51% Say Reporters Are Trying To Hurt Palin; 39% Say She Has Better Experience Than Obama
9/4/08
Rasmussen Reports: Over half of U.S. voters (51%) think reporters are trying to hurt Sarah Palin with their news coverage, and 24% say those stories make them more likely to vote for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in November.
Palin Assails Critics and Electrifies Party
9/4/08
NY Times: Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska introduced herself to America before a roaring crowd at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night as "just your average hockey mom" who was as qualified as the Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama, to be president of the United States.
MEDIA-MALAYSIA: Crackdown Follows Electoral Setback
9/3/08
IPS: Abandoning a decade-old promise to maintain Internet freedom, the government has closed down the popular and controversial 'Malaysia Today' web portal, known for consistently exposing the misdeeds of officialdom and the failings of individual leaders.
In a Historic Year, Ifill Has One Thing to Do: Her Job
9/3/08
Washington Post: Amid the craziness of covering the political conventions, Gwen Ifill has been brushing off one interview request after another.
Vying for Face Time with the Candidates
9/3/08
Hollywood Reporter: The McCain campaign canceled a planned interview with CNN's Larry King and Barack Obama finally agreed to a visit to the "no-spin zone." The McCain camp was upset about an exchange Monday night between CNN anchor Campbell Brown and a McCain operative over questions of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's foreign policy and military experience.
Palin: Wrong Woman, Wrong Message
9/4/08
LA Times: Selecting Sarah Palin, who was touted all summer by Rush Limbaugh, is no way to attract most women, including die-hard Clinton supporters. Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Clinton. Her down-home, divisive and deceptive speech did nothing to cosmeticize a Republican convention that has more than twice as many male delegates as female, a presidential candidate who is owned and operated by the right wing and a platform that opposes pretty much everything Clinton's candidacy stood for -- and that Barack Obama's still does.
Obama Focuses On Women's Issues In Ohio
9/3/08
NY Newsday: Seeking to capitalize on the inroads he's made with Hillary Rodham Clinton Democrats, particularly women, Barack Obama yesterday held a small economics forum centered on women's issues in this swing state, signaling that his campaign isn't going to cede any ground or momentum to the Republican ticket.
Palin and the Parent Trap
9/4/08
Time: We are presented with the unfolding complexity of an ambitious woman, one prepared to be Spending Less Time with Her Family, to play by the boys' rules, to break the glass ceiling Clinton softened for her. I couldn't help thinking as I watched Palin's debut that she was the most macho candidate we've seen in years.
White Women Will Decide
9/3/08
The Root: It is crucial for Senator McCain to grab a significant minority share of disgruntled Sen. Clinton supporters. There are also two other groups of primarily white women McCain needs to close the gender gap: moderate Independent women and "soft" Republican women.
McCain Had Criticized Earmarks from Palin
9/3/08
LA Times: John McCain has been throwing darts at the special spending system known as earmarking, through which powerful members of Congress can deliver federal cash for pet projects back home with little or no public scrutiny. He's even gone so far as to publish "pork lists" detailing these financial favors. Three times in recent years, McCain has included earmarks for an Alaska town, requested by Mayor Sarah Palin.
Palin Mixes It Up for Women at GOP Convention
9/4/08
Women's eNews: Women in and around the Republican National Convention are expressing wildly divergent views about Sarah Palin, a religious conservative selected as McCain's running mate. Even GOP pro-choice advocates are divided.
For the Bible Tells Me So
9/4/08
The Root: If the outpouring of Christian charity that has washed over poor little Bristol is an example, unmarried white girls might just become the new role models for Christian family values. Or so Dr. James Dobson of Focus on Family seems to suggest in his praise of the Palin's family decision to support their daughter's pregnancy and proposed shotgun wedding to the baby daddy.
Who Make Better Bosses -- Men or Women?
9/4/08
ABC News: Last week, the Pew Research Center published findings from a survey it conducted on gender and leadership. The 2,250 U.S. adults who responded rated men and women on eight leadership traits -- honesty, intelligence, compassion and the like. In five of the eight categories, respondents said women blew men out of the water.
Universities Rewarded for Hiring Women Professors
9/4/08
Spiegel Online: Only one in six professors in Germany is a woman. But Germany's Education Ministry is trying to redress the huge gender imbalance. It is giving 79 universities extra funding to employ more female lecturers and professors.
Women 'Lose Out' in Top Jobs Race
9/4/08
BBC News: The number of women holding senior posts in politics, the law and the media has fallen compared with last year, according to a report. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that in 12 of 25 job categories it studied, there were fewer women holding top posts.
Sierra Leone: Wimsal Gets Regional Branches
9/1/08
AllAfrica.com: Women in the media Sierra Leone, WIMSAL, an association formed to promote the interest of female Journalists, was launched on Friday and Saturday in the regional cities of Kenema and Bo respectively.
The Price of Sex? Fifteen Pounds
9/4/08
Reuters: Researchers from the Poppy Project, which campaigns against the trafficking of women, posed as clients looking for sex and telephoned adverts listed in local newspapers. They found 921 operational brothels across the capital, offering full sex for between 15 and 250 pounds. They estimated that at least 1,933 women aged between 18 and 55 were working in the establishments.
Research Finds Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer Therapy
9/3/08
Houston Chronicle: The latest study showing a racial disparity in American breast cancer treatment found that black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation after surgery to remove the tumor, according to Houston scientists.
Jolie Posters Not "Wanted" In UK, Watchdog Rules
9/4/08
Reuters, UK: Britain's media watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has banned two posters of Jolie promoting the film "Wanted" after upholding complaints that the images of the gun-toting actress glamorized the use of guns and violence.
Prizes Awarded for 6 Emerging Female Writers
9/3/08
AP via Yahoo: Three fiction writers, a poet and two essayists have been named recipients of the 14th annual Rona Jaffe Foundation's awards, grants of $25,000 each for "women writers of talent and promise in the early stages of their writing careers."
Serena Tops Venus in Quarter-Final Thriller
9/4/08
Reuters: Serena Williams fought off 10 set points to prevail in the greatest duel yet with sister Venus, a heart-stopping 7-6 7-6 victory that put her in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Wednesday.
Training May Curb Some Sports Injuries in Women
9/4/08
VOA News: Women are more prone than their male counterparts to specific injuries - namely knee injuries like tears of the ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament. A prevention program at the University of Cincinnati is aiming to curb these injuries in women.
McCain Strategist Blasts Media
9/3/08
Washington Post: Sen. John McCain's top campaign strategist accused the news media Tuesday of being "on a mission to destroy" Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin by displaying "a level of viciousness and scurrilousness" in pursuing questions about her personal life.
Aides Say Team Interviewed Palin Late in the Process
9/3/08
Washington Post: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not subjected to a lengthy in-person background interview with the head of Sen. John McCain's vice presidential vetting team until last Wednesday in Arizona, the day before McCain asked her to be his running mate, and she did not disclose the fact that her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant until that meeting, two knowledgeable McCain officials acknowledged Tuesday.
15 Reportedly Killed In U.S.-Led Pakistan Attack
9/3/08
USA Today: Women and children were among 15 people killed in an attack Wednesday involving U.S.-led forces in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan, officials and a resident said.
1st Lt. Nathan Perry, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, said it had "no information to give" about the alleged operation, while a spokesman for NATO troops there denied any involvement.
VP Pick Palin Boosts Fox News’ Ratings
9/2/08
Broadcasting & Cable: The Republican news cycle began in earnest Friday with the surprise announcement of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) vice presidential pick. And Fox News Channel saw its numbers spike.
Amy Goodman, One Of Four Journalists Arrested At An Anti-RNC Protest, Tells Her Story
9/3/08
LA Times: Amy Goodman, the host of the popular radio and television program "Democracy Now!" was at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul on Monday, interviewing members of the Alaska delegation, when her phone rang with alarming news.
The Grand Old Bait and Switch
9/3/08
The Root: John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as the GOP vice presidential nominee has re-inserted the "woman" question into the presidential debate.
Who Pays Palin's Child Care? Don't Ask the GOP
9/03/08
Women's eNews: If Sarah Palin were a male V.P. candidate with five children there might not be much to discuss. But in a country with so little child care Tanya Melich is stuck wondering how she's managing and who's paying the babysitters.
Palin’s Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual
9/2/08
NY Times: The traditional turning points that had decided municipal elections in this town of less than 7,000 people — Should we pave the dirt roads? Put in sewers? Which candidate is your hunting buddy? — seemed all but obsolete the year Ms. Palin, then 32, challenged the three-term incumbent, John C. Stein.
Two Veterans Reflect On Military's Policy on Gays
9/3/08
MN Public Radio: Congress recently held the first-ever hearing to discuss the law that bans gay men and women from serving openly in the military. The hearing renewed a sense of optimism among gay activists, who have pushed to reverse the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Two gay veterans in St. Paul talk about how the law has affected their lives.
Wage Gaps for Women Frustrating Germany
9/03/08
NY Times: Maria Schaad, an ambitious 41-year-old businesswoman, considers herself lucky. After the birth of each of her sons, now 7 and 3, her employer, a major pharmaceutical company, allowed her to work flexible, reduced hours — a perk that is far from a given in Germany.
Egypt Voices: Sexual Harassment
9/3/08
BBC News: Seven Egyptian women talk about their experience of sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo. It is an increasingly common problem, with a recent survey suggesting more than four out of five women have been sexually harassed, while nearly two-thirds of men admitted assaulting women.
In Iran, Women's Rights Activists Score Victory On Marriage Legislation
9/3/08
LA Times: Female activists in Iran scored a rare but significant victory this week when parliament decided to shelve legislation that they said would have reduced the rights of women in marriage. But on Tuesday, a court sentenced four of their leaders to prison.
Pakistan Begins Inquiry into Deaths of 5 Women
9/3/08
International Herald Tribune: The Pakistani government's inquiry into the deaths of five women buried alive in so-called honor killings in the southwestern Baluchistan Province is taking place against a backdrop of widespread protests and a dispute over a politician's defense of the practice.
Keep Quiet? I Don't Think So
9/3/08
Guardian, UK: According to the UN, over 5000 women and girls are killed every year for failing to live up to cultural and familial expectations of female behaviour, and some estimate that up to 25% of these murders happen in Pakistan. And it's not just women who are victims of the outdated patriarchal notions of ownership and control that lie behind these so-called honour killings.
Women Rate Family Over Wealth, Study Shows
9/3/08
Telegraph, UK: Instead of being interested in material luxuries, today's women - dubbed MTLs or 'More to Lifers' - crave being debt-free, having more time and being part of a lasting marriage or partnership.
The survey by Psychologies magazine found women were refocusing on these "new luxuries" - family and friends and having a comfortable home.
Smoking Riskier to Women's Hearts than Men's
9/3/08
ABC News: Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday. In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks more than a dozen years earlier than women who don't smoke, Norwegian doctors reported in a study presented to the European Society of Cardiology.
Women Pick Men Who Look Like Dad
9/3/08
BBC News: Women tend to choose husbands who look like their fathers, a study shows. And it works both ways - the women in the Proceedings B study also resembled their partner's mother. The latest work from the University of Pécs in Hungary provides yet more evidence for the phenomenon, known as sexual imprinting.
Freedom Machines: Empowerment through Technology
9/3/08
Women's International Perspectives: For the 54 million people living with disabilities in the United States, assistive technology can transform their lives, making it possible to fully participate in the able-bodied world – if they are able to afford it. The documentary Freedom Machines profiles people living with physical disabilities and the miraculous technologies that hold the key to their futures. The film, by Jamie Stobie and Janet Cole, will be broadcast on PBS September 9th as part of the Point of View series.
'Sons' Is A Custom Chopper For Katey Sagal
9/2/08
USA Today: Katey Sagal is married to the man who runs Sons of Anarchy. So is Gemma Teller Morrow.
To differentiate: Sagal's husband, Kurt Sutter, is the creator of the new FX series (tonight, 10 ET/PT). Gemma, her character, is the wife of Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman), president of the Sons of Anarchy, the renegade motorcycle club at the center of a different kind of family drama.
Rocker Feels Her Way Beyond the Spotlight
9/2/08
NY Times: Singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield has written a memoir, “When I Grow Up,” that examines her travails both on and off the stage.
Williams Sisters Resigned To Early Showdown In New York
9/3/08
USA Today: As uncanny as two sisters rising from urban blight to become world-beaters is how uncannily convergent the careers of Venus and Serena Williams have become. Deep into their second decades on tour, the California-raised siblings share nearly identical marks in major titles, head-to-head meetings, prize money, hardcourt titles and U.S. Open crowns.
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