The Princess And The Frog Movie: Disney’s Progress On Race
12/11/09
Christian Science Monitor: Tiana, the main character in ‘The Princess and the Frog,’ shows how far Disney has come since the 1946 film ‘Song of the South.’

Menopause, As Brought To You By Big Pharma
12/12/09
NY Times: While Wyeth has faced periodic complaints about its blockbuster menopause drugs, the latest lawsuits have turned the company’s menopausal hormone franchise into the kind of case study dissected at Ivy League business schools.

Family Planning: Experts Proffer Solutions To Reduce Maternal Deaths
12/10/09
Champion, Nigeria: 200 million women all over the world seek to prevent or delay pregnancy, but are not using effective contraception.

National Media Play Up Gay Angle After Parker Win
12/14/09
Houston Chronicle: Annise Parker’s comfortable rise to mayor drew national attention Sunday from media outlets who emphasized Houston’s mark on history by becoming the nation’s largest city to elect an openly gay leader.

Congress OKs Bill To Boost SEC, Fund Agencies
12/13/09
NY Times: The bill reverses restrictions on some social programs that were put in place by former President George W. Bush and his Republican allies. For example, abstinence-only sex-education programs for school children would get less money.

Back From Combat, Women Struggle For Acceptance
12/14/09
AP: More than 230,000 American women have fought in those recent wars and at least 120 have died doing so, yet the public still doesn’t completely understand their contributions on the modern battlefield.

Making Flex Time A Win-Win
12/13/09
NY Times: Sylvia Ann Hewlett encourages companies to think of flexible work schedules as a currency for recruiting and retaining talented women and men.

Development Of Arab World Stalled By Sexist Laws And Domestic Violence
12/12/09
Daily Star, Lebanon: Women’s economic marginalization and vulnerability to violence is hindering development in the Arab world.

Behind The Veil: Why Islam’s Most Visible Symbol Is Spreading
12/12/09
Christian Science Monitor: Rarely in human history has a piece of cloth been assigned so many roles. Been embroiled in so much controversy. Been so misjudged, misunderstood, and manipulated.

Largest Study Of Microbicides Yields Disappointing Results In AIDS Fight
12/14/09
Voice of America: A successful microbicide could help empower women to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS. However, no microbicide candidate has been proven to be both safe and effective.

A Woman Among Men
12/13/09
NY Times: Women had limited opportunities when Pearl Meyer was growing up, but she didn’t realize it. Her parents made no distinction in their expectations for her brother, her sister and herself.

Successful, Black And Lonely
12/10/09
Washington Post: D.C. author’s tale of young black women’s loneliness catches Hollywood’s ear.

Healing Touch, And Feel For Game, At Rutgers
12/13/09
NY Times: Brittany Ray would like to play professionally, but basketball is a means to another end.

Notre Dame Hires Pro-Choice Catholic As New Football Coach
12/11/09
Bitch: Univ. Notre Dame hires Brian Kelly, a pro-choice Catholic, just six months after a strong segment of its community protested Obama’s commencement address at the premiere Catholic university, citing Obama’s pro-choice beliefs as its point of discontent.

A Winter Meeting Designed By And For Women In Baseball
12/13/09
NY Times: 90 female baseball employees gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities available in their male-dominated profession.