WMC News Brief: Iran, Va., UN
June 26, 2009
Arrest Of Entire Iranian Newspaper Staff Condemned 6/26/09 Guardian, UK: Press freedom campaigning body Reporters Without Borders has condemned the arrest of the entire staff of Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi's newspaper, Kalemeh Sabz, as pressure on domestic journalists reporting the ongoing protests has intensified this week. Fed Appeals Court Revives Va. Abortion Law 6/24/09 Washington Post: 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 more conventional means. Africa: UN Experts Tackle 'Conspiracy Of Silence' Over Sexual Violence In Wartime 6/24/09 All Africa: Women's rights activists, senior military figures and top United Nations officials met in New York this week to discuss what the world body's former humanitarian chief Jan Egeland described as "one of the biggest conspiracies of silence in history" – the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. VAIN, A Magazine For Women, Launches 6/26/09 MediaBistro: VAIN is focused on all women ages 18 to 38... "VAIN, the women's magazine all about you, takes pride in versatility of our readers...She may be an artist, a sports enthusiast, an educator, a philanthropist, an entrepreneur, or even an emerging designer. And despite her desires or struggles, VAIN will fill her with images and words that will keep her striving for more," said creator Rachelle Gauthier. Supreme Court Declares Strip-Search Of Student Unconstitutional 6/26/09 LA Times: The 8-1 decision says Arizona school officials lacked justification for such an invasive search of a 13-year-old girl, who was suspected of hiding ibuprofen pills. North Carolina Passes Sex Education Bill 6/25/09 RH Reality Check: The North Carolina House today passed the Healthy Youth Act. The Act will require schools to provide comprehensive sex education for middle school students for the first time in 13 years. AT &T Case Spotlights Gender Issue For Sotomayor 6/25/09 Women's eNews: Is there much judicial daylight between Supreme Court nominee Judge Sotomayor and outgoing Judge Souter on gender issues? After the AT and T ruling on maternity leave, women's advocates expect the answer will be a resounding yes. Girls Just Wanna Have ... Networking? 6/24/09 NPR: Some Republican senators were rankled over Sotomayor's membership in the Belizean Grove, an all-women's club that brings together influential women on retreats. The senators called it discriminatory. But is it really discrimination? Not by a long shot. Why So Few Women In Infidelity Club? 6/26/09 Politico: When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted to an extramarital affair on Wednesday, he presented an all-too-familiar tableau... But after two of the same dramas within two weeks, it’s fair to ask: Does the casting ever change? Are female politicians really that much more faithful — or are they just not getting caught? “If anything, it’s a reminder of how relatively few women hold public office,” said Juliet Williams, an associate professor of women’s studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Being A Czech Mate Can Cause Women Pain And Suffix 6/26/09 LA Times: Linguistically speaking, the vast majority of Czech women spend their entire lives belonging to one man or another... They're born with their dads' surnames, plus "ova" at the end. Then, after marriage, when a woman takes her spouse's last name, with the usual addition, she switches "allegiance" from father to husband. Though still a small minority, more and more young Czech women are grappling with that question as women make further inroads in Czech society and inch closer to parity with men. Russia's Supreme Court Orders New Trial In Killing Of Journalist 6/25/09 CBC News: Russia's Supreme Court overturned the acquittals of three men charged in the slaying of a controversial journalist and ordered a new trial Thursday in Moscow. Fragile Tanzanian Orphans Get Help After Mothers Die 6/24/09 NY Times: Africa is full of at least 50 million orphans, the legacy of AIDS and other diseases, war and high rates of death in pregnancy and childbirth. With the numbers increasing every day, Africans are struggling to care for them, often in ways that differ strikingly from the traditional concept of an orphanage in the developed world. Burqa Politics In France 6/24/09 American Prospect: What happens when feminism and sexual liberation become tools for nationalism? China Shuts Sex Health Websites To Ordinary Users 6/25/09 Reuters: Ordinary web users in China will be banned from surfing sex-related medical and research websites from next month, amid an Internet crackdown on pornographic online content, according to new regulations. Generic Plan B Pill For Women 17 And Younger 6/25/09 WebMD: The FDA has approved the first generic version of the emergency contraceptive Plan B (levonorgestrel). It will be available by prescription only for women aged 17 and younger. N.Y. To Pay For Eggs For Stem Cell Research 6/26/09 Washington Post: New York has become the first state to allow taxpayer-funded researchers to pay women for giving their eggs for embryonic stem cell research, a move welcomed by many scientists but condemned by critics who fear it will lead to the exploitation of vulnerable women. Following A Famous Uncle And Also Her Ambition 6/24/09 NY Times: Cheyenne Woods has won more than 30 amateur tournaments, and she was the second-lowest scorer for Wake Forest. “If she were not Tiger Woods’s niece, she would still have a specialness about her,” her coach, Diane Dailey said.
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