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Women Changing China and the World: Modern-Day Lessons from a Foot-Binding Foe

Debora L. Spar | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Mao, Women's Issues, Barnard College, Chinese-American, Ruby Yang, College Admissions, Kang Tongbi, Asian-Americans, Water Cube, Chinese Women, Women's Health, Yang Lan, Yan Geling, China, Foot-Binding, Wu Qing, Asia, World News
Debora L. Spar

From my perch at Barnard College, I see an extraordinary generation of young women grappling with new ideas about feminism and new views of women's power and leadership.

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Prostitutes, the Internet, and Regulation, Part I

Jane Minogue | Posted 04.25.2009 | Media

Read More: The Internet, Women, Homosexuality, Prostitution, Women's Issues, Sex, Brothels, Gay, Internet, Media News
Jane Minogue

Prostitution, whether illegal, tolerated and regulated, institutionalized, or on the Internet, is part the fabric of society.

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Being a Woman Veteran

Kayla Williams | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Rights, Iraq Veterans, US Soldiers, Army, Women's Issues, San Francisco, Veterans, Living News
Kayla Williams

Last Wednesday, I was honored and proud to be invited to the SHOUT! Art by Women Veterans show put on in San Francisco by Swords to Plowshares.

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Arab Women Beginning To Crack The Glass Ceiling

Diane Tucker | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Festival, Dubai, Gender Stereotypes, Angela Gheorghiu, Sir Jams Galway, Abu Dhabi, Dubai Airports, Diane Tucker, Arabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, Andrea Bocelli, Saudi Arabia, Noor Al-Fayez, Hoda Kanoo, Anita Mehra, The Bolshoi Ballet, Latifa, Women's Issues, Glass Ceiling, International Women's Rights, Middle East, World News
Diane Tucker

Noor Al-Fayez is the new deputy minister for women's education in Saudi Arabia, a country where women are still not allowed to drive a car.

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"Take Your Daughter To The White House" Day

Joan Garry | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women and Politics, White House, Women, Spring Break, Women's Issues, Barack Obama, Living News
Joan Garry

Each and every one of us knows extraordinary women, extraordinary in ways large and small. Don't miss a single opportunity to tell your daughter the stories of these women.

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Sitting in the High Seats: Bella, Me and the Imperative for Political Parity

Marie Wilson | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Politics, Obama Administration, Women's Issues, Obama Presidency, Politics News
Marie Wilson

If President Obama really wants to make good on ensuring that there are women in high-up places, his administration must offer more than just a gesture in this direction.

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Obama Announces White House Council For Women And Girls

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama Women of Courage, Women of Courage, International Women's Day, Women's Issues, Council for Women and Girls, Hillary Clinton Women of Courage, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama invoked his grandmother, single mother and two young daughters on Wednesday in creating a White House panel ...

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Obama To Create Women's Council In The White House

AP | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Valerie Jarrett, White House, Women's History Month, Women's Issues, Barack Obama, Women's Council, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The White House plans to create a group of experts to advise President Barack Obama on women's issues. Obama plans to name friend ...

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Michelle Obama: A Voice For Women In The White House

news.yahoo.com | Virginie Montet | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Issues, Feminism, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Women, Living News

If one woman symbolizes International Women's Day for Americans, and black American women in particular, it's Michelle Obama, the successful career-wo...

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On International Women's Day, Let's Make a Powerful Noise

Sheila C. Johnson | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Poverty, International Women's Rights, Women's Issues, International Women's Day, World News
Sheila C. Johnson

One factor that is common to poverty everywhere is the inequality of women and girls. As we prepare to celebrate International Women's Day, consider the state of the world's women.

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Sara Feigenholtz Fights for Emanuel's Seat

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Women's Issues, Twitter, Roland Burris, Facebook, Illinois Fifth District Race, Emily's List, Barack Obama, Breaking Political News, Chicago Politics, Dan Hynes, Bush Administration, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Women's Health, FamilyCare Bill, Mammograms, Health Care, Sara Feigenholtz, Chicago News
Marcia G. Yerman

Using the Obama model of building a strong grassroots base, Feigenholtz has tapped into the social media playbook with a profile on Facebook and updates on Twitter.

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Women, Body Image and Blogging

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Anorexia, Body Image, Health, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Obesity, Bulimia, Women and Body Image, Wellness, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Our society places an enormous amount of emphasis on women's clothing, weight and age. As women, we can choose to ignore this or cave and adhere to strict standards of beauty.

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Feminism Online

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Women's Advocacy, Blogosphere, Aauw, Shireen Mitchell, Women's Issues, Bloggers, Culturekitchen, Bush Era, Pop Culture, Now, Womanist, Human Infrastructure, Feminism, Women and Body Image, Carolyn Maloney, Web 2.0, Technorati, Linkfluence, Stimulus Package, Women and Hollywood, Women's Health, New Media, Feminist Majority, Progressive Community, Technology, National Women's History Museum, Momsrising, Fem2.0, Blogher, Feministe, Racialicious, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

To me, the key to the Fem2.0 conference on February 2 was to mashup, interact, and expand the dialogue.

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Obama, Please Ignore Kristof For Now

Melissa Gira Grant | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Execution, Rape, Violence Against Women, World, Women's Issues, Sex Workers, Violence, Obama Administration, Hiv, Brothels, Nick Kristoff, Barack Obama, HIV/AIDS, Prostitution, Bush Administration, Human Rights, Women's Health, Sex, Cambodia, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Asia, World News
Melissa Gira Grant

The Bush administration has supported the raids of Cambodian brothels for at least as long as Kristof has been demanding they step up a fight they are already in -- and losing.

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A Sign that Family Planning is Desperately Needed

Josh Ruxin | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Public Health, U.S. Policies, Family Planning, Women's Health, Pepfar, President Obama, Rwanda, Public Schools, Women, Women's Issues, World, Sex Education, Catholic Church, Government, HIV/AIDS, Education, Economic Stimulus Package, Public Education Reform, Africa, HIV in Africa, Contraception, Global Gag Rule, HIV/AIDS Africa, Education Reform, Public Education, World News
Josh Ruxin

The so-called gag rule has been a tragic mistake in the real world, especially in Rwanda, where HIV/AIDS and unplanned pregnancies are rampant.

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Obama's Faith Based Office an Insult to Women

Martha Burk | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Faith Based, Religion, Ledbetter, Affirmative Acation, Women's Issues, Feminist, Employment, Obama, Equality Amendment, Women's Organizations, Politics News
Martha Burk

It's not too late for President Obama to change his mind and give the majority - women - a place at the table by re-opening the White House Office on Women's Issues.

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Peaceful Revolution: Investing in Our Human Infrastructure

Riane Eisler | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Green Jobs, Obama Stimulus, Women's Issues, Children, Economy, Creating Jobs, A Peaceful Revolution, Working Women, Infrastructure, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Health Care, Elderly, Women, Baby Boomers, Poverty, National Infrastructure, Economic Crisis, Elderly Americans, Stimulus, Investing, Early Education, Green Infrastructure, Obama Working Women, Women's Health, Childcare, Economic Stimulus, Children's Health, Healthcare, Politics News
Riane Eisler

The Real Wealth of our Nation is Its People Over half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. T...

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New Connections Will Pave the Road to Economic Recovery

Sara K. Gould | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Poverty, Women's Issues, Personal Health, Low-Income, Economy, Economic Crisis, Barack Obama, Helping the Poor, Women's Health, Health, Nancy Pelosi, Poor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Economic Growth, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Sara K. Gould

Why do we not take action to realize the potential economic contributions of half our population as we prepare to spend billions of dollars to stimulate the economy?

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Turning Pain to Power

Marianne Schnall | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: V-Day, Democratic Republic of Congo, Violence Against Women, Denis Mukwege, Congo, Africa, Eve Ensler, Women, Rape, Women's Issues, Violence, World News
Marianne Schnall

The stories that come out of the Congo include females being raped by militia men in front of their families and rape victims ranging from as young as six months to as old as 83 years.

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You can Recover from Chronic Dieting

Colleen Perry | Posted 03.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Starvation, Recovery, Needs, Relationships, 12 Steps, Chronic Dieting, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Non Violent Communication, Overeating, Women's Issues, Female Body Image, Girls Body Image, Women and Body Image, Women's Health, Body Image, Health, Living News
Colleen Perry

If you haven't addressed the "why" for overeating in the first place, you will most likely go back to your old way of eating.

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Pumping in Public

Christen Clifford | Posted 03.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Nursing, The New Yorker, Women's Issues, Breastfeeding, Milk, Breast Feeding, Breasts, Parenting, Facebook, Babies, Salon, New Moms, Mothers, New Yorker, Women's Health, Moms, Style News
Christen Clifford

The R train wasn't the ideal place to be squeezing out human milk, but it's a part of breastfeeding: women should be able to nurse everywhere and pump everywhere too.

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Caving to the Right

Julie Menin | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Contraception, Economic Stimulus Package, Rush Limbaugh, Republicans, Nancy Pelosi, Women's Rights, Women, Family Planning, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Health, Family Planning Stimulus Plan, Medicaid, Healthcare, Economy, Politics News
Julie Menin

Just as the New Deal provided relief in the form of aid to those who needed it most, our economic stimulus bill must provide relief on the vital issue of basic health care.

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Yes You Can

Heather Frank | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Activism, Interdependence, Gender Equality, Equality, Women's Issues, Money, Gloria Steinem, Women and Politics, Politics News
Heather Frank

One person really can make a difference, as we saw so clearly today with the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.

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What About Welfare?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Women, Unemployment, Poverty, Economic Stimulus Package, President Obama, Taxes, Women's Rights, Earned Income Tax Credit, Food Stamps, Women's Issues, Low-Income, Welfare Reform, Women Childcare, Children, Money, Barack Obama Taxes, Jobs, Low-Income Children, 1990s, Income Tax, 1980s, Kids, Childcare, Tax Cuts, Poor, Head Start, Working Families, Families, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

The present plan includes tax cuts that will benefit even those too poor to pay taxes, and includes $4 billion for child care services for low-income families.

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Put Women's Health Back in the Picture

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Women, Women's Rights, Abortion Global Gag Rule, Department of Health and Human Services, Gynecology, Women's Issues, Personal Health, George W. Bush, President Obama, Plan B, Department of Health, United Nations Population Fund, Obstetricians, Provider Conscience, Barack Obama, Healthcare Workers, Women's Health, Morning-After Pill, Health, Global Gag Rule, Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Health Care, Healthcare, China, Politics News
Meghan Rhoad

The Global Gag Rule withheld critical funds from organizations abroad which provided legal, voluntary abortions, counseled women about abortion, and engaged in advocacy for abortion rights.

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