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Book Club Activists Unite!

Linda Mason | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity, Half the Sky, Women, Reading, Pakistan, Activism, Book Clubs, Books, Empowering Women, Fundraising, Books News
Linda Mason

Many Americans know about the inspiring book clubs of female media celebrities like Arianna Huffington and Oprah Winfrey. Most have not heard about unsung book club heroes like Rufi Natarajan.

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A Fathers Instruction Manual: Accepting Dad For Who He Is; And Who He's Not

Peggy Drexler | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Dads, Fathers, Living News
Peggy Drexler

One of the most painful and confusing passages in the lives of women is when dad is there, but changing. The rock in their lives, who they desperately want to please, is suddenly different -- and so is the bond they shared.

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Industry-Wide Intervention at Executive Level Needed

Emme | Posted 10.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Emme Model, Thin, Karl Lagerfeld, Womens Health, Model, Women's Issues, Ralph Lauren, Magazines, Style News
Emme

The controversy around ex-Ralph Lauren model, Filippa Hamilton's ungainly distorted advertising campaign image this week has caused quite a stir. Sad to say, It's nothing new.

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Report: 30,000 Single Mothers Deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan

Aaron Glantz | Posted 10.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Female Veterans, Women, Iraq, Veterans, Afghanistan War, Home News
Aaron Glantz

More than 30,000 single mothers have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army, the most heavily deployed branch of the military, gives women just four months to stay stateside with their newborns.

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Women Warriors: Supporting She 'Who Has Borne the Battle'

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Veteran, Women, Iava, Homelessness, War, Va, Military, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sexual Assault, War Wire, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

After honorably fighting overseas, female veterans shouldn't have to wage new battles once they get home. And they should be treated like heroes, not candy stripers.

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Do Americans Care About the UN?

Lys Anzia | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

Read More: UN Development Fund for Women, Women, Division for the Advancement of Women, Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations, Unifem, Peacejam, Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues, Humanitarians, World News
Lys Anzia

If you're from the US, you might be someone who's keenly interested in global politics or international justice. But what about the majority of other people? Do enough people really care?

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What if You Were the Chosen One?

Lotta Alsen | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Potential, Purpose, Women, Joss Whedon, The Chosen One, Saving the World, Living News
Lotta Alsen

What if you were the chosen one? How would that affect every decision you made, and every step you took?

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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
2morrowknight

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
Human Rights Watch

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
Holly Robinson

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
Peggy Drexler

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
Beverly Wettenstein

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
Georgianne Nienaber

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
Julie Menin

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
Lori Sokol

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
Jacob M. Appel

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
Dr. Irene S. Levine

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
Dr. Sasha Galbraith

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
Susan Davis

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
Naomi Wolf

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

Read More: Feminine / Masculine, Women, Tantra, Pleasure, Tantranova, Dr Elsbeth Meuth, Living, Happiness, Intimacy, Consciousness, Body & Soul, Spiritual Sex, Plum Village, Sensual, Meditation, Sexual, Woman's Wholeness Retreats, Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Living News
Dr. Elsbeth Meuth

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
Taylor Marsh

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

Read More: Chappaqua, Women, Book Publishing, Books, Overlook Press, Irene S. Levine, Hair Salon, Bff, Friendship, Second Story Books, PsychologyToday.Com, Launch, Party, Independent Bookstores, American Booksellers Association, Book Launch, Booksellers, Indie Bound, Clinton, Stylist, Books News, Entertainment News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

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 12.02.2009 | World

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

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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