The Death Of Newsroom Swagger
11/4/09
The Root: Journalism is changing. The Washington Post newsroom brawl shows just how badly some reporters are taking it.

Anti-Abortion ‘Personhood’ Measures Shrink The Rights Of Women
11/6/09
Colorado Independent: Ballot initiative 25 would amend the state constitution in more than 20,000 places, granting even the cells of a fertilized egg, full legal rights while working to effectively limit the rights of pregnant women.

Saudi Women Launch International Campaign Against Guardianship
11/5/09
All Headline News: Saudi women protest the kingdom’s male guardianship law by publicly driving their cars through the country’s capital.

Question For Oprah: Broadcast Or Cable?
11/6/09
NY Times: Oprah Winfrey is nearing a decision on whether to continue her daily talk show on broadcast television or move it to the forthcoming cable channel that she will own with Discovery Communications.

Fiorina Will Challenge Boxer In Senate Race
11/4/09
NY Times: Carly Fiorina, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard who became a campaign adviser to Senator John McCain’s presidential bid, is formally announcing on Wednesday that she plans to run for the United States Senate.

Gay Rights Rebuke May Change Approach
11/5/09
NY Times: Gay rights supporters suffered a crushing loss when voters decided to repeal Maine’s new law allowing gay men and lesbians to wed.

Recession Drives Women Into Role Of Breadwinner
11/6/09
NPR: Many women earn more than their husbands, or have jobs once held only by men.

One In Four Businesses Calls The Owner ‘Ma’am’
11/5/09
NY Times: Women businesses play a significant role in the economy.

Baghdad’s Underground Shelters Help Iraqi Women Escape Violence And Abuse
11/09
Utne Reader: Activists in Iraq and their U.S. supporters have formed the Underground Railroad.

Art Imitating Life: Berlin Through The Eyes Of Käthe Kollwitz
11/6/09
Women’s International Perspective: Kollwitz was a German printmaker and sculptor whose life was marked by horrors and grief that often translated into vivid, inspiring work.

What Option For Afghan Women?
11/5/09
Truth Dig: Afghanistan was arguably the greatest human rights disaster for women in history.

Are You One Of 35 Million Women?
11/5/09
Reuters: One in three women currently suffers from a pelvic floor disorder.

“I Hope You Don’t Mind If I Say This, But…” Why Doctors — And Others — Sometimes Don’t Hear Women With PD
10/28/09
Michael J. Fox Foundation: Gender makes a difference in health care.

Woman Vs. Cookie
11/6/09
Newsweek: Our willpower problem, and what we can do about it.

Where Married Women Feel Like Collateral Damage
11/6/09
Washington Post: In our security-obsessed, post-Sept. 11 world, married women are highly suspicious, especially if they are elderly.

Where The Boys Aren’t
11/5/09
NY Times: The Webster, in New York City, is one of the few remaining all-female residences in a city that used to have many.

Nancy Spero Dies At 83; Pioneering Feminist Artist
11/6/09
NY Times: Her works, which combined drawing, painting, collage and printmaking, examined the treatment of women and the horrors of war.

Does ‘Precious’ Movie Stereotype Big Black Women?
11/6/09
Grio: Fears that the movie would be viewed as exploitative, or suggest that all black women are like Precious nearly prevented the film from seeing the big screen.

Women Triumph At MTV Europe Music Awards
11/6/09
Guardian, UK: Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Pixie Lott all picked up gongs at the Berlin bash.

Emma Thompson To Remove Name From Polanski Petition
11/6/09
Feministing: Thompson to take her name off of Bernard-Henri Lévy’s petition supporting Roman Polanski.

NOW Wants The Raiders To Suspend Coach Tom Cable
11/6/09
NY Times: The National Organization for Women called on the Oakland Raiders to suspend Coach Tom Cable while the team investigates accusations that he has a history of violent behavior toward women.

Will Diana Taurasi Be The—Ahem–Sportsman Of The Year?
11/4/09
Bitch: six out of fifty-four times Sports Illustrated has celebrated the accomplishments of women athletes with its most prestigious yearly title.

Washington Women’s Basketball Wins First Exhibition Game
11/5/09
Seattle Times: The Washington women’s basketball team won its exhibition opener, 69-61 against Seattle Pacific on Thursday.