According to a Reuters survey, more women will work in financial markets by the year 2010 and could become the managers of the future. The survey shows that women are moving into higher-powered positions and have more flexibility in employment advancement. Reuters also found that financial market jobs like trading, brokering and dealing, historically dominated […]
In keeping with the United Nations resolution passed on November 14, the State Bank of Pakistan has ordered banks to freeze all assets belong to Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban army. The UN imposed economic sanctions on the Taliban in an attempt to force the Taliban to hand over suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden, accused of masterminding […]
Jordan’s Senate revoked a bill that permits lenient punishment for those who kill their female relatives thought to have shamed their families. Senator Leila Sharaf during Monday’s sessions argued against keeping the current code that ensures leniency for men who murder family members. “Do we want every man in this country to take the law […]
Sarah Weddington was the keynote speaker for the National Organization for Women-New York state annual conference in Saratoga Springs on Saturday. The conference, held at the Gideon Putnam Hotel, was entitled “The Millennium Summit – To Your Health,” and highlighted health care and reproductive rights. Lois Shapiro-Canter, NY NOW president, spoke about the high cost […]
Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party has named as his running mate political dissident and feminist Annette Lu, the first woman ever to run for vice president in Taiwan on a major party’s ticket. Chen made the announcement on the anniversary of the Formosa Incident, a human rights protest that ended violently. Chen praised […]
Former Senator Carol Mosely-Braun was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa by Vice President Al Gore on Thursday. Mosely-Braun, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, made it clear in her remarks that her diplomatic appointment is a vindication of all allegations against her. Mosely-Braun even thanked Senator Jesse […]
The World Food Program (WFP) stated today that millions of people in war-ravaged Afghanistan face the potential of severe food shortages this winter. The WFP pointed to soaring wheat prices, a bad harvest, and a lack of supplies from Pakistan as contributors to this potential food crisis in Afghanistan. Many in Kabul blame the United […]
In a setback to protections against sexual harassment in the workplace the California Supreme Court has ruled that victims of sexual harassment cannot sue their harasser who is not their supervisor, although they can sue their employer for failing to intervene. Maryann Carrisales, a warehouse supervisor at the Chino state prison, Carrisales filed a suit […]
A recent study shows that the number of women in state leadership posts is increasing, but at a glacial pace. The Center for Women in Government reported that less than 30 percent of states’ top officials appointed by governors are women, and that the number of female appointees for the past year is only an […]
The rate of uninsured women is rising faster than the rate for men, according to a study commissioned by the Health Insurance Association of America. The percentage of uninsured women has risen in every adult age group, and women aged 45-64 are less likely to have insurance coverage than men. One of the study’s authors, […]
A Shelby County Circuit Court Jury in Memphis, Tenn., decided yesterday that civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was the victim of an assassination conspiracy. After only three hours of deliberations, the jury came back with their decision in favor of King’s family, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit last year against former Memphis […]
The French Cabinet adopted draft legislation intended to increase women’s participation in public life by asking political parties to put equal numbers of women and men on candidate rosters for local, regional and European elections and penalizing parties that do not comply by cutting government funds. The French government revised the Constitution in June to […]
The Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee recommended a bill on Tuesday to outlaw late-term abortions. The House has scheduled a floor vote on the bill for today. The bill would establish the offense of “partial-birth feticide,” which would result in a second-degree felony for any doctor who performed the procedure. Backers of the bill want […]
A school board in Orange County, CA rejected on Tuesday a proposal to form the Gay-Straight Alliance Club at El Modena High School. Anthony Colin and fellow student Heather Zetin filed a lawsuit last month against the school board after they refused to make a decision on the club for the second time. Although approving […]
In a White House ceremony commemorating the 51st anniversary of the universal Declaration of Human Rights, the President and First Lady condemned the Taliban and voiced great concern for the plight of Afghan women and girls living under the gender apartheid policies of the Taliban militia. The President proclaimed, “The real genius of the Declaration […]
Exxon Mobil Corp., formed after Exxon’s acquisition of Mobil last week, has abolished a Mobil policy that provided health-care coverage to partners of gay and lesbian employees. Under the new policy, current gay and lesbian employees of Exxon Mobil Corp. will retain domestic-partner benefits but newly-hired employees will not receive the domestic-partner benefits. Exxon Mobil […]
According to the Federal Reserve Board, women control over half the personal wealth in the United States. Women also donate twice as much money as men, according to a study by the National Science Foundation. And, in a new study revealed at a conference on women and philanthropy at Simmons College last month, the National […]
A report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics said on Sunday that men commit around 13 million violent crimes each year, more than six times the number of crimes committed by women (2.1 million). The National Crime Victimization Survey, released Sunday, reported these figures based on statistical averages gathered between the years of 1993-1997 from […]
Rose Bird, the first woman to serve on California’s Supreme Court, has died of breast cancer at the age of 63. Bird was appointed to the court in 1977 by then-Governor Jerry Brown and served until she and another Brown appointee was removed by voters through a confirmation election. Bird helped strengthen environmental and consumer […]
Mattel, the maker of the Barbie doll, is suing Seal Press, the publisher of Adios, Barbie. Mattel is charging that the publisher infringed on Mattel’s trademark by using Barbie items in the cover illustration and also of trading on Barbie’s recognition for book sales. Faith Conlon, publisher of Seal Press, stated that the suit was […]
