A newly released study contains evidence that the pesticide Dieldrin may cause breast cancer. Researcher found that the women in their study who had the greatest exposure to the chemical had higher rates of breast cancer than women who suffered less exposure to it. Dieldrin contains chemicals that mimic the hormone estrogen. Pesticide chemicals of […]
Women who carry their weight around their torso rather than their hips are more likely to be at risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack, according to Harvard researchers, who confirmed this finding in a recent study. Women who have an apple-shaped torso are at greater risk than women with pear-shaped torsos, […]
Despite statements of disinterest in running for president in the year 2000 election, Elizabeth Dole has gained a large number of supporters hopeful for her candidacy. A “Draft Elizabeth Dole” action has been started by Republican activist Earl Cox in an effort to persuade the current president of the American Red Cross and wife of […]
The National Council of Women’s Organizations, a group comprised of women leaders from over 100 organizations, asked President Clinton and Congress to strengthen and preserve important protections for women under the Social Security system at a press conference held Wednesday . “Social Security is women’s security,” said Susan Bianchi-Sand, Chair of the National Council of […]
The U.S. Department of Labor ordered U.S. Airways Corp. to pay close to $400,000 to 30 women in management and professional positions within the company in an Equal Opportunity Settlement issued Wednesday. The settlement amount represents back-pay owed to women, based on a glass ceiling review on the company which revealed unequal salaries between men […]
A doctor in Arkansas who lost his bid for the U.S. Senate after he remarked that women are not likely to become pregnant through rape is pursuing a job as head of the Arkansas Health Department. Republican Fay Boozman, a 52 year-old eye doctor, received a call from Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s office asking him […]
After 2 1/2 years of ownership, MacDonald Communications Corp. has sold Ms. magazine to Liberty Media for Women. The new owners, made up of over a dozen female investors, plan to reformulate the magazine so as to increase its appeal to younger women. “We will be reaching out to younger women, and we hope to […]
Joining with other leaders of the National Council of Women’s Organizations, Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal called upon the Clinton Administration and Congress to move women and women’s issues to the center stage of the social security debate. “Women cannot be a side issue in the social security debate. Women are the main issue. Our […]
The Taliban increased their harsh restrictions on Afghan women today with new rules regarding buses. The latest decree is intended to prevent women from being seen while traveling on buses. Drivers are ordered to put up curtains on their buses, preventing men from seeing the women in the buses also denying women the opportunity to […]
A gay rights law was passed by a vote of 7 to 6 Tuesday in Florida’s Miami-Dade County. The law bans discrimination against gays and lesbians in housing and the workplace. As more than 300 opposing and supporting demonstrators stood outside, county commissioners debated the issue for close to 20 minutes before deciding to approve […]
Several researchers believe they may have found evidence that can be linked to the 1937 disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart. Bones discovered in 1940 on Nikumaroro Island in the republic of Kiribati by British soldiers had previously been determined to belong to a man. However, Richard Gillespie, Director of the International Group for Historic Aircraft […]
In a statement published in the Los Angeles Times Monday, film and television stars Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche announced that they plan to leave Hollywood, CA, because it is “a very hard town to be truthful in.” DeGeneres said, “We’ve quit out agents, let go of our publicist, we’re selling our house and leaving […]
Chechnya, one of the former Soviet republics, has prepared to formally recognize the Taliban as the official government of Afghanistan. The recent decision was made by a Chechen delegation to Afghanistan headed by Abdul Wahid Ibrahim, head of Central Asian and Afghan affairs in Chechnya. According to Taliban authorities, talks between the Chechen delegation and […]
Iran issued a new set of warnings to the Taliban on Sunday, demanding justice for the Iranian diplomats murdered in Afghanistan this past August. Included in Iran’s demands was an order for peace talks among Afghan factions. [The] “Taliban must learn to take responsibility for its violations of international regulations or face the consequences of […]
Among women with dense breast tissue, breast cancer detection is 70 percent more effective than traditional mammograms when a combination of ultrasound and mammography is used, according to a recent study. The study, announced at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting Monday, was conducted over a three year period and studied 18,005 women […]
After the cancellation of her hit television show, Ellen DeGeneres went through a bout of deep depression. “Everything that I ever feared happened to me. I lost my show. I’ve been attacked like hell. I went from making a lot of money on a sitcom to making no money,” DeGeneres reported to the Los Angeles […]
Investigators believe they may have uncovered evidence in the woods surrounding the Amherst home of murdered abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian. The evidence, discovered over the weekend on and near a tree, is believed to include human hair and is undergoing analysis for DNA. If DNA is found, the evidence will be checked against samples […]
Ida L. Castro became the first Hispanic woman to head the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) when she was sworn in as Chairwoman last month. “I see this job as giving me the ability to address concerns that I have picked up throughout my life,” said Castro, 46. “I believe in equal opportunity and […]
Cytotechnologist Peggy Smith believes an uncommonly used Pap smear saved her from developing advanced cervical cancer. For the past two years, an improved Pap smear known as ThinPrep has been on the market, but is used only 5 to 8 percent of the time by gynecologists. In Smith’s case, ThinPrep was able to detect cancerous […]
Since 1991, Russian women have been the fastest growing group to be targeted for the United States mail-order bride business. Over 65 companies in the U.S. advertise services of this sort on the Internet alone. Usually, men flip through catalogues or peruse videos which contain pictures of Russian women who are attractive by Western male […]
