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Why I'm Glad May is Over

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Stress, Marriage, Women, Depression, Stepfamily, Mother's Day, Abandonment, Grief, Nurture, Motherless Daughters, Childhood, Family, Death, Women News
Barbara Greenberg

In small ways, my friend and I had always been nurturing towards each other. I believe that this is something that motherless daughters sense about each other.

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WATCH: This Woman's $20 Million Franchise Started In Her Living Room

Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Reinvention, Women, Small Business, Women in Business, Business, Becoming-Fearless, Video, Healthy Living News

At Marlothomas.com, we’re always talking about how important it is for women to continue dreaming, no matter how impossible their goals may seem. Sh...

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G(irls)20 Summit: Women's Voices on Food Security Loud and Clear in Mexico City

David Joslyn | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Food, Women, International Development, Food Politics, girls20-Summit-2012, girls20-Summit, Impact News
David Joslyn

Between 18 and 20 years of age, delegates from each G-20 country and the European and African Unions participating in the summit are experiencing immersion into the important issues of global food security and abuse of children and women.

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Worrying About What Our Teens are Reading? Really?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Women, Language, Children, Books, Daughters, Teens, Sons, Tweens, Public Education, Technology, Video Games, Cursing, Mothers, Fathers, Swearing, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

When I was growing up, my mom's best gift to me was to take me to the library.

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Is There Really A War on Women or Are Men Just Being Stupid?

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Congress, Violence Against Women, War on Women, Obamacare, Feminism, Roe v. Wade, Equal Pay Act, Politics News
Madeleine M. Kunin

When House Republicans stall on reauthorizing and expanding the Violence Against Women Act, they are blinding themselves to the everyday experiences of women's lives.

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My Body Is Doing What? Oh, Hell No!

Karith Foster | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Comedy, Pregnancy, Women, Birth Control, New York City, Moms, Parents, Pregnant, Parents News
Karith Foster

Pregnancy is like stand-up comedy. When you watch people do it on TV it looks easy, every now and again it looks painful, but there's always some part of you that's thinking: Psh! I could do that.

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The Real Muslim Problem

Joyce S. Dubensky | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women, Islam, Peacemakers in Action, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Taliban, Muslims, American Muslims, Interfaith, Peacemakers, Religious Literacy, Quran, Gender and Religion, Religion News
Joyce S. Dubensky

When reading about the Afghanistan war, many people begin to conflate all Muslims with the radicals that we hear about on a daily basis. But what about this wonderful woman and her family and friends, who use Islam as a rich resource to promote peace?

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Working With Your Rapist as Your Supervisor? The Widespread Sexual Abuse of Women in Farm Work

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Labor, Undocumented Immigrants, Human Rights, Rape, Human Rights Watch, Agriculture, Mexico, Immigration, Farmworkers, Sexual Assault, Video, Politics News
Michelle Chen

It should be no surprise that on America's farms, so many women are treated as less than human, since not even the government sees them as worthy of respect under the law.

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It Ain't Over: They Ditched Their Jobs In The Stock Market For Pickles

Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Reinvention, Women, Small Business, It Ain't Over, Stock Market, Women in Business, Slideexpand, Business, Small Business America, Recession, Huff/Post50 News

One of the reasons I started my website, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they don't have to hang...

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A Brief Reflection on Sex Work

Erika L. Sánchez | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Prostitution, Sex Work, Women, Sex Trafficking, Sex, Women Body, Latino Voices News
Erika L. Sánchez

I never intended to look at sex workers as an othering voyeur, but rather as a woman who is both genuinely curious, empathetic, and outraged at the conditions that force them into this kind of work.

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A Different 'Little Mermaid'

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: The Little Mermaid, Women, Video, Mark Moore Gallery, Hans Christian Andersen, Impasto, Salty Air, Slideexpand, Female Artists, Painting, Ariel, Allison Schulnik, Arts News

Mark Moore Gallery describes Allison Schulnik's paintings as "distinctively textured," which may be the understatement of the year. Schulnik's painted...

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WATCH: A Fabulous French Caribbean Gem

Karen Schaler | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Resorts, Women, Hotels, Caribbean, Health, Beaches, Restaurants, Travel Therapy, French, Food, Travel, Martinique, Vacations, Culture, Karen Schaler, Video, Travel News
Karen Schaler

When I first started looking into visiting the French Caribbean island of Martinique I admit it, I was surprised.

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Thoughts for College Dropouts: Love, Part II

O'Brien Browne | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Togetherness, Women, Relationships, Hope, Romance, Men, Lord Byron, Love, Healthy Living News
O'Brien Browne

This is Part II of "Love," started on the 8th of last month. I didn't plan on a Part II because I thought this little blog should be pointed and pithy...

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Help Me Nominate Five Glamour Women of the Year

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Ashley Judd, Jineth Bedoya Lima, Victoria Azarenka, Zaha Hadid, Women, Sheryl Sandberg, Women's Issues, Sandra Fluke, Women Entrepreneurs, Pat Summitt, Women in Business, Women in Sports, Virginia Rometty, Brittney Griner, Glamour Women of the Year Awards, Lena Dunham, Lindsey Vonn, Glamour, Ann Mckee, Maria Klawe, Women News
Arianna Huffington

As an advisory board member of Glamour Women of the Year, I have the privilege of nominating five inspiring women -- or groups of women -- who have made an impact in 2012. And I'd love to hear your suggestions.

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Jon Avnet and Virginia Madsen's WIGS YouTube Channel Creates Dynamic Roles for Women

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Women, Caitlin Gerard, Wigs, Rodrigo Garcia, Virginia Madsen, Channel, Youtube, Premium, Jennifer Garner, Jon Avnet, Video, Women News
Shira Lazar

"On our show, the men are the eye candy," quipped Producer Jon Avnet.

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The Surprising Casualty Of The Financial Crisis

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Layoffs, JPMorgan Chase, Women, Wall Street Women, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Reuters, Bank of America, Financial Crisis, Women Wall Street, Compensation, Citigroup, Video, Business News

By Michelle Conlin May 24 (Reuters) - The financial crisis and its aftermath have been brutal for Wall Street's riches...

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What Do You Think of the Beer-Swilling Bride?

Leah Odze Epstein | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Women, Bridesmaids Movie, New Zealand, Bridesmaids, Beer, Weddings, Women and Beer, Alcohol Stereotypes, Women News
Leah Odze Epstein

When it comes to the idealization of weddings and brides, we can all benefit from loosening up and laughing at ourselves.

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Learning to Drive Again

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Spring, Women's Rights, Women, Driving, Depression, Mental Health, Feminism, Renewing Driver's License, Women Drivers, Expired Driver's License, Learning to Drive, Women News
Judith Greenberg, Ph.D.

I let my driver's license expire. For years, it didn't seem like such a big deal. Frankly, not driving had some nice benefits: Riding in the passenger's seat was the one time in my life I could relax.

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The GOP's War on Children

Bruce Kluger | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Fundamentalism, Gop, Dog on the Roof!, Children, Obamacare, Conservatism, Obama, Children?S Health Insurance Program, Politics, 2012 Presidential Election, Colleen Clapp, Bruce Kluger, Women, Rush Limbaugh, Budget, Bullying, Mitt Romney, Medicaid, Mormonism, Parenting, Pell Grants, War on Terror, Education, Michele Bachmann, Wall Street, Rolling Stone, On the Road With Mitt and the Mutt, Head Start, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Gays, Utah, David Slavin, Jack Denton Reese, Politics News
Bruce Kluger

As in most presidential election years, noisy battles have been raging as the nation's political armies gear up for what promises to be an even nois...

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Mountain Mourning: Appalachian Women Lead Dramatic Protest Against Mountaintop Removal: Interview With Marilyn Mullens

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Appalachia, Women, Dirty Coal, Mountaintop Removal, Green Energy, Coal, Protest, Mountaintop Removal Mining, Mountaintop Removal Mining Protest, Mountaintop Removal Protest, Green News
Jeff Biggers

After serving her country as a major in the U.S. Army for 22 years, Marilyn Mullens is now leading a group of her fellow Appalachian women to the West Virginia state capitol on Memorial Day to protest the growing humanitarian crisis of mountaintop removal mining.

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On the Merits of an Arranged Marriage

Dora Levy Mossanen | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Tradition, Arranged Marriage, Marriage, Habib Levy, Iran, Dora Levy Mossanen, Divorce, Women, Jewish Quarter, Farsi, Historian, History, The History of the Iranian Jews, Tehran, Courtesan, Superstition, Harem, The Last Romanov, Mahaleh, Culture News
Dora Levy Mossanen

Was theirs an arranged marriage? It certainly was. Were they different in every imaginable way? You bet. Yet they managed to build a relationship based on love and trust. I wonder whether that was possible only because divorce was not an option at the time.

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1971 Rapes: Bangladesh Cannot Hide History

Anushay Hossain | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: War Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh Independence War, 1971, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Women, Womens Rights, Rape as Weapon of War, World News
Anushay Hossain

The one thing we did not hear about as much as we heard about the passionate fighting that defeated the Pakistani Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War were the rapes that took place in 1971.

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A Cautionary Tale: When Your Boss Wants to Become Your Friend

Nedda Alammar | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Men, Women, Small Business, Employees, Unemployment, Workplace, Boss, Unemployment Rate, Values, Ethics, Small Business News
Nedda Alammar

When my boss wants me to just roam around his office/cubicle and talk about whatever until he's ready to leave and maybe go out for drinks with him, my defenses are up.

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Taking on Your 20's -- What You Need to Know Now

Alexis Sclamberg | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Women, Self Help, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Twenty-Something Advice, Self-Improvement, Twenty Something, Development, Emotional Intelligence, Wellness, Self-Help, Women News
Alexis Sclamberg

In these final years of our restless 20's, we're wrestling with some big ticket items -- getting married, finding better jobs, moving, settling down, having kids.

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Breasts, Bras and a RHONJ Parenting Fail

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Women, Puberty, Teresa Giudice, Parenting, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Sexuality, Parenting Advice, Sex Education, Parents News
Dr. Logan Levkoff

Teresa made fun of her daughter's body. She turned an intimate event into a public one, bringing an entire television audience's attention to her daughter's breasts and burgeoning sexuality.

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