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Debbie Wasserman Schultz for President/Vice-President in 2016?

2morrowknight | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jewish Heritage, President, 2020, 2016, Florida, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Vice-President, Florida Politics, Michelle Bachman, Kathleen Sebelius, Democratic Party, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Women, Woman's Right to Vote, Hillary Clinton, Female Politicians, Politics News

Could a female candidate be the answer for Democratic longevity in 2016? If so, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, with her toughness and ability to net the Dems Florida might be that female.

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India: Too Many Women Dying in Childbirth (VIDEO)

Human Rights Watch | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Health, Women's Rights, Childbirth, India, Maternal Mortality, Women, Health, World News

Despite National Commitment, Many Unable to Access Services By Aruna Kashyap, South Asia Researcher in the Women's Rights Division (Lucknow, India)...

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Two Women Bare It All

Holly Robinson | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Resorts, Women, Aging, Friendships, Nudist Colony, Body Image, Naturists, Nudists, Nudism, Living News

Our first morning at Berkshire Vista Resort, my friend Mandy sleeps late while I muster the courage to leave our room. The question isn't so much what to wear, here, as what not to wear.

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Fathers: An Instruction Manual -- Who Is This Man? If You Think You Know Dad, Think Harder

Peggy Drexler | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Father-Daughter Relationships, Women, MIA Dads, Fathers, Living News

If you're like most women, you probably don't know as much about your dad as you think you do. He can be a mentor, a cheerleader and a friend. But all relationships take work -- especially this one.

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No Women Featured in NY Comedy Festival! No Joke!

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Women, New York, Media, The Daily Show, Business, Joy Behar, Style, Entertainment, Barbara Walters, Comedy Central, Living, Saturday Night Live, Women Comedians, The Stephen Colbert Show, Comedy, Conan O'Brien, White House Correspondents Association, Vanity Fair, The View, Emmy Awards, Wanda Sykes, Friars Club, Jay Leno, Tom Shales, New York Comedy Festival, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Helen Thomas, David Letterman, Craig Ferguson, E!, Kristin Wiig, Sherri Shepherd, Comediennes, Whoppi Goldberg, Chelsea Handler, Impact, Lifetime, Women's History, Oxygen, Joan Rivers, Lizz Winstead, Fox Network, Forbes, Entertainment News

The Primetime Emmy Awards showed that women writers on a comedy or variety series are a rare and endangered species. Only seven of the 81 writers were women.

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Congo Spurns Burundi Refugees at Border

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

Read More: Unhcr, Drc, Women, Children, War, Idp, Joseph Kabila, Hillary Clinton, Kimia II, Un, Burundi, Gatumba, Refugees, Congo, Banyamulenge, World News

Frustration in the face of this humanitarian tragedy is understandable. Where is SOS Hillary Clinton in the face of this, especially after her courageous meetings with Congolese President Joseph Kabila?

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Letterman: A Setback for Women

Julie Menin | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Title VII, David Letterman, Entertainment News

The question that commentators such as Maureen Dowd aren't asking is: was there a "hostile work environment" for the women who Letterman did not bed?

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Green is the New Pink

Lori Sokol | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Women, Corporate Social Responsibility, National Work and Family Month, Green Jobs, Global Warming, Climate Change, New York News

Green is becoming the new pink for working women striving to balance their work and family responsibilities.

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Hate the Husband? Sue the Mistress!

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Women, Marriage, Politics, Congress, Alienation of Affection, Divorce, Sex, John Edwards, Mississippi, Love, Chip Pickering, North Carolina, Politics News

An unlikely alliance of trial lawyers and Christian fundamentalists continues to defend the prerogative of jilted spouse to turn love triangles into quadrangles--with the state judicial system as a fourth wheel.

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Five Tips to Mend a Tattered Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Bff, Apologize, Women, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Tips, Forgive, Relationship News, Living, Mend, Best Friends Forever, Forgiveness, Female Friendships, Apology, Breaking Living News, Irene S. Levine, Tattered, Living News

Harboring resentment towards someone has a way of bouncing back like a boomerang to hurt you (including raising your blood pressure). Let go of the disappointment.

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Women Cyclists: 5 States Where Women Barely Dare to Bike Commute

treehugger.com | April Streeter | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Women, Green Infrastructure, Urban Cycling, Bicycle Culture, Bicycling, Green Commuting, Commuting, Cycling, Bike Culture, Green News

Dedicated bike commuting is grew about 38% in the last eight years. But if women are truly the indicator species for a successful bike infrastructure,...

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Want Less Risk? Hire More Women!

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Earnings, Fed, Women, Pay, Testosterone, Risk Aversion, Banking, Federal Reserve, Compensation, Occupational Sex Segregation, Gender, Risk, Gender Inequalities, Women in Finance, Women CEOs, Business News

The higher the amount of testosterone, the more willing people are to take risks. Women, with considerably less of the male hormone coursing through their bodies, are more risk averse.

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Creating Hope and Opportunity in Haiti for Extremely Poor Women and their Families

Susan Davis | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Brac, Women, Clinton Global Initiative, Susan Davis, Microfinance, Ultra Poor, Fonkoze, Haiti, Muhammad Yunus, World News

After two years of support -- asset transfers, skill training and social linkages -- over 90% of our program women "graduate" into becoming successful microfinance members.

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What Do Muslim Women Want?

Naomi Wolf | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Religion, Women, Queen Rania, Muslim Women, Women's Issues, Women and Politics, Muslims, Naomi Wolf, Muslim Womens Rights, Muslim, World News

The Muslim women leaders I've spoken to do not say, "Please tell the West to save us." They are too busy making egalitarian, modernist new worlds of their own, with an Arab, and often Islamic, imprimatur.

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What's Happiness Got To Do With It .. Women, Life and Pleasure? Try the Tantric Approach!

Dr. Elsbeth Meuth | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living

Happiness is a state of being! And how did I arrive at that state of being? For me it occurred through two major life experiences that woke me up.

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What Next in Afghanistan?

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Women's Rights, Women, Taliban, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Mujahideen, World News

Afghanistan is now up to Obama, with his decision fateful on many fronts. Biden's got it wrong, no matter how learned his position to be. But so does John McCain.

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Why I Held My Book Launch Party in a Hair Salon

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment

Although many people were surprised before I explained why, deciding to have my launch party at Donna Hair Design in Chappaqua was a no-brainer

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The Other Arab World

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 10.02.2009 | World

Read More: Irex, Community Media Network, Arabs, Women, Arab, Palestinian, Virginity, Filmmaker, Royal Film Commission, Mepi, World News

Four documentaries recently screened in Jordan give a rarely seen view of the Arab world and the lives of young Arabs searching for answers to philosophical questions of who they are and what they want.

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Older Women Sleep Better Than Men

reuters.com | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Sleep Deprivation, How to Sleep Better, Sleep, Living News

Older women may complain about their sleepless nights more than men do but Dutch research shows they're actually catching more sleep....

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Zapping Size Zero: An Open Letter To 'Average' Women

Carleton Bryant | Posted 10.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Glamour Magazine, Humor, Women's Body Issues, Glamour, Women's Issues, Body Image, Women's Body Confidence, Beauty, Size Zero, Size 0, Style News

The fact is that most guys like the curvier form of so-called "average" women. That's because they don't look like they'd snap like a dry twig if guys tried to cuddle with them.

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It's About Time: The UN Says Rape is Weapon of War

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 10.01.2009 | World

Read More: Bill Clinton, Women, Hillary Clinton, Zainab Salbi, Violence Against Women, Tonic, United Nations, World News

A case is building that women are a major key to our world's economic stability, and momentum is growing for profound and lasting progress on boosting the fortunes of the female half.

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The Violence is Horrifying, Let's Do Something About It

Esta Soler | Posted 10.01.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, International Violence Against Women Act, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, World News

The International Violence Against Women Act was introduced in the last Congress, with bipartisan support. Following today's hearing, we expect it to be introduced again. This time, it must not languish.

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At CGI and Beyond, World Leaders Say Girls Are the Key to Progress

Maria Eitel | Posted 10.02.2009 | World

Read More: Nonprofits, Clinton Global Initiative, Women, Nike Foundation, Global Economy, Girls, Cgi, World News

For the first time in its five-year history, CGI included a cross-cutting focus called "Investing in Girls and Women." Now this isn't a total win. That said, this is an enormous step in the right direction.

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Oprah Calls Women to Action This Thursday, 10/1

Posted 09.30.2009 | Impact

Read More: Adversity, Activists, Nicholas Kristoff, Women, Nonprofits, Call to Action, Oprah, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Impact News

This Thursday, October 1, don't miss Oprah as she embarks on an incredible hour of The Oprah Winfrey Show, featuring New York Times columnist Nicholas...

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Happiness and Working Mothers

Cathy L. Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Marcus Buckingham, Men Women Happiness, The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness, Happiness, Living News

The research we did for our book focused on how women have been able to make choices that moved them from unhappy to happy. We surveyed and interviewed over 1000 working mothers, and many were happy.

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