Women Face Unknown World In Pakistan
5/18/09
Women’s News Network: During the recent days of battle in the northwest region of the Swat Valley, minority groups are leaving as quickly as possible. Christian minority women and their families are also part of the fleeing force of refugees.
POLITICS-INDONESIA: More Women Lawmakers, But Change Not Their Agenda
5/18/09
IPS: Indonesia’s direct legislative election in April was a resounding success for women candidates. But instead of rejoicing, activists and political observers say it is unlikely to help the cause of women’s rights.
Q&A: Women Suffer ‘Hidden Genocide’ In Latin America
5/19/09
IPS: Counting cases of machista or sexist violence separately shows that “what is happening is practically a genocide, and a hidden one at that,” says Susana Chiarotti, coordinator of the Committee of Experts on Violence (CEVI) which is following up on implementation of the Convention of Belém do Pará.
Ten-Year-Old Bravely Battles Breast Cancer
5/19/09
CBS: Statistics say one-in-nine women will get breast cancer. A child getting breast cancer is almost unheard of. But in La Mirada, Calif., a ten-year-old is fighting the disease.
Shepherd To Star In Lifetime Comedy Series
5/19/09
UPI: Lifetime Television announced Tuesday it has picked up 12 episodes of the new, multi-camera comedy series “Sherri,” starring U.S. comedienne Sherri Shepherd.
Women’s Roller Derby Dishes Out Fun, Friendship And Fitness
5/18/09
CNN: Women’s roller derby started as a professional sport in the 1920s…by the 1970s, roller derby teams (and their fans) started to wane… But with the resurgence of the extreme sports craze, women’s flat track roller derby has made a comeback.
Another Woman Making Race History
5/18/09
Indy Star: Anna Chatten is believed to be the first woman to work in the pits for Indy 500.
5/20/09
Wall Street Journal: A 2007 survey by the National Sporting Goods Association found an estimated 1.2 million Americans over age 7 had played lacrosse within the previous year — an increase of 40% since 1999…In the 2007-08 school year, 17 colleges added women’s lacrosse, more than any other sport.