According to a new study by the American College of Physicians women over age 50 should be screened once every 5 years for thyroid conditions. Authors of the new study, which was published in the July 15th issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, found after reviewing 55 studies that 1 in every 71 women […]
The man believed to be responsible for bombing a Birmingham clinic killing an off-duty police officer and seriously injuring a nurse, emerged from the woods of western North Carolina last week. After over 5 1/2 months in hiding, Eric Rudolph stole a pick-up truck and food from a local resident in the Nantahala Lake area. […]
After Afghanistan’s Taliban regime relocated all private aid organizations to an abandoned and broken down youth hostel outside of the capital, the UN declared that it has lost its patience with the Taliban and will no longer tolerate its lack of cooperation. “[The Taliban] is an organization that hands out edicts to us that prevent […]
A newly released study in the July/August issue of the Archives of Family Medicine reports that all women (96%) who have undergone an early medical abortion with mifepristone (formerly called RU 486) in the Population Council’s U.S. clinical trials would recommend the procedure to others and most (91%) would choose it again themselves. Eighty-eight percent […]
In an effort to highlight the invaluable contributions of women to American civilization, Hillary Clinton’s “Save America’s Treasures” tour points attention to the lesser-known triumphs of extraordinary women. “The last time I looked, women have comprised 50 percent of our population,” Mrs. Clinton said Tuesday in Lenox, Mass.” As we look at the full range […]
A series of full-page ads appearing in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today described gays and lesbians as patients who can be healed through the help of God. Claiming they were inspired by Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott’s recent comparison between homosexuals and alcoholics, kleptomaniacs, and sex addicts, a coalition of […]
The House Appropriations Committee voted on a health care plan that would allow women quick access to their gynecologists. The panel voted 29-25 to let women designate their gynecologists as their primary health providers and to bypass HMO referrals to see their gynecologists for routine care. “If we can’t deliver on a patient’s bill of […]
As the Taliban’s grip on Afghanistan worsens, so does the oppresion of women. USAID workers are reporting an increase in the cases of women committing suicide, through the use of caustic soda. The unending oppression instituted by the country’s fundamentalist, Islamic code has undoubtedly forced many of these suicides. “Caustic soda burns away the throat,” […]
The Volunteers of Humanity, a prestigious Indonesian human rights organization, has condemed the rapes of (mostly) Chinese women during the riots in Jakarta last month, and claimed that twenty women died after being raped. Seventeen people died during the riots, and three died shortly after the riots ended. Nine victims of rape were abandoned in […]
Suppressing ovulation through a new kind of hormone-releasing drug therapy can help lessen the effects of many disorders that are worsened by hormonal changes in a woman’s menstrual cycle, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, tested by the Queen’s University researchers, can decrease the symptoms […]
Young girls in Thailand are being smuggled across the border by gangs to work as prostitutes in Malaysia. Most of these girls were bought from their parents in Thailand by gangs or were recruited with lies about working as a housekeeper. Once in Malaysia the gangs sell the girls to Malaysian gangs who then distribute […]
The California Senate failed to pass a bill making victims of domestic violence eligible for unemployment benefits if they left their job to avoid stalkers. The bill was sponsored by Senator Hilda Solis, a democrat from Los Angeles, who received permission to call another vote later after the bill lacked two votes to be approved. […]
Girls and minorities continue to be underrepresented in Fairfax County high school math and computer science classes, a trend that will severely inhibit their career opportunities in an increasingly technology-driven environment, according to a new report. The Fairfax County School Board’s Human Relations Advisory Committee noted that these “high-tech” classes, where boys outnumber girls 3 […]
With one foot firmly planted in the past, and an eye on the future, the National Organization for Women, the world’s largest feminist group, convened its three day national conference and vision summit aimed at self-analysis and a renewed mission for the feminist movement in the 21st Century. Everyone from Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal […]
At 63 years old, Jerry Cobb has an endless string of accomplishments. She is a record-setting pilot, a consultant for NASA, and one of the first female astronaut trainees, but after 38 years, she is still waiting for the chance to go to space. “I would give my life to fly in space, I really […]
Taliban forces have broken through opposition forces in Northwestern Afghanistan and have taken control of Mailman, the capital of the Northern Faryab province, the Afghan Islamic press reported last Sunday. A Taliban spokesperson said over 2,000 soldiers broke through Northern Alliance front lines, taking hundreds of war prisoners faithful to Usbeck leader General Rashid Dostum. […]
Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi was unable to introduce a bill requiring a third of the seats in the Indian Parliament to be filled by women after opposing lawmakers grabbed the proposed bill off his desk. At that point the speaker adjourned the parliament proceedings for the sixth and final time. Every time an attempt was made […]
On July ninth Ila Borders became the first female pitcher to start in a minor league game. Her team the Duluth-Superior Dukes lost, but the game was a victory for her nonetheless. Borders has pitched ten innings as a relief pitcher during this season after being traded from the St. Paul Saints midseason last summer. […]
The DC City Council recently passed a new law that will create a task force with the sole job of arresting prostitutes, “johns,” and pimps. The new law, which is valid for only ninety days, will allow the police to arrest anyone in public who “repeatedly” tries to engage passersby in conversation or stops traffic […]
Washington, D.C. – The National Council of Women’s Organizations announced a completed draft of guiding principles for a National Women’s Equality Act for the 21st Century in preparation for the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. beginning next week. “The best, most meaningful way to celebrate […]
