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Gabrielle Union: Barrenness Is Price Career Women Pay

'You feel like you're wearing a scarlet letter'

(Newser) - Actress Gabrielle Union doesn't have any kids at age 42, and she doesn't hold back when discussing the issue with Redbook . "So far, it has not happened for us," she says of herself and 33-year-old husband Dwyane Wade. "A lot of my friends deal with...

For Wrongfully Convicted Women, Justice Is More Elusive: Lawyers

Lawyers start Northwestern Women's Project to overturn cases

(Newser) - Exonerating women who are wrongfully convicted of violent crimes is no easy task—just ask Kristine Bunch. She got 60 years for supposedly setting the fire that killed her 3-year-old son in 1995, and struggled to find anyone who could help, Mother Jones reports. Finally, lawyers at the Center on...

Office Temperatures Are &#39;Sexist&#39;
 Office Temperatures 
 Are 'Sexist' 
study says
Aug 3, 2015 6:40 PM CDT

Office Temperatures Are 'Sexist'

Temperatures are based on the male metabolism, study says

(Newser) - A man and woman work in the same room all day long. One is perfectly comfortable while the other is freezing her tush off. Sound strange? Nope, it's just daily life in offices, according to a new study that says our average building temperature is outdated and favors the...

She's Really Not Mad: an Examination of 'RBF'

'Resting bitch face' is so much of a thing it's an Internet meme

(Newser) - The latest meme to grace the Internet isn't exactly putting a happy face on it: It's RBF, or Resting Bitch Face, or its precursor, Bitchy Resting Face, first made famous in a Public Service Announcement parody that's been viewed more than 6 million times on YouTube . "...

Fired: Female Marine Who Pushed for Equality

Former Lt. Col. says her superior undermined her authority

(Newser) - An officer who pushed for female integration into the Marine Corps is calling foul after being fired last month. Former Lt. Col. Kate Germano admits to being a tough commander at the all-female boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, but tells the New York Times she was no more...

Stewart: Media Already Objectifying Caitlyn Jenner

'Welcome to being a woman in America'

(Newser) - If you were concerned that the media wouldn't embrace Caitlyn Jenner as a woman, well, fear not: Media figures were quick to not only embrace her, but to comment on how "sexy" and "hot" she is. "It's really heartening to see that everyone is willing...

Like Sheryl Sandberg, Her Husband Leaned In
 Like Sheryl Sandberg, 
 Her Husband Leaned In 
APPRECIATION
May 4, 2015 6:47 AM CDT

Like Sheryl Sandberg, Her Husband Leaned In

New York Times calls him 'perhaps the signature male feminist of his era'

(Newser) - Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, is known as a champion for women. What's less well-known is that her husband, Dave Goldberg, who died unexpectedly Friday at the age of 47, spent his life working to strengthen women's voices, reports the New York Times , which calls Goldberg...

Flight Attendants Have Bone to Pick With Nicole Kidman

They're not pleased with actress's Etihad Airways ad campaign

(Newser) - Nicole Kidman is a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador ... and yet she also appears in ads for Etihad Airways, a United Arab Emirates-based company that has been accused of treating its female employees badly. A US flight attendants' union has taken issue with that, the Guardian reports, writing an open letter...

Female Exec: Sorry I Treated Moms So Horribly
Female Exec: Sorry I Treated Moms So Horribly
OPINION
Mar 3, 2015 12:44 PM CST

Female Exec: Sorry I Treated Moms So Horribly

Katharine Zaleski, now a mom herself, apologizes

(Newser) - When she was a childless woman in her 20s, Katharine Zaleski admits that she treated working mothers with disdain. Writing in Fortune , Zaleski reels off a list of misdeeds from her days as a manager at the Huffington Post and the Washington Post. Example: "I secretly rolled my eyes...

There&#39;s No &#39;Right&#39; Time to Find Mr Right
There's No 'Right' Time
to Find Mr Right
OPINION
Feb 2, 2015 2:08 PM CST

There's No 'Right' Time to Find Mr Right

'Women now asked to live by second-wave feminist principles,' writes columnist

(Newser) - If you're a woman who marries at, say, age 24, at least one person will likely tell you that you settled down too young, at a time in your life when you should have been focusing on your career. But wait just a few years, and people will be...

Egg Freezing Is Fine, but Make Work Easier for Parenthood

New Silicon Valley benefit is only part of the picture: pundits

(Newser) - Facebook and Apple will pay for female employees to freeze their eggs , which is being hailed in some corners as a progressive step for women in the workplace. But is it really? wonders Jenni Avins at Quark . "Perhaps equally empowering, if not more so, would be the creation of...

Married Women, Fight for Your First Name
Married Women, Fight
for Your First Name
OPINION
Aug 29, 2014 2:53 PM CDT

Married Women, Fight for Your First Name

Don't give in to antiquated formalities: Catherine Rampell

(Newser) - As she prepared for her upcoming wedding, Catherine Rampell allowed herself one "unyielding, Bridezillian demand"—she insisted that her invitations use women's first names. That is, she didn't want them going out to "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe" as tradition for some reason still dictates,...

Mo'ne Davis: Ahead of the Boys, for Now

Sports Illustrated cover aside, she's got long odds ahead of her

(Newser) - Even though Mo'ne Davis's incredible 70mph pitch is on this week's Sports Illustrated cover , it doesn't seem likely that the teen phenom has a baseball career ahead of her. "The most likely scenario is that Davis has no future in professional baseball," writes Amanda...

Church of England OKs Women Bishops

Could see first ordained by year's end

(Newser) - The Church of England today took a pretty large step into the 21st century, voting by a two-thirds majority to allow the ordination of women as bishops. It's a reversal of a 2012 vote that failed by just six votes , notes Sky News , and cements the role of female...

Women Age 42 Are the Best
 Women Age 42 Are the Best 
OPINION
Jul 11, 2014 1:35 PM CDT

Women Age 42 Are the Best

Esquire writer so decrees

(Newser) - Tom Junod of Esquire thinks modern-day 42-year-old women are the bomb, through some combination of sexiness, frankness about sexiness, gravitas, self-confidence, yoga, Pilates, feminism, and summer dresses. "A few generations ago, a woman turning 42 was expected to voluntarily accept the shackles of biology and convention," he writes....

No Boys Allowed: Behold, Women-Only Parking Spots
No Boys Allowed: Behold, Women-Only Parking Spots
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 1, 2014 10:31 AM CDT

No Boys Allowed: Behold, Women-Only Parking Spots

It's South Korea's attempt to make parking more female-friendly

(Newser) - This is apparently not a bad joke: South Korea is unveiling the female-only parking spot, according to reports at the Independent and NBC . The lowdown: Seoul is looking to become more "woman-friendly" via initiatives like the extra-wide, extra-long, bright pink parking spots. In case that's not obvious or...

GOP's Women Problem Isn't Going Away

Dana Milbank: It's because of policies, not dumb moves by likes of Rep. McAllister

(Newser) - Just Republicans' luck: On Equal Pay Day , they're stuck with headlines about Louisiana congressman Vance McAllister, who fired a low-paid female staffer after surveillance video showed them kissing . "Republicans aren’t responsible for McAllister any more than Democrats are to blame for Anthony Weiner's weirdness," writes...

One Great Reason to Hire Women: They Cost Less
One Great Reason to Hire Women: They Cost Less
OPINION
Apr 4, 2014 12:23 PM CDT

One Great Reason to Hire Women: They Cost Less

Catherine Rampell: It's sad but true, and businesses are foolish to ignore it

(Newser) - In the year 2014, women are still underrepresented in all kinds of professions, including tech, banking, and law, writes Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post . And while all kinds of smart, high-minded reasons exist for companies to hire more women—studies suggest they boost collective intelligence, for example—Rampell suggests...

Ladies, It&#39;s Time to Get Over &#39;B-Phobia&#39;
 Ladies, It's Time 
 to Get Over 'B-Phobia' 
OPINION
Mar 11, 2014 12:16 PM CDT

Ladies, It's Time to Get Over 'B-Phobia'

Catherine Rampell: Female college students tend to drop out of science courses

(Newser) - Catherine Rampell has some advice for female college students that sounds a little odd at first: "Stop trying to be a straight-A students," she writes in the Washington Post . The reason is twofold: Science professors tend to give lower grades than humanities professors, and women are more likely...

Sandberg's Next Target: Ban 'Bossy'

Facebook COO launches campaign to stop shaming assertive girls

(Newser) - Having introduced "lean in" into the lexicon, Sheryl Sandberg is looking to take another term out: The Facebook COO, bestselling author, stirrer of controversy, and unabashed feminist launched a campaign this morning to " Ban Bossy ." It's a move to strip the stigma often associated with assertive...

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