Archive for the 'Woman's' Category

In move to Dallas, Virginia B. Whitehill brought change for … - Dallas Morning News

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In move to Dallas, Virginia B. Whitehill brought change for …Dallas Morning News, TX -7 Jul 2008So Ms. Whitehill, almost 80, stays as active as ever in women's issues, where she has an unsurpassed record of involvement. Beginning in the 1960s, …

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Women's Equality … Why Not Now? - Huffington Post

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Women's Equality … Why Not Now?Huffington Post, NY -7 Jul 2008In terms of representation, she insisted, "We need to have more women in the pipeline. Women's issues are swept under the rug. Where is the discussion? …

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For the First Time in My Life, I Might Not Vote - Huffington Post

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For the First Time in My Life, I Might Not VoteHuffington Post, NY -4 hours agoFor a while, I've had a bad feeling in my gut that a President Barack Obama would not be a friend on women's issues. Yes, he has a nice page up on his …Now, I'm for ObamaConcord Monitorall 593 news [...]

From the ballot box to the blogosphere - guardian.co.uk

From the ballot box to the blogosphereguardian.co.uk, UK -7 Jul 2008For a bit of respite from all that testosterone, and to help ensure that women's issues were kept on the agenda, we organised ourselves into women's groups …

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1968: A time to redefine women - Dallas Morning News

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1968: A time to redefine womenDallas Morning News, TX -7 Jul 2008The issues and arguments weren't new. Five years earlier, Betty Friedan had published The Feminine Mystique, about the cultural limits placed on women. …

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No more double takes - guardian.co.uk

No more double takesguardian.co.uk, UK -9 hours agoThey have also lobbied women journalists, in the unofficial circles that exist at Westminster, to push such issues up the political agenda. …

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Obama hits McCain on women's issues - Boston Globe

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Obama hits McCain on women's issuesBoston Globe, United States -16 Jun 2008Trying to stop John McCain from stealing female voters, Barack Obama today made directly the arguments that supportive women's groups have been making on …McCain, Obama Reaching Out to Female VotersWashington PostObama, McCain Attempt To Court Female VotersMedical News Today (press release)Deborah Leavy: RUNNING WITH, AND [...]

Al-Ban, US officials discuss women issues - Yemen News Agency

Al-Ban, US officials discuss women issuesYemen News Agency, Yemen -2 Jul 2008SANA'A, 02 July (Saba) – On the sidelines of the Arab International Women's Forum (AIWF) minister of Human Rights reviewed with US congress members the role …

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What Hillary has done for women in politics - Guardian Unlimited

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What Hillary has done for women in politicsGuardian Unlimited, UK -7 hours agoHer future involvement in politics is likely to go beyond the narrowly defined traditional women's issues such as abortion. It could be healthcare or it …Obama Faces Resistance From Top Supporters of ClintonWall Street JournalMichelle Obama ties black, white women?Baltimore Sunall 94 [...]

African Short Film Project Puts Women in the Spotlight - South African Film News (press release)

African Short Film Project Puts Women in the SpotlightSouth African Film News (press release), South Africa -12 hours agoThe directors from Burkina Faso, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe, made six films that focus on women's issues from an African …

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