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 […]
The Taliban Minister for the Prevention of Vice and the Promotion of Virtue in Afghanistan declared that all television sets, videocassette recorders, videotapes and satellite dishes must be removed from citizens’ homes within 15 days or the technological devices will be smashed by the religious police. In an attempt to isolate the Afghan population, the […]
Women in Europe are having fewer children due to increased freedom and career opportunity, according to The New York Times. While some are worried that a decrease in fertility rates will leave the elderly uncared for by a sparse youth resource, others perceive decreasing birth rates as a sign of advancement of women and for […]
Walking has no effect on the duration of labor or the probability of complications during delivery, according to a study by Dr. Steven L. Bloom of the University in Texas published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Bloom’s team studied a “walking” group against a “no walking” group of uncomplicated full-term pregnancies. They concluded […]
Four Houston women’s clinics on July 8 were attacked with what is believed to be butyric acid. This acid, which has been used before in efforts to close clinics, is a noxious chemical that aggravates the skin, eyes, and nose. It can also cause nausea and create breathing difficulties. The acid was spread across the […]
First Lady Hillary Clinton is scheduled to begin a 4-day tour this week designed to encourage and increase public-private funding for the preservation of America’s gradually deteriorating historic documents and monuments. The “Save America’s Treasures” trip will end in Seneca Falls, NY on Thursday for the 150th anniversary of the first women’s rights convention. Many […]
Three women and one man filed a class action law suit against Starbucks, alleging that their employers had harassed and discriminated against them, and that the corporation failed to penalize the offenders upon complaint. One woman’s employer, Blake Woolsey, harassed her at work, then became more threatening once she refused his advances. He was finally […]
A study directed by Dr. Anna Glasier at the University of Edinborough concluded that women may safely use emergency at-home contraception to prevent pregnancy without harmful side effects. The study took place in England and consisted of distributing packets of hormone pills to women to use at home as emergency birth control and was published […]
Dow Corning Corp. agreed to a settlement of $3.2 billion dollars for the 170,000 women who claimed they had been ill as a result of the corporation’s implants. The complications the claimants attribute to their implants include surgical problems, and long-term diseases affecting the immune system. The two most common diseases rheumatoid arthritis and lupus […]
The U.S. Army denied charges by the Pentagon on Tuesday that allege it unfairly granted the retirement request of a general who is currently under investigation for having an affair with a subordinate’s wife.What many are now questioning is if Maj. Gen. David Hale, a former NATO commander, was treated differently as a senior white […]
Decreased levels of natural estrogen in postmenopausal women seem to have no effect on a woman’s level of intellectual or cognitive functioning compared to higher levels of the hormone, according to a recent report published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. According to Dr. Kristin Yaffe, one of the key researchers at the […]
A Catholic priest convicted of molesting four boys more than 1,350 times over five years was finally barred from church ministry and stripped of his priesthood by the Vatican yesterday. Rudolph “Rudy” Kos did not have his ordination nullified by the Vatican which would mean here that Kos was never an ordained priest in the […]
In the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning an employer’s liablity for sexual harrasment in the workplace insurance, companies nationwide have recently introduced a type of liability insurance (EPL), which covers companies in cases of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and discrimination. Sales on this insurance have skyrocketed over the past five years, […]
The Taliban in Afghanistan announced that all visas that are not approved by the Taliban militia are invalid in the two-thirds of the nation where the fundamentalist government rules. Immigration staff said the rule was applicable to all foreigners, including aid workers, UN staff, diplomats, and journalists. A visitor may obtain a militia-approved visa in […]
Among increasing reports of sexual harassment in the Canadian military, Canadian Defense Minister Art Eggelton announced Monday that the necessary changes will be made in order to show that military officials want ” men and women to be able to work side-by-side in a harassment-free, abuse-free environment.” The press conference comes in response to a […]
Several heads of state in Sweden introduced a Violence Against Women Bill into Parliament. The bill calls for new and revised legislation, increased social services funding, and more efficiency within the police departments and prosecution services. It was coordinated by the Minister for Equality Affairs, the Minister for Justice, and the Minister for Health and […]
Diana Roosevelt Jaicks, social activist and niece of Eleanor Roosevelt, died of colon cancer last Saturday. Jaicks accomplishments include preventing the demolition of low-income housing while serving as co-chair of the NAACP’s urban renewal committee, being incarcerated for civil disobedience six times during the Vietnam War, and being a member of the board of directors […]
A Toronto Court awarded $149,000 to a female victim, know only as “Jane Doe”, who claimed that the Toronto police were negligent in failing to warn women that there was a serial rapist living in their neighborhood. “Doe” and several other women accused police officials of using them as “rape bait” in order to catch […]
Four abortion clinics in New Orleans were vandalized with a chemical the fire department believes to be butyric acid, a substance that has been used in clinic attacks in many states. The FBI was alerted of the incident because the introduction of the chemical, which caused a temporary closing of the clinics due to its […]
Attorneys for Dow Corning on behalf of177,000 women, who brought charges against the company for hazardous breast implants, have until Tuesday to decide whether to accept the terms of a final settlement submitted by a court mediator last Thursday. Sources speculate that the agreement will be the first of many steps to move Dow Corning […]
