‘Whistleblower” Screening Disturbs Peace at U.N.

Amy Lieberman for Women’s eNews: “U.N. peacekeepers’ violations of women they are supposed to protect was brought uncomfortably close to home by the recent screening of “The Whistleblower” at U.N. headquarters earlier this month.”

Sexual Harassment 20 Years Later

New York Times editorial: “Twenty years ago this month, Anita Hill stepped into the glare of the national spotlight, testifying before the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee about the vulgar sexual advances she said she endured a decade earlier while wo…

Women Making Slow, Sure Strides In Science, Math

Martha Irvine for Huffington Post: “For many of the women, the chemistry lab was a home away from home – a sorority for nerds, of sorts, that hints at the slow but steady shift in technical fields that have been traditionally filled with men.”

Rape Definition Expands; Female Detainees Abused

From Women’s eNews: “The Uniform Crime Report Subcommittee of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services voted on Oct. 18 to expand its definition of rape, reported Ms. Oct. 19. The vote to update the definition came after many years of lobbying by…

Angry Women Is Not What Dr Pepper Ordered

Quentin Fottrell for Smart Money blog: “Dr Pepper 10 -– the soft drink company’s testosterone-infused diet soda -– failed to score a perfect 10 with men or women.”