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The Right to Choose: Family Lessons
Far from a generational divide, the author, as a young feminist, finds sustenance in the ways the women in her family handled their more limited life choices.
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Is Wealth a Feminist Issue?
Better paying jobs aren’t enough to ensure women’s economic stability, according to a new study. For black women and Latinas in particular, a focus on bridging the “wealth gap” rather than the pay gap may make the most sense.
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New Hope for Progress Among U.S. Delegates to UN Meeting
Women have been stymied for years in efforts to achieve U.S. ratification of CEDAW, the UN treaty to eliminate discrimination against women. Now, meeting at the UN, U.S. women hope to regain influence in establishing rights for women around the world.
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In Chile, Bachelet Steps Down
Michelle Bachelet’s presidency comes to a tumultuous end less than two weeks after her country withstood an 8.8 magnitude earthquake. Here, the author assesses what her term in office has meant for women in Chile and what lies ahead.
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Tomorrow's Journalism
As the world recognizes International Women’s Day, essayist Mary Kay Blakely assesses the contribution of women’s media, not the least of which may well be charting a path to a healthy journalism that serves the public good.
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March 04, 2010 | Sam Bennett |
Politics
Who Needs More Women in Government? Everyone
Women leaders have shown they know how to work together, whether it’s in the public or private sector. Women’s Campaign Forum President Sam Bennett describes a new initiative to put enough women in office this year to overcome the political impasse plaguing our nation’s lawmakers.
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“Elders” Fight Misuse of Religion to Oppress Women and Girls
Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson say women and girls are the victims of dangerous practices too often justified in the name of religion and tradition. They are members of a prestigious international group that is spotlighting the issue.
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A Transformative Oscar Moment?
Women & Hollywood’s blogger here assesses the implications of a historic win for Kathryn Bigelow.
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Health Care Reform—Obama’s Challenge
Obama meets with Republicans today in a health-care summit. Women who helped put him in office expect him to step up and lead—on both access to quality care and access to abortion.
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February 24, 2010 | Angela Bonavoglia |
Health
Cosmetic Vaginal Surgeons Clueless
At a “first-ever” conference on what they hope is a growing field, surgeons showed an appalling indifference to how women experience sexual pleasure.
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Benazir Bhutto: Uncensored and Unfettered
As a Pakistani American, the author has come to understand Benazir Bhutto over the years in different contexts. So she was surprised to discover fresh insights in a new documentary about the slain charismatic leader.
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Hollywood's Niche for Black Actresses
As a few African American women are celebrated during this award season, pop culture commentator Courtney Young asks how many Hollywood doors are actually open.
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Haiti: The Land of the Unknowns
An ER doc from Atlanta describes her mind-numbing experience in Haiti and explains what the island nation needs from us now.
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Just Not Married: Fighting for Equality on Valentine’s Day
Lesbian and gay male couples are ready to step up their protest with creative new tactics—witness the action this morning in New York and see what lies ahead for marriage equality in 2010.
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Sirleaf to Seek Second Term
First elected after a powerful women’s peace movement forced the end of years of brutal civil war in Liberia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is asking for a second term to continue with the enormou...
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Eve Ensler's Mission: Awaken the Girl Self
Eleven years after the launch of V-Day, Eve Ensler sets out to do for girls what she did for women—uncover the truth of their experiences and create a global dialogue. Her new book is being published February 9.
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February 05, 2010 | Ninotchka Rosca |
International
Super Bowl Sunday: What You Won't See
On Super Bowl Sunday nearly a billion viewers will see the story of one woman during an anti-choice ad. Here, Filipina author and activist Ninotchka Rosca exposes the reality of all the rest.
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Budget 2011: What Will Women Gain?
If a budget is the ultimate statement of values, the Obama Administration deserves some good marks for attending to women’s needs in an austere time.
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February 01, 2010 | Nichola Gutgold |
Politics
From Madam Gov. to Madam Pres.
Filling the pipeline leading to the first woman elected U.S. president will take candidates who have convinced voters of their executive abilities, argues the writer, author of two books on women’s races for the highest office. The same doesn’t appear to be true for men who run.
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George Tiller: A Legacy of Trust
With jury selection complete, the trial of the man accused of murdering Dr. Tiller began Friday, on the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The author, an ob/gyn at the beginning of her career, here speaks for doctors who are inspired by the slain man.
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Sarah Weddington: On the 37th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
The author, who learned in high school about the Supreme Court case that gave women reproductive choice and control over their lives, talks to the lawyer who won that victory.
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January 20, 2010 | Amanda L. Furness |
International
Haiti: Absent in Life, Death and On the Evening News
The author, who has worked in Cite Soleil, a poor district hit hard by the earthquake, asks us to see her partner and friends in Port-au-Prince through her eyes, not as they are customarily portrayed in the media.
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Women Healthcare Executives—Where Are They in the Health Reform Debate?
The author, an activist for women’s health and safety, looks in vain for leadership from women in corporate healthcare boardrooms as negotiations on reform reach the final stage.
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Creating Molly Ivins, Red Hot Patriot
How twin sisters are inspired to write their first theater piece and, with the help of some well-placed friends, go on to entice Kathleen Turner to star in the vehicle—all to provide a legendary journalist with her “second act.”
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Mary Daly, 1928 to 2010
The leading feminist philosopher and theorist died January 3. Here, her friend and former student explains the extraordinary reach of Mary Daly’s fierce intelligence and strong will.