Army Keeping Media From Palin Event
11/19/09
Huffington Post: The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin’s appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post.

Today Is The Transgender Day Of Remembrance
11/20/09
RH Reality Check: November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and it’s an opportunity for all of us to stand up to end violence against all women.

Gambia:  Women Are Citizens With Indivisible Rights – President Jammeh
11/20/09
All Africa: The Gambian leader, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, has said that women are first and foremost human beings with God-given rights, citizens with indivisible rights, guarantee the survival of the human species and serve as inevitable partners in all genuine efforts aimed at human development, advancement and global progress.

Oprah To Leave Syndication In 2011
11/19/09
Broadcast & Cable: Oprah Winfrey will end her long-running talk show after her 25th season draws to a close in 2011.

The Controversy Over Mammograms
11/20/09
NY Times: An expert panel’s recommendation that mammography screening to detect breast cancer be scaled back has caused consternation among women and doctors and prompted some attempts to connect the results to the debate over health care.

‘Hit The Bitch’ Anti-Violence PSA Stirs Controversy
11/18/2009
Huffington Post: The intentions behind it may have been noble, but a Danish public service announcement about violence against women called “Hit The Bitch” has people asking just what those behind it were thinking.

Family Code Gets Nudge, but Women Seek a Push
11/18/09
NY Times: Despite an important reform of Morocco’s family code in 2004, pressed upon a reluctant Parliament by Muhammad VI, sex outside marriage is not recognized in Morocco, any more than homosexuality is.

Anglican Head Challenges Vatican Over Women Clergy
11/19/09
Reuters: Roman Catholics should look beyond the divisive issue of ordaining women to see how much they share with the world’s Anglicans and work toward greater Christian unity.

Bans, Burqinis And Bad Hijab
11/18/09
Asia Times: Islamic female clothing has become as much a political statement as it is a religious statement in many countries.

Insurers Unlikely To Alter Policies In The Debate Over Mammograms
11/19/09
NY Times: The number of sites accredited to conduct mammography screening in the United States has dropped more than 12 percent since 2000.

Cervical Cancer Screening Can Wait Till 21, Group Says
11/20/09
Washington Post: Women can delay having their first Pap test for cervical cancer until they turn 21 and many can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings, according to new guidelines.

Precious, Stupak, And The Erasure Of Women’s Lives
11/20/09
RH Reality Check: “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” couldn’t come at a more frightening moment for American women; with the Stupak amendment literally and symbolically stripping women of equal status and ignoring our right to bodily self-determination.

Race, Feminism, Our Future
Fall 2009
On The Issues: What do postfeminism and postracialism have to do with liberation and freedom?

Dr Amina Wadud: For A Progressive Islam
11/20/09
The Jakarta Post: Patriarchy got us out of the caves but it can now be retired in favor of equality and compassion.

Stripping Burlesque Of Whiteness: Brown Girls Burlesque Take Center Stage
11/19/09
Women’s International Perspective: BGB is drawing a new audience to this old art form by blending women of color’s experience and artistic aesthetic with this historically Caucasian craft.

It’s All A Blur To Them
11/19/09
NY Times: Urban Americans are revising standard notions of gender-appropriate dressing, tweaking codes, upending conventions and making hash of ancient norms.

Caster Semenya A Golden Girl Once More
11/19/09
Salon: The South African runner whose gender was questioned after her World Championship win gets to keep the medal.