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First-ever KP women entrepreneurs trade fair begins

The first-ever inter-provincial trade fair of the women entrepreneurs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has begun here in a local hotel on Saturday. The basic objective of the two-day trade fair held under the auspices of Women Business Development C [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

England women beat New Zealand in Twenty20 series opener

Arran Brindle and Holly Colvin each bagged three wickets as the Kiwis struggled to a disappointing 83 all out as Suzie Bates top-scored with 19. Skipper Charlotte Edwards hit 40 not out, passing 1,000 T20 international runs, to guide Engl [...]

Posted On : Jun, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Why women's football in England is a whole new ball game

Rachel Yankey is arguably the most recognisable face in women's football in the UK. She was the first registered professional female footballer in England, was awarded an MBE in 2006 and, at 31, is the most capped player in the Englan [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Sexiest European Sports Hotties Womens

There's nothing quite like European women to infatuate an audience. With fans consistently eager to see sexy women in sports clog the media with their gaudy outfits and innocent beauty, there is no better time to look at the hottest o [...]

Posted On : Jun, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Stars of women’s game set for World Cup kick-off

Brazil’s five-time Player of the Year Marta and all-time World Cup top scorer Birgit Prinz of Germany are among the big names who will headline the 51-million-euro extravaganza which takes place over three weeks in nine cities. [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Iran's women footballers banned from Olympics because of Isl...

Iran's dream of competing in the London 2012 Olympic women's football tournament have been crushed by an unexpected ruling that their Islamic dress broke Fifa rules, said a football federation official in Tehran. Iran is comp [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Prime focus on women in sport

Where do Australian women fit into a culture obsessed with sport? That's the question posed by Bianca Martin in her latest dance work, the curiously titled The Bikini Eye Short Show (Dressed to Kill Yourself), which is part of Prime C [...]

Posted On : Jun, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Planned Parenthood provides women with health

If not for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, I wouldn't be here today. In the early 1990s, I was a divorced, single mother. I worked hard to make ends meet while I raised my daughter in Waukesha and went to school. Every year, I went t [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

AKU to hold International Day of Action for Women’s Health

The Aga Khan University (AKU) is organising an International Day of Action for Women’s Health on May 28. An official of the AKU here made an announcement to this effect on Wednesday. It was pointed out that despite the challenging t [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's Health Care Bill Passes in New Jersey

The New Jersey state Senate passed a women's health care bill today that would restore $7.5 million in funding to the state's 58 women's health clinics. Last year, Governor Chris Christie (R) cut all family planning funding fr [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Weinberg Calls 'Ask the Governor' Show to Pitch Women's Heal...

Governor Chris Christie’s radio call-in show Thursday started with the usual mix of questions. John, in Barnegat, was worried about high taxes, and then Jennifer in Livingston had questions about a planned charter school. The [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

O'Reilly, US women top Japan 2-0 in exhibition'

Heather O'Reilly put on quite a show in her homecoming. The former North Carolina player had a goal and an assist to lead the United States to a 2-0 win over Japan on Wednesday night in the Americans' next-to-last exhibition befor [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

National Women's Health Week and Beyond

Even though Women's Heath Week is over, it doesn't mean you have to stop exploring the different ways to be healthy. Whether you lobby your representatives on issues of women’s health like the Wisconsin women did at their He [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Abortion fight derails women's health initiative

An innovative women's health initiative is heading toward oblivion over a legislative impasse between abortion rights opponents and supporters even though the program has nothing to do with abortions. Unless renewed by law, the 5-y [...]