Welfare Job Rules Hit Women With Disabilities

Anna Limontas-Salisbury writes for Women’s eNews: “Petra Rodriguez lost her welfare benefits when she injured her back and couldn’t keep her welfare work assignment. A Legal Aid lawyer says situations like hers help explain why the rolls have dropped–pe…

2010 National Organization for Women Conference

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In Nuclear Negotiations, More Women at the Table for U.S.

Mary Beth Sheridan writes in The Washington Post: “When Rose Gottemoeller began negotiating the new nuclear treaty with Moscow, the U.S. diplomat got questions on the usual topics: missile defense, warheads, inspections. And then there was this one from…

On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime

Nancy Northup writes for The Nation: It’s evident just how much of a taboo abortion has become when a television show gets lauded as bold for having a character go through with the procedure. Friday Night Lights, NBC’s gripping portrayal of life in small…

Male and Female Ability Differences Down to Socialisation, Not Genetics

Robin McKie writes in The Observer: “It is the mainstay of countless magazine and newspaper features. Differences between male and female abilities – from map reading to multi-tasking and from parking to expressing emotion – can be traced to variations i…