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- Turkish City Cuts Salaries of Abusive Employees
One city in Turkey has authorized for half of the salaries of six employees to be paid to their wives because of domestic abuse. Such compensation is authorized under the Family Protection Law, passed in April by the Diyarbakır Centre Sur Distric... - Iraqi Men May Be Paid To Marry Women Over 35
Amid all the recent talk about the war in Iraq, one cost seems to be relatively hidden: as with World War I, many of the country's young men have died during the violence of the past seven years, creating a kind of "lost generation." This has ha... - Women Can Save this Election! Be One of Them.
Sick of sitting on the sidelines and listening to Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and the rest of their rogues gallery scheme and plot to take back Congress? Worried that Republicans will roll back the progress we’ve made on health care, Wall Street re... - Lawmaker Wants To Cut Funding For "Unnecessary" Epidurals
Utah state senator Dan Liljenquist may propose a piece of legislation that is going to upset a lot of women: saying that it could save the state "millions," he has suggested that Utah cut Medicaid spending for elective epidurals and cesarean sections.... - Catholic Church Denounces Iran Stoning
Earlier this weekend, the Vatican raised the question of whether they might participate in behind-the-scenes diplomacy to save the life of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian widow condemned to death for adultery. This is the first time that... - This Labor Day, Domestic Workers See Victory in New York
The first Labor Day was celebrated in New York City in 1882, so it seems only fitting to honor a new development in employment in the city. Last week, Governor David Paterson signed a new law ensuring domestic workers receive the same rights as ... - Hundreds of Women And Children Raped While The U.N. Stood By
Earlier this week, the U.N. revealed that 240 women, girls and babies were raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo after rebel forces took over the town of Luvungi. This number is up from the 150 rapes previously reported, and is accompanied b... - W Magazine Pokes Fun at Curvy Girls and Eating Disorders
Although we've seen a surge in "plus-size" women in magazines this year and overall a greater push for the acceptance of curvy women in the media, not every magazine gets it right and some altogether fail.Take W Magazine who this month pokes fun at ... - Women Go To Mexico For Abortion Drugs
A woman is unemployed. She has two boys. She's a single mother, and she suffers from a rare form of diabetes but isn't able to afford the medication. Oh, and did I mention that she's starting to suspect that she's pregnant? Thi... - Girls Now Think They're Smarter Than Boys
The days of girls questioning their skills and intelligence may be coming to an end, if a recent study from Britain is to be believed. Via Jezabel:The BBC reports that researchers from Britain's University of Kent gave children between four and 1...