Dr. Edward Gondolf, research director of the Mid- Atlantic Training Institute said at this week’s International Conference of Family Violence Research that treatment programs aimed at curbing the violent behaviors of physically abusive men can effectively lower rates of domestic violence. After a 30-month study, researchers found that 58% of the wives and girlfriends of […]
The fifth Global Summit of Women announced that women are increasing their impact on the global market and positioning themselves to ensure even greater economic power in the next century. The summit, which included 400 participants from 73 countries, discussed the growing global power of women as company owners, top executives, corporate board members, politicians, […]
A panel of 42 women’s health and population issues experts concluded that women in developing countries need better access to mifepristone ( formerly know as RU-486 or the French abortion pill), and that “this technology was ready for use in resource-poor environments,” according to July 24th issue of Science . Co-authored by Dr. Wendy Ewart […]
The Asian economic crisis has been particularly difficult for many women and young children who have taken up garment work in their homes to support their families, Filipino women told Secretary of State Madeline Albright. During a break from a regional diplomatic conference, Albright sat down with several women garment workers to discuss their increasingly […]
The Taliban deree against possession of televisions and VCRs has resulted in theft of television sets by theives posing as Taliban officials. Taliban officials denounced these robberies as the destruction of private property and warned residents that genuine Taliban authorities wear official armbands and are accompanied by religious scholar, who advise military officials. Many Kabul […]
The search for clinic bombing suspect Eric Rudolph continued this week in Andrews, North Carolina with many FBI agents speculating that he may be holing up in caves and abandoned gem mines in an attempt to allude an intense search that has spanned almost 30-square miles and involved over 200 searchers. “It’s important that everyone, […]
Ali Rasai, accused of raping women in several countries, was denied for parole thanks in part to the efforts of one of his victims, Holly Desimone. Rasai was born in Iran and was first charged with rape in Australia in 1990. Rasai falsely claimed refugee status, fled to Canada, and continued to sexually assault women […]
Nine Mexico City police officers were charged with raping three girls, ages 13, 15, and 18, and keeping them locked up for three days. The girls said they had been walking Sunday and asked a passing officer for directions, who then offered them a ride and brought them to the station, where they were held […]
Utah Governor Mike Leavitt met with Utah’s attorney general to discuss why the state, which has outlawed polygamy rarely prosecutes polygamists. Leavitt was condemned by alleged victims of polygamy for tacit approval of the practice after he implied that the Mormon practice of plural marriage might be protected under the First Amendment . Tapestry of […]
Nine Mexico City police officers were charged with raping three girls, ages 13, 15, and 18, and keeping them locked up for three days. The girls said they had been walking Sunday and asked a passing officer for directions, who then offered them a ride and brought them to the station, where they were held […]
The Taliban issued a declaration last week which states that the Taliban will now allow impoverished widows with no other means of income to leave their homes to work. They must follow certain conditions which are not completely explicit at this time. For example, these women are to refrain from wearing fashionable clothes, follow Islamic […]
The reactionary group Americans for Truth about Homosexuality (AFTAH), responsible for the recent full-page ads in major newspapers condemning homosexuality, is now lashing out at the National Organization for Women (NOW). NOW’s protest of a bill , sponsered by Representative Coburn, that would make it legal to discriminate against homosexuals in the workplace, was hailed […]
A week ago Judge Pamela Gilbert O’Sullivan took a twelve year old girl, twenty-nine weeks pregnant with her seventeen year old brother’s child, into the custody of the state after prosecuting attorney Carl Malinga filed a custody petition. Malinga was seeking to block the parents of the girl from taking her out of state. Late […]
The Census Bureau reported that unmarried male and female pairs make up 4 million American households, an 800% increase since 1970. “We’ve had a huge change in how people think about marriage,” said sociologist Reynolds Farley. A practice that was once considered immoral is now commonplace. Partly, this is due to an economic structure wherein […]
An American Management Association survey of over 4,500 managers and executives in mid-sized and large organizations found that mobility and being male were two key factors in determining rates of job advancement. The study, “Career Advancement in the 1990’s,” researched the characteristics of managers between 1990 and 1997. It found that half the managers worked […]
After most of the aid agencies in Kabul pulled out, the Taliban announced that people should not worry because the UN would fill the void. The UN, however, says that the agency simply does not have the resources to fulfill the need created by the aid pullout. UN aid is actually being reduced to show […]
Sergeant Michelle Jarman-Brown filed a two hundred million dollar federal law suit against the New York City Police Department, alleging that she had been sexually harassed by her co-workers and her boss. She alleges that her boss, Inspector Arthur Storch, told her to come to a meeting in a short skirt, saying, “You can be […]
With more women and older Americans joining the Internet the demographics of net users nationwide is beginning to more closely mirror the U.S. population as a whole, according to a study released by eMarketer magazine. Traditionally, the demographics for people using the Internet as a resource reflected a largely elite group of citizens in terms […]
The American Bar Association will make Florida the first site for a new campaign that will provide domestic violence victims with a new safety guide designed to help them with legal questions and aid in the process of leaving abusive relationships. The new program, “Domestic Violence is Everyone’s Business,” will be launched at a press […]
Silence and Complicity, Violence Against Women in Peruvian Public Health Facilities, a new documentary chronicles the massive abuses suffered by Peruvian women at the hands of an ineffective and dangerous new health care system. The film’s sponsors, The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy and the Latin America and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of […]
