In his brief time as California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger has paroled two battered women. Now prisoners’ advocates are looking for even more help from the man who took office amid negative publicity about his treatment of women.
The glass ceiling in media companies appears shatter-proof. Not only do women’s pay and promotions continue to lag behind those of men, the gap widens as women log more years on the job and gain experience, a sort of reverse reward system.
In Pakistan, a new U.S.-style television show is airing personal advice. The show is attracting a huge female audience anxious for advice on topics such as arranged marriages and sexual abuse.
More Iowan women than men are expected to vote today in the first test among the electorate for the Democratic presidential candidates. Experts say the outcome could indicate how women will vote in the upcoming presidential election.
A coalition of women’s rights organizations in Kyrgyzstan submitted a report to the United Nations this week countering what they expected to be a too-rosy official depiction of the status of women in the former Soviet country.
Five years after the fatal poisoning of Michigan teen Samantha Reid by a so-called date-rape drug, these types of narcotics remain widely available in the United States despite crackdowns.
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