Activists question Saudi Arabia's commitment to women competing in the Olympics
This week, the Saudi Arabian embassy in London announced that the kingdom would allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympics for the first time.However, human-rights activists have challenged...
View ArticleSouth Korean Park Geun-hye makes bid to be country's first female president
In South Korea, Park Geun-hye is as close to royalty as you can get.Tuesday, she officially announced she’s running to become the country’s first female president, moving one step closer to what many...
View ArticleOpportunities open up for women in Hollywood
Kathryn Bigelow, a couple of years ago, became the first woman to win an Oscar for directing — with The Hurt Locker.It wasn’t quite the tipping point for women many in the industry had hoped for: of...
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In hiring Marissa Mayer as new CEO, is Yahoo putting her on a 'glass cliff'
Marissa Mayer, the 37-year-old former Google executive, is Yahoo’s new CEO.She'll be the fifth official CEO in five years for the struggling Silicon Valley company. And while Yahoo has had a female CEO...
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First American woman in space, Sally Ride dies
Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel in space, will be remembered as someone who broke the glass ceiling for women everywhere.She died Monday at her home in San Diego at the age of 61 after...
View ArticleLatest Amelia Earhart expedition comes up empty
Another multi-million dollar search to find the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane has come up empty.Investigators had a great deal of confidence going into this search that they would finally come up...
View ArticleWhat women wear in Olympic competition generating considerable attention
When it comes to the Olympic games, it’s hard not to be captivated by the human body and what it can accomplish.But looking at uniform changes over the years, it's clear that some people think those...
View ArticleColumbia University professor says ideal of 'having it all' is impossible
Having it all. It's the dream of a generation who fought for equal rights in the workplace.Earning an income, raising a family and maintaining a social life became the ultimate standard of balanced...
View ArticleWomen weightlifters among most popular Egyptian Olympians
Egypt has more than 100 athletes at the London Games — and 36 of them are women. On both counts, that's more than ever before.Despite having won a silver medal in fencing, weightlighting might have...
View ArticleMurder in Bethlehem shocks Palestinians, raises concerns about domestic violence
The victim was 28-year-old Nancy Zaboun, a mother of three young kids. Their father, Nancy's husband, is the suspected killer.What made the murder so shocking to so many Palestinians was that it took...
View ArticleTo expand job opportunities, Saudi Arabia plans a women-only work zone
Getting a job in Saudi Arabia is challenging for women. Many want to work, but there are strict limits on what they can do and where they can seek employment.But the kingdom now has a plan to expand...
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VIDEO: GOP Senate candidate from Missouri ignites firestorm over 'legitimate...
Missouri Republican Todd Akin, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, ignited a storm of controversy from the left and the right over the weekend with his comments on abortion in cases of rape.In an...
View ArticleAs first deadline looms, Akin resists calls to withdraw from Senate race
Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin has vowed to stay in the race for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat, despite his comments on Sunday where he said in cases of "legitimate rape," women's bodies have a way to...
View ArticleNew polls show Obama with slight lead over Romney as conventions near
Polls out Wednesday show President Barack Obama holds a slight lead in the race for the White House, despite the addition of Paul Ryan as vice presidential candidate on the GOP ticket.But the polls...
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Republicans heap praise on Ann Romney's convention speech
First lady hopeful Ann Romney took to the podium last night at the Republican National Convention.It's been a rough few weeks with women voters for the GOP, especially in the wake of controversial...
View ArticleSpain's conservative leader looking to roll back legalization of abortion
A liberalized abortion law in Spain could soon be amended, making the procedure once again criminal.In 2006. Spain’s socialist government changed the law, allowing any woman to get an abortion up until...
View ArticleNew York schools piloting program to offer Plan B, birth control pills to...
A pilot program in New York City has been providing Plan B, sometimes called the morning after pill, as well as other contraceptives to students in a handful of city high schools.Connecting Adolescents...
View ArticleOlivia Wilde discusses new Kristof documentary 'Half the Sky'
The journalism and ideas of Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn are the foundation of a new PBS documentary series called "Half the Sky."The series is based on their best-selling...
View ArticlePakistanis outraged after Taliban try to assassinate outspoken girl, 14
Malala Yousafzai is 14-years-old.She lives in Pakistan and is known throughout her home country for the work she's done campaigning for girls' education.On Tuesday, she was shot in the neck by the...
View ArticleBrave Pakistani girl, targeted for speaking out, transferred to U.K. for...
Malala Yousufzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl wounded by a Taliban fighter who shot her in her school mini-bus more than a week ago, has been airlifted from Pakistan for advanced rehab and treatment...
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