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Deepak Chopra Picks World's Most Powerful Teachers

forbes.com | Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Rights, Equality, Deepak Chopra, Environment, Environmentalism, Teachers, Al Gore, Student, Teaching, The Inner Life, Feminism, Spirituality, Gender, Gloria Steinem, Living News

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Going Rouge Skewers Palin

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 11.07.2009 | Books

Read More: John McCain, Republican Gomorrah, Robert Reich, Sarah Palin Going Rogue, McCain Palin, Rebecca Traister, Sarah Palin, Gloria Steinem, Sarah Palin Vice President, Akmuckraker, Shannyn Moore, Going Rogue, Max Blumenthal, Books News
Geoffrey Dunn

One thing is certain: You will read far more about the real Sarah Palin in Going Rouge than you ever will in her own memoirs, being published by (who else?) Rupert Murdoch.

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Helping Gloria Steinem Celebrate Her 75th Birthday

Kate Kelly | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Smith College, Archive Collections, Feminism, Social Activism, Womens Rights, Womens History, Politics News
Kate Kelly

Steinem was humble, displayed a wonderful sense of humor, and showed a strong dedication to continuing her work for social change. "Hope is a form of planning," she said.

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Ten Tremendous Women Who Never Married

Samara O'Shea | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Florence Nightingale, Louisa May Alcott, Anne Boleyn, Coco Before Chanel, CoCo Chanel, Queen Elizabeth the First, Jane Austen, Joan of Arc, Clara Barton, Gloria Steinem, Oprah, Susan B. Anthony, Mary Cassatt, 19th Amendment, Henry VIII, David Bale, Marriage, Women, Christian Bale, Living News
Samara O'Shea

The following women serve as a sweet reminder that you don't need anyone but yourself to live an incredible life and have people remember you long after you're gone.

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From Media Blitz to Women's Conference: Has Maria Shriver Discerned a Watershed Moment?

Marianne Schnall | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Valerie Jarrett, Activism, The Shriver Report, Working Mothers, A Woman's Nation, John Podesta, Gloria Steinem, Working Women, David Gregory, Obama, California Women's Conference, Maria Shriver, The Women's Conference, Family Leave, Living News
Marianne Schnall

This week, California's First Lady will use the findings to engage participants in her annual conference on women.

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Shriver Report: Get Married, Have Kids, Then We'll Speak to Your Issues

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Workforce, Social Security, Singled Out, Pay, Divorce, Children, Matrimania, A Woman’s Nation, Gloria Steinem, Nonfamily Households, Media, Childless Women, Business, Ideology, Consciousness-Raising, Friendship, Compulsory Heterosexuality, Politics, Compulsory Mothering, Singlism, Discrimination, Breadwinners, Health Care, Couples, Family, Women’s Media Center, Taxes, Connection, Single-Person Households, Wives, Compulsory Marriage, Money, Women’s Movement, Suze Orman, Shriver Report, Singles, Maria Shriver, Time Magazine, Mothers, Gender, Education, Oprah Winfrey, Career, Workplace, Unmarried America, John Podesta, Adrienne Rich, Living News
Bella DePaulo

I'll highlight some remarkable and conventional-wisdom-defying findings from the report that were published but never headlined.

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From Mother's Dream to "A Woman's Nation" -- Shriver Charts Progress for American Women

Lys Anzia | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Shirin Ebadi, Women's Rights, Feminists, Maria Shriver, A Woman's Nation, Equal Rights, World, American Women, Politics News
Lys Anzia

Like their global sisters, I know American women want equal opportunity. Let's hope this report finds a way to bring a deep appreciation of this fact, with resulting improvement, to the political, humanitarian, social and business lives for women across the US.

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Maria Shriver's Report on American Women: After the Cheery Headline, Gloomy Trends

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Gloria Steinem, David Gregory, Women's Health, Jobs, Women, Maria Shriver, Sexism, Media News
Jesse Kornbluth

Does "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything," instigated by Maria Shriver, describe a 50/50 nation? Parity between the sexes? I don't think so.

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Who Needs the Olympics? Consolation Reading for Chicago Lovers

Adam Hanft | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

Read More: A.J. Liebling, Chicago Olympics, David Mamet, Saul Alinsky, Sara Paretsky, Gloria Steinem, Herman Hesse, Chicago, Books News
Adam Hanft

Chicago is an Olympian city when it comes to literature and the arts. And what better time than now to remind us? Here's a sampling of some of those triumphs of the sedentary.

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Chicago's Women & Children Inspires Three Decades of Writers and Readers

Gina Frangello | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Women’s Voices Fund, Publishing Industry, Chicago Writers, Books, Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker, Feminist Bookstores, Margaret Atwood, Women & Children First, Maya Angelou, Bookstores, Chicago Authors, Adrienne Rich, Women and Children First, Chicago News
Gina Frangello

By the early 1990s, there were more than 100 feminist bookstores in the U.S. Now, after the explosion of chain bookstores and a changing political climate, there are a mere seven remaining.

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Emma Thompson, Featured in Fatal Promises, Speaks Out on Human Trafficking

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sexual Trafficking, Equalilty Now, Emma Thompson, Nomi Network, U.N. Global Initiative to Fight Trafficking, United Nations, Gloria Steinem, Tier 2 Watrch List, Documentary Film, Now, Ngo, Psa, Eliot Spitzer, US State Department, United Arab Emirates, Human Trafficking, Fatal Promises, Prostitution, Kat Rohrer, Helen Bamber Foundation, Journey, Art Installation, History Starts Now, New York State Anit-Trafficking Law, Catw, Entertainment News
Marcia G. Yerman

A new documentary examines the various facets of human trafficking. The film, four years in the making, follows the stories of five people -- three women and two men.

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Marrying George Clooney - Beyond the Blurb

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Baby Boomers, Dementia, Women's Issues, Family Relationships, Women in Culture, Menopause, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, George Clooney, Women and Body Image, Amy Ferris, Women in Mid-Life, Marrying George Clooney, Robin Morgan, Women's Health, Women in the Media, The Women's Media Center, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Many of the issues Amy and I discussed in serious moments - family, relationships, and life changes - would find their way into Marrying George Clooney.

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Breast Implants, Yes or No?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 09.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Marilyn Monroe, Women's Rights, Heidi Montag, Women's Issues, Feminism, Pamela Anderson, Breast Implants, Style News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Very, very thin women with big breasts do not exist in nature.

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The Lost Feminine

Alex Pattakos | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Alex Pattakos, Crete, Greek Mythology, Gloria Steinem, Labyrinth, Feminine, Greek Culture, Greece, Theseus, Minoan, Living News
Alex Pattakos

As a Greek-American of Cretan heritage, who has been actively engaged in the process of reconnecting with my roots, I found the standing and role of women in Greek culture and society, both in their religious and secular senses, to be a very meaningful topic.

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Candidate Clinton Was Not a Victim of Sexism But Secretary Clinton Is

Keli Goff | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Sexism, Hillary Clinton Africa Trip, Hillary Clinton Africa, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News
Keli Goff

Hillary didn't "lose her cool." All I saw is a woman who has spent her entire life trying to be her own person, and despite her best efforts, is being deprived of the opportunity to do so.

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The Nanny Diaries: A Caribbean Version

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Housekeepers, Caribbean Nannies, Caribbean Women, Gloria Steinem, Caribbean Caretakers, Domestic Workers United, Exit Cuckoo, Barbara Ehrenreich, Caribbean Domestic Workers, Latina Nannies, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, Lisa Ramirez, Hector Figueroa, Kevin Powell, Gov. David Paterson, New York Labor Relations Act, Nannies, Domestic Workers, African Nannies, Jonathan Tescini, Rules-for-Nannies, Women's Rights, Governor David Paterson, Domestic-Workers-United, Living News
Arlene M. Roberts

There are more than 200,000 women in New York working as nannies, companions and housekeepers, whose lives are typified by long hours, meagre wages, drudgery, and worse.

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Women Connecting Across the Generational Divide: From Gloria Steinem to Courtney Martin

Marianne Schnall | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Women, Ana Nogales, Courtney Martin, Feminism, Helen Thomas, Omega Institute, Elizabeth Lesser, Feministing, Living News
Marianne Schnall

This Omega Institute conference sets out to build bridges across generations that inspire and empower women to change the world.

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Gloria Steinem: The Iconic Feminist Speaks to Our Generation

Julie Zeilinger | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Masculinity, Femininity, Feminism, Sexism, Living News
Julie Zeilinger

In the end, feminism isn't about angry girls burning their bras, or about getting back at men: it's about redefining the way we see ourselves and the way we treat ourselves.

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Death to Family Values - Zippers at Half Mast

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Bill Maher, Family Values, Civil Rights, Gloria Steinem, S.C. Governor Mark Sanford, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

Bill Maher used to tell a joke, which is funny but not true. He'd ask the question why are we trying to stop gay people from getting married; they're ...

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Women in the Media: A Night of Recognition

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Salon.com, LGBT Issues, Women's Issues, Media New Media, Lynn Nottage, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Rebecca Traister, Gloria Steinem, Women in Journalism, Liberia, Women in Media and News, Women's Media Center, 2008 Election, Pam Spaulding, Ruined, Dr. George Tiller, Feminsim, Gina Reticker, Rachel Maddow, Abigail Disney, Judy Grahm, Christiane Amanpour, Candy Crowley, Bonnie Erbe, Hillary Clinton, Tina Fey, Bill O'Reilly, Helene Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Joan Walsh, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

The Women's Media Center was packed with women active in old and new media, advocacy, and culture.

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Fathers Matter "Now" More Than Ever

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Poverty, Rape, Jerry Lewis, Crime, Single Mothers, Gloria Steinem, Politically Correct, Thomas Jefferson, Sigmund Freud, Male Influence, Gen Robert E Lee, Bill Cosby, Father's Day, Barack Obama, Fatherless Boys, Pragmatic, Mental Illness, Charles Manson, Clinton, Child Abuse, George Washington, Lee Harvey Oswald, Pop-Psyche Culture, Fatherless Children, Billy the Kid, Jack the Ripper, Nario Cuomo, Mark Twain, Happy Father's Day, Living News
Francesca Biller-Safran

Male influence in a child's life is invaluable, irreplaceable and necessary for most of us. There, I said it.

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6 Of The World's Most Beautiful Older Women (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 07.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Style News, Sophia Loren, Iman, Anjelica Huston, Style, Lesley M. M. Blume, Beauty Industry, Beauty, Helen Mirren, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Gloria Steinem, Style News
Lesley M. M. Blume

I just saw a recent picture of comedienne Joan Rivers that made me want to throw up. Her face is now stretched tighter than a piano string; her mouth...

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Invisible Women at Work: Meet Maha Al-Muneef, the Gloria Steinem of Arabia

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 06.23.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Islam, Maha Al-Muneef, The Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Gloria Steinem, National Family Safety Program, King Abdullah, Qanta Ahmed, Domestic Abuse, Jeddah, Madinah, World News
Qanta Ahmed, MD

Dr. Al Muneef is fully realizing the potential of many Saudi women. While to the West she and many activists like her may remain invisible, her actions are not only visible but emphatically palpable.

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Today's Movement Leaders are Alive and Kicking

Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Adria D. Goodson | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Voto Latino, Poverty, Ella Baker, Common Ground, Gloria Steinem, Immigration, Prime Movers, Mahatma Ghandi, Roseanne Haggerty, Cesar Chavez, The Center for Third World Organizing, Climate Change, Martin Luther King Jr., Environmental Action Coalition, Kevin Bales, Dorothy Day, Health Care, Politics News
Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Adria D. Goodson

Prime Movers aren't simply good people doing great work. They're stirring masses of people to combat injustice, to become engaged in the civic decisions that affect their common good.

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Jane Fonda on Joining the Blogosphere

Marianne Schnall | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Twitter, Jane Fonda, 33 Variations, Blogging, Aging, Women's Media Center, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy, Robert Redford, Vday, The Jane Fonda Center at Emory University, Robin Morgan, Matisse, Gloria Steinem, My Life So Far, Sisterhood Is Global Institute, Lily Tomlin, Beethoven, Moises Kaufman, Media News
Marianne Schnall

Not content merely to speak to her Broadway audience eight times a week through a critically acclaimed performance, Jane Fonda is blogging daily and twittering nightly. She finds herself hooked on the instant feedback.

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