Closing arguments were delivered in the NOW vs. Schiedler lawsuit, in which the National Organization for Women (NOW) is suing extremist anti-abortion groups for violating federal racketeering laws. NOW attorney Fay Clayton said, “When they prey on a woman’s fears to make her give up her rights, that’s extortion. … Return a verdict for all […]
U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson said he “made progress on women’s education and health care,” during talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban militia group officials, but would not elaborate according to an AP news report. Since the Taliban gained control of the country in 1996 they have initiated decrees forbidding girls from obtaining education and requiring women to […]
Kathy’s Group, a non-profit organization that offers free counseling to lesbian breast cancer victims, their partners and families, is protesting an IRS decision denying them tax-exempt status. The IRS told Kathy’s Group members that it had to provide services to all women to be considered for tax-exempt status. Although the group does not pay taxes […]
Two brothers, ages 14 and 15, who are charged with killing their father in Hector, Arkansas, threatened to replicate the Jonesboro, Arkansas shooting massacre at their own school. Jesse Ethan Eldridge and James Neal Eldridge, who allegedly shot their father after a reprimand for smoking, threatened to pull the fire alarm and shoot their female […]
The number of women over 60 in the world will double to 645 million by the year 2025, according to a new study by the U.S. Census Bureau. The study, “Gender and Aging: Demographic Dimensions,” reported that almost 75 percent of those women will be living in developed nations. “Older women are more likely to […]
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of 36 of the world’s richest nations revealed that the U.S. has the highest rate of gun fatalities. The study was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. The U.S. had 14.24 gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in 1994. This number includes all murders, suicides, and accidents […]
Linda Greenhouse, Michiko Kakutani, and member of the New York Times staff won Pulitzer Prizes for their reporting. Greenhouse’s Prize was granted for her coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court. Kakutani won in the “criticism” category for her reviews of books and other contemporary writings. A Pulitzer was awarded to the Times staff in recognition […]
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is holding a demonstration to protest Eric Clapton and Reprise Records at Washington, D.C’s MCI Center today. NNEDV executive director Donna F. Edwards said, “In his new release, ‘Sick and Tired’ on the Reprise Record label, Eric Clapton advocates violence against women just to sell a song. […]
Almost one-third of American women who obtain annual breast cancer checks for a decade will receive at least one false alarm, according to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Among women who receive only X-ray mammograms, rather than mammograms and physical exams, up to one-half may receive “false positives.” The […]
The sixth annual Ms. Foundation for Women’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day will take place on April 23, 1998. In 1997, around 48.3 million people reported that either their company spouse’s participated in the day, designed to help girls aged 9 to 15 “learn about what their futures can hold.” Ms. Foundation President Marie […]
Faculty members, students and alumni of Georgetown Law Center are outraged at the University President’s decision to dismiss Law Center Dean Judith Areen, the first woman to head a national law school. Georgetown President Leo O’Donovan has not said why he sent a letter to students and faculty stating that he was searching for a […]
Immigration and Naturalization Service officials said that they are conducting a criminal probe into adoption agencies that are bringing pregnant Russian women into the U.S. to give birth to their children and then give them up for adoption to U.S. citizens. The adoption agencies are suspected of paying the mothers’ airfare, living expenses and a […]
Six Maryland college students gave testimony in a Guatemalan court yesterday concerning the robbery and assault of eighteen people and the brutal rape of five female students January 15th. Other students and staff will give testimony today. The Maryland students and staff were visiting Guatemala in order to study the country’s rich Mayan culture and […]
Leaders of the Afghan Taliban militia group stated that they are willing to discuss their decree prohibiting girls from attending school with U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson Friday, but they will not promise reforms. Afghan women and girls attended schools and universities for years before the Taliban took control in September 1996. The Taliban militia group […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules, which required stations to hire minorities and women at levels similar to their composition in the surrounding communities. The case was brought to the Court by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, which appealed a […]
Head of the Washington Post Co. Katherine Graham and playwright Paulo Vogel each won a Pulitzer Prize. Graham received the Prize for her book Personal History. The book chronicled her life and the challenges she faces after her husband’s 1963 suicide, when she took over the Post. A New York Times Book Review article by […]
More and more women in Japan are choosing to remain single, rather than be financially dependent on a man, according to an Inter Press Service article. This finding was true even among women who wanted children. In 1994, the Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry reported approximately 37,500 single mothers in Japan. Women’s groups in Japan […]
Three northern Virginia gang members, aged 17 to 25, have been sentenced to 10 and 20 year prison terms for beating and raping a 15-year-old girl last October. The three assailants attacked and raped the girl for dating a member of a rival gang. Alexandria Circuit Court sentencing Judge Donald M. Haddock said, “It’s unbelievable […]
Bella S. Abzug, a longtime feminist leader and former member of Congress died today of complications following heart surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Harold Holzer, her spokesperson, said she had been in the hospital for 3 1/2 weeks. Abzug is known for her ardent campaigns for women’s and civil rights, her anti-war sentiments during […]
U.N. officials warned Afghanistan’s Taliban militia group that it will pull out of the country entirely unless the U.N. is “allowed to do its job.” This includes permitting women to work outside the home, opening schools to girls, and allowing women to obtain sufficient health care. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said that if the U.N. […]
