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What Does "Equal Pay for Equal Work" Mean to Obama?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Discrimination, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Tom Harkin, Gender, Sarah Palin, Minimum Wage, Economy, Equal Pay, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

As long as employers are not proven to be discriminating intentionally, they can pay women less than men if they are not doing the same jobs.

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Tough Issues Ahead For Obama

Marcus Alexander Gadson | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Race in Politics, John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden Vice President, Sarah Palin, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Obama Affirmative Action, Gender, Home News
Marcus Alexander Gadson

Obama will face tough issues that include Jeremiah Wright - again - and affirmative action. Navigating these complex issues of race, as well as issues having to do with gender, will have a lot to do with whether Obama is elected in November.

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Declaring the Sex Wars a Draw

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Max and the Marginalized, Sarah Palin Vp, Palin Daughter Pregnant, Palin Pregnancy, Palin Daughter, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Sarah Palin Reaction, 2008 Election and Gender, Bristol Palin, Gender, Politics News
Max and the Marginalized

The response to Bristol Palin's pregnancy from the Obama campaign, and anyone else with half a brain, a sprinkle of candor and a dash of decency, has been pitch perfect. It really is the family's business.

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Hostage to Abortion Politics

Marie Wilson | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, GOP Convention, Gender, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Abortion, Sarah Palin Reactions, Politics News
Marie Wilson

Selecting this particular woman largely based on her stance on one issue is the latest insult not just to Governor Palin, but to women as a whole -- and to our democracy.

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Are We Really That Shallow?

Carol Hoenig | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, White House, Vice-President, Sexism, Senator John McCain, Senator Hillary Clinton, Election 2008, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Gender, Politics News
Carol Hoenig

Considering the McCain team's vice-president pick, we women are a shallow people, a people who cannot discern gender from agenda. Apparently this is w...

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Make Her Whine

Jane Smiley | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palin Vp, Sarah Palin Vp, Mccain Palin Ticket, McCain Palin, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, McCain VP, 2008 Election and Gender, Sarah Palin Reaction, Gender, Politics News
Jane Smiley

What Sarah Palin shows is that once again, the right wing is adept at turning the women's movement upside down and offering us a woman who reinforces patriarchal power rather than challenges it.

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Palin: You're no Hillary Clinton

Van Jones | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palan Choice, Sarah Palin Vp, Mccain Palin Ticket, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Hillary Clinton, Palin Abortion, Palin Women, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Sarah Palin Reaction, Clinton Palin, Politics News
Van Jones

None of my pro-Hillary female friends are falling for this obvious GOP pander. John McCain has gone from maverick to "me too" -- trying to out-Democrat the Democrats and pick up some Hillary voters. But it ain't working.

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The Friendship Olympics: Which sex wins the gold?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Roles, Oxford University Press, University of Maryland, Geoffrey Greif, Research, Relationships, Sex, Differences, Living, Female Friendships, Buddy System, Male Friendships, Gender, Culture, Best Friends, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

How do male and female friendships differ from one another?

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Madonna Turns 50: Wither Feminism?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Madonna, Malawi, Mtv, Nightline, Pepsi, Feminism, Gender, Entertainment News
Philip N. Cohen

During the first decade of her megastarhood, Madonna perfected not only the arts of pop music, bothering feminists, and arousing boys (and girls), but the ability to use feminism to generate controversy.

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What Do Women Want?

Marcia Greenberger and Nancy Duff Campbell | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rising Costs, Wage Disparity, Polling, Obama Women Voters, Voter Anxiety, Women Voters, Anxiety, Recession, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Politics News
Marcia Greenberger and Nancy Duff Campbell

Women are far more pessimistic than men in their attitudes about the status quo. Whether it is the price of food and fuel or disparities in the workplace, they feel the impact more than their male counterparts.

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(Female) Suicide Bombers

Courtney E. Martin | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, Terrorism, Gender, Iraq Suicide Bombing, Suicide Bombers, Iraq Women, Female Suicide Bombers, Female Suicide Bomber Iraq, Politics News
Courtney E. Martin

Since 2003 Iraq has experienced over 50 suicide bombings carried out by women. It is no longer justifiable for the media to act aghast when another woman turns up with blood on her hands.

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Deluded We Stand On Race And Gender

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, John McCain, Gender Card, Racial Prejudice, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Gender Prejudice, Hillary Clinton, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Race Card, Racism, Obama Race, Race, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

Bias festers beneath a surface sporadic civility in America that we have all seen break down under pressure of the current election cycle.

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Can You See The Separate Worlds of Work for Men and Women?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Sex Segregation, Gender Discrimination, Economy, Employment, Gender, Jobs, Glass Ceiling, Business News
Philip N. Cohen

Lots of people work in environments that seem integrated. But these are mostly in the white collar jobs of the professionals and the college educated; the blue-collar world is still a man's world.

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Women May Be Losing Jobs, Too: But They're Different Jobs

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Sex Segregation, Women, Economy, Employment, Opt-Out Revolution, New York Times, Recession, Gender, Business News
Philip N. Cohen

There was a strong trend of occupational desegregation, but the pace of that change slowed markedly in the 1990s.

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Note to Wall Street: "It's the Women, Stupid"

Marie Wilson | Posted 07.31.2008 | Business

Read More: Women, Wall Street, Economy, Gender, U.S. Economy, Job Cuts, Economic Recession, Women Business Owners, Business News
Marie Wilson

Women have been disproportionately impacted by economic distress: they're the first ones to lose their jobs during cutbacks, and they're the primary caretakers for their families in cash-strapped times.

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De-Regulation and Choice

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Rights, Gender, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

As a society, we're willing to immunize cheats, liars, war criminals, and law breakers, but prosecute any physician who acknowledges a woman's constitutional right to seek remedy from an unwanted pregnancy.

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Three Things You Should Know About Women's 'Opt-Out' from Work

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 07.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Opt-Out Revolution, Women, Gender Gap, Segregation, Economy, Employment, Gender, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

The latest news in the opt-out wars comes from two Berkeley economists - Jane Leber Herr and Catherine Wolfram - who report on a study of almost 1,000 Harvard graduates at their 15th reunion. Their main finding is that the profession these women went into had big effects on their odds of remaining employed.

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Gender Apartheid

Amy Coen | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Corruption, Foreign Aid, Women's Rights, Fgm, Apartheid, Foreign Assistance, Ethiopia, Violation, Prenatal, Conflict, Prevention, Africa, Aids, Racism, Female, Development, Developing Countries, Public Health, Hiv, Gender, Ngo, Contraceptives, Female Genital Mutilation, Health, Sex, Health Programs, Hospitals, Communities, Sexual Education, Condoms, Living News
Amy Coen

Boge explained her biggest challenge decades earlier was to convince the first mother that her 'uncut' daughter would have a good life; she would be an acceptable wife, bear children and be healthy.

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Unfetter Women's Intellect on Campaign Trail

Lisa Witter | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Wife, First Lady, Michelle Obama, Jackie O, The New York Times, Eleanor Roosevelt, Cindy McCain, The View, Media Coverage, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Gender, Politics News
Lisa Witter

Is anyone else as appalled as I am at how quickly we have gone back to thinking of women in the oldest of stereotypes -- as only wives and mothers?

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Russert's Legacy: A Woman Meeting the Press?

Marie Wilson | Posted 06.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Hillary, Politics, Obama, Diversity of Pundits, Russert, Diversity, Gender, Meet the Press, Women and Media, Women and Politics, Meet the Press Replacement, John Edwards Meet the Press, Media News
Marie Wilson

Visibility is viability, and wouldn't it be great to have Meet the Press, the most prestigious and hard hitting show on the Sunday circuit, feature a woman host?

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Giving the "Daughter Test" to Mainstream Media

Marie Wilson | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Media, Race, Clinton, Presidential Politics, Gender, Mainstream Media, Sexism in Media, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Marie Wilson

We lost something for our nation's daughters who were sent a strong message about fairness during the primary season -- you can play, but it won't be a fair fight.

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Open Letter to Hillary

Ilana Goldman | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Gender Election, Hillary Clinton 2008, Hillary Clinton Sexism, 2008 Election and Gender, Sexism, Gender, Politics News
Ilana Goldman

Dear Hillary - I say this to you almost daily, but since it's normally to you on the TV screen, I thought I should find a way of saying it where you...

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Did Hillary Clinton's Media Missteps Help Doom Her Campaign?

Eric Deggans | Posted 06.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Media, Presidential Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Sexism, Bill Clinton, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Media News
Eric Deggans

It remains an enduring legacy of the conservative media machine -- and their own past mistakes -- that a couple so admired by the public has such awful relations with the Fourth Estate.

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Cowboys, Prairie Fairies, and Mother Earth: The Political Psychology of Gendering Nature Female

Stephen Ducat | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Women, Gender Stereotypes, Masculinity, Alaska, Hummer, Feminism, Gender, Green News
Stephen Ducat

In the view of conservatives, just as women are there to serve and must know their place, so must the Earth (along with its animals and indigenous inhabitants) be used as a resource that requires no reciprocity.

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Final Thoughts on Sex and the City

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 06.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sex and the City Backlash, Sex and the City Movie, Hillary Clinton Sexism, Women and Politics, Sex and the City, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

Something big is happening and SATC didn't cause it, it just reflects it. Whether or not you are a Hillary fan, there is a gender conversation happening in this country, and women are angry.

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