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International Women's Day: The World Is Still a Tough Neighborhood ...

9 Mar 2010 at 9:32am
The Obama White House marked International Women's Day on Monday, a highlight of Women's History Month, confronting the reality that the world is at.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/09/international-womens-day-the-wo rld-is-still-a-tough-neighborho/

Women hold up half the sky | MetaFilter

9 Mar 2010 at 3:29pm
Gendercide, or sex-selective abortion aided by female ifanticide, is soberingly common in coutries where a strong cultural and economic preference for male children exists: 100 million women are "missing" in the Asia-Pacific region, ...
http://www.metafilter.com/89931/Women-hold-up-half-the-sky

Black Women in Politics: Why There Are So Few

9 Mar 2010 at 6:27am
In Part 2 of our Women's History Month series on leadership, the real reasons so few are elected.
http://www.theroot.com/views/why-are-there-so-few-black-women-politicia ns

International Women's Day | jonobacon@home

8 Mar 2010 at 2:49pm
Today is International Women's Day, and it provides an opportunity for the world to focus on women's rights, and society's attitudes towards women. International Women's Day has been celebrated since the early 1900's and has been a key ...
http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/03/08/international-womens-day/

Go Tribal Wants To Help Women Coordinate Social Plans

9 Mar 2010 at 10:59am
The site basically aims to help women answer the question, ?who's down to go out?? Users can sign set up an account and broadcast message to their friends to see who is down for going out. Of course, you can tap into your social graph ...
http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/09/go-tribal-wants-to-help-women-coordina te-social-plans/

UConn's 71st straight win sets women's record - College basketball ...

8 Mar 2010 at 10:30pm
Top-ranked Connecticut has broken its own NCAA record for consecutive victories, winning its 71st straight game, 59-44 over No. 6 Notre Dame in the Big East tournament semifinals.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35771125/ns/sports-college_basketball/

Women Underrepresented in Parliaments Around the World - Economix ...

9 Mar 2010 at 5:58pm
About half of the world's countries currently have some sort of quota for women in their national legislatures, but women are still a small minority in nearly every national parliament around the globe.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/women-underrepresented-in- parliaments-around-the-world/

Should Connecticut Women's Basketball Be Disbanded? - Connecticut ...

9 Mar 2010 at 4:35pm
The UConn women's basketball team has won 71 games in a row, breaking a record set by....UConn, seven years ago. If they keep winning like this, soon even people who care about women's basketball won't care about women's basketball ...
http://deadspin.com/5488540/should-connecticut-womens-basketball-be-dis banded

Women's Day at the White House - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

8 Mar 2010 at 6:06pm
The president and Michelle Obama recognize International Women's Day during a reception at the White House.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/womens-day-at-the-white-h ouse/

Best Countries For Women Workers (PHOTOS)

9 Mar 2010 at 8:20am
According to a new study published by the World Economic Forum this week, women in nearly every country have not yet reached employment parity with men at private companies.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/best-countries-for-women_n_491 270.html

Three Proven Steps to Advance the World's Women, on International ...

8 Mar 2010 at 10:30am
On the occasion of International Women's Day, here are three interventions that have a good record in improving the lives of women around the world.
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/three-proven-steps-to-advan ce-the-worlds-women-on-international-womens-day/

Women Who Drink Gain Less Weight - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

8 Mar 2010 at 12:52pm
New research suggests that women who regularly consume moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to gain weight and are at lower risk for obesity than nondrinkers.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/women-drinkers-gain-less-weigh t/

Madonna: Sharing an Inspiring Story on International Women's Day

8 Mar 2010 at 4:33pm
Sharing stories of women's achievements today is an amazing way to honor and pay tribute to the incredible women who have inspired us to be the people we are.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madonna/sharing-an-inspiring-stor_b_49062 3.html

Butt Implant Scandal: Caulk Injected Into Six Women's Butts In ...

9 Mar 2010 at 10:31am
NEWARK, NJ (Associated Press) -- Six women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/butt-implant-scandal-caul_n_49 1550.html

Paris Fashion Week's Lesson: No, Women Can't Have it All (Someone ...

9 Mar 2010 at 2:53pm
By Debbie Schlussel It's Paris Fashion Week, where all the top high class designers show their stuff on the runways of France's fashion center. And on the.
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/18735/paris-fashion-weeks-lesson-no-wome n-cant-have-it-all-someone-pays-the-price/

Women's World Open Dates Confirmed

9 Mar 2010 at 2:00pm
PartyPoker and Matchroom Sport have announced the dates for the fourth annual PartyPoker.com Women's World Open.
http://www.pokerlistings.com/womens-world-open-dates-confirmed-57434

The World's Best Countries for Women - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com

8 Mar 2010 at 7:12am
In honor of International Women's Day, an economist looks at ways to measure which countries do best by women, and why.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/the-worlds-best-countries- for-women/

Women to Watch: This Month and Beyond - Tonic

9 Mar 2010 at 1:00pm
In the midst of National Women's History month, and a day after International Women's Day, Indian parliament makes major history. As we look forward, here are women to...
http://www.tonic.com/article/top-10-women/

New report highlights serious wealth gap for women of color ...

9 Mar 2010 at 9:00am
On reservations where unemployment rates can be as high as 70 percent, Native American women are hard pressed to fulfill "job search" requirements to qualify for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. ...
http://www.feministing.com/archives/020281.html

t r u t h o u t | Utah Governor Signs Law Charging Women and Girls ...

9 Mar 2010 at 2:49pm
On Monday afternoon, a controversial Utah bill that charges pregnant women and girls with murder for having miscarriages caused by "intentional or knowing" acts, was signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert. ...
http://www.truthout.org/utah-governor-signs-law-charging-women-and-girl s-with-murder-miscarriages57526