NBC Nightly News: Women are the backbone of the U.S. economy
By Kate Snow, NBC News At a recent training session for new employees at the Ogilvy ad agency in New York, you couldn’t help but notice all the estrogen in the room.…
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EDITORIAL: War on Women
New York Times – Republicans in the House of Representatives are mounting an assault on women’s health and freedom that would deny millions of women access to affordable contraception and life-saving cancer…
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Women in America: Women Still Poorer, Despite Massive Strides
Huffington Post – Despite massive strides, women still lag behind in America. Women have caught up in education and employment but still earn significantly less than men, and are more likely to…
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The Politics of Mother’s Milk
Nancy Watzman, The Sunlight Foundation – You may have heard the old adage that “money is the mother’s milk of politics,” but money also has a lot to do with the politics of…
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OSCAR WATCH: On the big screen, 2010 was the year of the woman
USATODAY.com – Since the Oscars began, only eight best-picture nominees have been directed or co-directed by women. But since the field expanded to 10 films last year, this could be the second…
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POLITICO Exclusive: Ex-aide’s book paints harsh portrait of Sarah Palin
Politico-A new memoir from an embittered former aide to Sarah Palin includes a trove of emails that vividly illustrate her intense focus on image and depiction in the media. The emails, apparently from…
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Why we need women in the war zone
by Kim Barker for The New York Times -THOUSANDS of men blocked the road, surrounding the S.U.V. of the chief justice of Pakistan, a national hero for standing up to military rule.…
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Female Lawmakers Carry the Banner for Gun Control
By Sharon Johnson,WeNews senior correspondent Gun-control bills authored by Carolyn McCarthy and Barbara Boxer have been gaining co-sponsors in the aftermath of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz. Chicago’s Jan Schakowsky calls the…
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