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Truthout - environment - 23 hours ago
Create jobs. End the recession. Save the environment. What else can transforming our fossil fuel economy to a clean energy economy do? How about create unprecedented employment opportunities for women? Readers of Linda …
Also tagged: women, environment, construction, green jobs, green economy, male dominated industries
Truthout - All Articles - Jul 3, 2009
Remnants of the "marital rape exemption" still exist in many states' laws, even though all 50 states now criminalize spousal rape. Plea bargains can also lead to more lenient sentencing. Caroline Johnston Polisi looks …
Also tagged: domestic violence, sexual assault, women and 039 s rights, spousal rape, marital rape exemption
Truthout - All Articles - Jul 2, 2009
Not long after the statue of Saddam fell in Firdos Square, several CODEPINK women and I returned to Iraq. We'd first visited in February during the time Bush proclaimed, "The game is over" and announced his plans for …
Also tagged: iraq, codepink, islamist, women and 039 s rights
Truthout - women's issues - Jul 1, 2009
Janey (not her real name) was 19 when she fell "head over heels" for a guy six years her senior. He moved in just weeks after their first date, which was before she learned about the cheating. When she confronted him …
Also tagged: contraception, condoms, pregnancy, birth control, stds, partner abuse
Truthout - women's issues - Jul 1, 2009
Women must gain greater involvement in shaping maternal health policies and practices. Brussels and Cape Town - The right to the highest attainable standard of health: not the most fashionable of human rights, but the …
Also tagged: africa, human rights, maternal mortality, reproductive health, maternal health
Truthout - All Articles - Jun 30, 2009
The Obama administration Friday further signaled interest in solving social problems, appointing Lynn Rosenthal its adviser on violence against American women. Vice President Joe Biden, who wrote the Violence Against …
Also tagged: domestic violence, joe biden, us vice president, violence against women act
Truthout - All Articles - Jun 29, 2009
With reporting opportunities strictly limited in Iran, images of Iran women carry the narrative. Much of the media focus is on young attractive women. The author wonders about complexities hidden behind the emerging …
Also tagged: beauty, young women, green revolution, iranian elections
Truthout - women's issues - Jun 29, 2009
Retention bonuses to brokers alleged. Plaintiff says white men fare better than women. Bank of America says bonus program was merit-based. New York - Bank of America Corp was accused in a Manhattan federal lawsuit of …
Also tagged: bank of america, discrimination, gender bias
Truthout - All Articles - Jun 25, 2009
Richmond, Virginia - A sharply divided federal appeals court upheld Virginia's ban on a type of late-term abortion Wednesday, ruling that the statute does not unduly burden a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy by …
Also tagged: virginia, pregnancy, abortion, partial birth abortion, late term abortion, women and 039 s rights
Truthout - News - Jun 25, 2009
Note: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached …
Also tagged: women, ahmadinejad, muslim, tehran, headscarves, demonstrators, retribution, cloaks