WMC News Brief: Arab Media, Abortion, Women In Honduras
August 21, 2009
Role Of Women In Arab Media Spurs Debate At International Conference 08/20/09 Magharebia, Morocco: The role of women in the Arab media was a hot topic for debate at a conference on Sunday during the 31st International Cultural Festival of Asilah in Morocco. Abortion Cuts Both Ways In Battles For Health Reform, Virginia Governor 08/21/09 Politics Daily: Politics is a strange business, and abortion politics right now is especially strange. Coup Catalyzes Honduran Women's Movement 08/20/09 Americas Program: When the democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya was forcibly exiled by the armed forces, women from all over the country spontaneously organized to protect themselves and their families and demand a return to democracy. Disney's Anne Sweeney Is Elevated On Forbes List Of Most Powerful Women 08/21/09 LA Times: The co-chairman of Disney Media Networks rises to No. 52 from No. 98 after the magazine acknowledges a data entry error. Eyes On The Economy: Kirsten Gillibrand 08/19/09 Forbes: Kirsten Gillibrand is the youngest and second-newest member of the United States Senate, but she's already making waves championing the ''green economy.” A Man's World In Kentucky Politics 08/21/09 Lexington Herald-Leader: In the halls of governance in Kentucky, it's still a man's world. Abortion Law Backers Vow Oklahoma Appeal 08/20/09 NY Times: A day after a judge struck down an Oklahoma law requiring women seeking an abortion to see an ultrasound of the fetus and listen to a description of its attributes, the state said it would appeal the ruling, and Republican lawmakers vowed to pass the law again in a different form. Queens Supermarkets Charged With Sex Discrimination 08/19/09 NY Times: A Queens supermarket group was charged with sex discrimination in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Brooklyn Federal Court. Afghan Women's Vote Hindered By Taliban And More 08/20/09 Women's eNews: Security fears and conservative customs are expected to hinder female voters, candidates and poll watchers. A School Bus For Shamsia 08/23/09 NY Times: A resurgent Taliban has pursued a campaign of violence against many girls schools that have opened since 2000. Japanese Women 'Still Not Equal' 08/21/09 BBC: A United Nations panel has urged Japan to take stronger measures to eliminate gender inequality. Rwanda: Twenty Seven Women Convicted For Genocide 08/21/09 All Africa: Twenty seven women who were accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide were thrown into prison on Sunday by the Rwandan traditional court, gacaca, in the south-western Rwanda The Women’s Crusade 08/17/09 NY Times: There’s a growing recognition among everyone from the World Bank to the U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff to aid organizations like CARE that focusing on women and girls is the most effective way to fight global poverty and extremism. Mom: My Daughter Was Bullied Into Anorexia 08/19/09 AP via CBS: A woman has filed what experts believe is a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Public Schools, claiming her daughter developed anorexia because male students bullied the girl about her weight, forcing her to leave the district. Chicago Breast-Cancer Groups Reach Out To African-American Women 08/21/09 Chicago Tribune: Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force is a coalition of health-care organizations, doctors, researchers and advocates working to reduce the alarming disparity between black and white Chicago women with breast cancer. No-Nonsense 'Police Women' Uphold The Law 08/20/09 Canada.com: Police Women of Broward County is different, and not just because it puts a Cagney & Lacey spin on macho, male-dominated Cops-style shows. South Africans unite behind gender row athlete 08/20/09 BBC: Many South Africans feel that their new sports star, Caster Semenya, has been singled out for unfair treatment after athletics officials called for tests to verify her gender. League Reaches Milestone Moment 08/20/09 LA Times: Women's Professional Soccer gets through its first year and will stage a title game Saturday. Vlasic Wins Women's High Jump At Worlds 08/20/09 USA Today: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia won the women's high jump at the world championships Thursday, brushing off a much-hyped rivalry with Ariane Friedrich to grab her second consecutive world title.
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