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Steps towrds Women Equility

At a time when Oprah and Martha have as much name recognition as Donald and Bill (Trump and Gates, that is), we want to believe women have reached parity with men. But in 2003 women’s average income compared to men’s dropped a p [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

Women; Decision-Making Power Matters

Women; Decision-Making Power Matters

Many studies show that a difference can be made when women hold positions of power. In 2000, women editors and journalists took over the newsroom for one day at a newspaper in Wichita Falls, Texas. For the day's top story a choice had to be [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

Media Coverage of Women and Women's Issues

Media Coverage of Women and Women's Issues

Women professionals and athletes continue to be under-represented in news coverage, and are often stereotypically portrayed when they are included. Although there has been a steady increase in the number of women professionals over the pas [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

Beauty and Body Image in the Media

Beauty and Body Image in the Media

We don’t need Afghan-style burquas to disappear as women. We disappear in reverse—by revamping and revealing our bodies to meet externally imposed visions of female beauty. Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women—an [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

Media Portrayals of Girls and Women

Media Portrayals of Girls and Women

We all know the stereotypes—the femme fatale, the supermom, the sex kitten, the nasty corporate climber. Whatever the role, television, film and popular magazines are full of images of women and girls who are typically white, desperat [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Women Spirituality

Women Spirituality

Early Plains Indian women lived their lives in a world of ceremony and ritual. Although each season brought different rituals and social celebrations - held in thanksgiving for the gifts nature provided - the women perceived that every part [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Laverne Slams Sexist Radio

Laverne Slams Sexist Radio

'It needs more of us. Get Chris Moyles a womb. And if we can't have more women then we need more sex changes, an obligatory sex swap. Transgender FM?' XFM DJ Lauren Laverne has criticised attitudes in the radio industry and called on stati [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Meeting of women's groups in protest to the elimination of

Meeting of women's groups in protest to the elimination of "...

In response to the 7th Majles' (Parliament) elimination of the phrase, "gender equity" from the government's Fourth Development Plan, several women's groups held an emergency meeting in Tehran. The meeting's purpose was to discus [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Mental stress leads to Sleeping Disorders

Mental stress leads to Sleeping Disorders

It is very important to have an adequate restful sleep because it allows body to rest and restore energy. But many women face sleeping disorders due to several factors like stress, family demands, Overly Busy schedule, dieting, depression, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Women Work More Than Men But Are Paid Less

Women Work More Than Men But Are Paid Less

Women cultivate, plough and harvest more than half of all the food in the world. According to Inter Press Service, “On a global scale, women cultivate more than half of all the food that is grown. In sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribb [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Explicit need for Women Workers in the Field of IT

Explicit need for Women Workers in the Field of IT

The women who constitute about 20 percent of the information technology workforce make 60 percent more than women in regular jobs. A "non-traditional occupation," or NTO, for women is any profession in which women make up less t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2007 | Comments : 0

Gender discrimination throughout a lifetime

Gender discrimination throughout a lifetime

UNICEF notes that "Where there is a clear economic or cultural preference for sons, the misuse of [pregnancy diagnostic tools] can facilitate female foeticide." "A principal focus of the middle years of childhood and adoles [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Women and the Media

Women and the Media

Even media attention on women who help and fight for certain causes is distorted. For example, Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) analyzed U.S. media reporting during the British Princess Diana’s funeral, and noted that the U.S [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Convention to eliminate discrimination against women

Convention to eliminate discrimination against women

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2007 | Comments : 0
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