WMC News Brief: Julia Child, Health Care, S. Africa Health Policy

August 26, 2009

After 48 Years, Julia Child Has A Big Best Seller, Butter And All 08/24/09 NY Times: The book, given a huge lift from the recently released movie “Julie & Julia,” sold 22,000 copies in the most recent week tracked.

Women overlooked In Health Care Debate 08/25/09 Kansas City Star: Women’s health care needs are generally greater than men’s, particularly in their reproductive years. However, in curious contrast, our current system makes it more difficult for women to obtain and afford the health care services they need.

S. Africa Embraces Study Critical Of Health Policy 08/25/09 NY Times: Leading South African scientists challenged the governing party on Monday to break with its deeply flawed record on AIDS and public health, spurring the country’s new health minister to say that he and his party shared their diagnosis of systemic problems and were determined to repair them.

Hawaii To Remove Inmates Over Abuse Charges 08/26/09 NY Times: Hawaii prison officials said Tuesday that all of the state’s 168 female inmates at a privately run Kentucky prison will be removed by the end of September because of charges of sexual abuse by guards.

Gender Profiling Hurts Our National Health Care 08/25/09 Women's eNews: As a group, U.S. women are among the most educated and privileged in the world. But our gender gap in national political representation remains wider than 26 other countries.

The Battlefield To The Domestic Front: A Note On Women's Equality Day 08/26/09 Huffington Post: Today, as we celebrate the 19th Amendment and Women's Equality Day, thousands of women continue to partner with men as soldiers overseas.

Kennedy's Wives Stood By Him In Trying Times 08/26/09 USA Today: During two key elections in his political career, Sen. Edward Kennedy turned to his wife for help.

Business Program Helps Afghan And Rwandan Women 08/25/09 Dallas News: The venture is sort of a mini-MBA program that brings Rwandan and Afghan entrepreneurs to the United States during the summer.

WOMEN-MALAYSIA:  Top Of The Class, Nowhere In Politics 08/26/09 IPS: Women did stand as independents in a couple of by-elections but did not make much headway against candidates from the established parties. The failure of these parties to put up women candidates, however, is puzzling.

Testosterone May Guide Women's Careers 08/25/09 ABC: A new study found something as simple as testosterone levels may be nudging women into one career path over another.

More Women Surviving After Early Breast Cancer 08/25/09 U.S. News:  The first accounting of women with breast cancer in situ in the United States finds that in 2005 there were 610,171 survivors, but that by 2016 that number is expected to increase to more than 1 million.

First Queen Of Hip-Hop Gets Her Ph.D. 08/24/09 The Root: Twenty-five years after the first queen of hip-hop was stiffed on her royalty checks, Dr. Roxanne Shante boasts an Ivy League Ph.D. - financed by a forgotten clause in her first record deal.

Local Artists Chew Over The Role Of Women And Religion 08/26/09 Charleston City Paper: She Shall Be Called Woman, an art show to be displayed at the Circular Congregational Church, looks directly down the barrel of these issues and, through the work of seven local artists, offers fresh interpretations of iconic biblical themes: Eden, the Fall of Man, the Crucifixion.

S. Africans Give Caster Semenya A Hero’s Welcome 08/25/09 NY Times: South African runner Caster Semenya returned home Tuesday amid questions about her gender after her 800-meter win at the world championships, and South Africa's president vowed that he would not permit her gold medal to be taken away regardless of the gender tests.

Canada Gets Wild 14-13 Win Over Germany At Llws 08/25/09 AP via CBS: Katie Reyes' two-run single in the top of the sixth helped Vancouver, British Columbia, rally for a wild 14-13 victory Tuesday over Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany.

Wozniacki Seems Poised For Stardom 08/26/09 NY Times: Caroline Wozniacki is not quite the player of the moment in women’s tennis. But she is the one most assigned to future moments. The revolving search for the next big thing has landed on her.

Rogge: Women's Ski Jumping For Youth Olympics 08/26/09 USA Today: Women's ski jumping will be included in the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 and has a "very strong case" to be part of future Olympics, IOC president Jacques Rogge sa