February 2006 – Page 3 of 4

Trade Critics Show Little Love for Valentines

By Sandra Guy ● Employment ● February 10, 2006

U.S. women spend an average of $68 for Valentine’s Day gifts. Behind those trinkets and sweets are often sour stories of foreign women who toil long hours for meager wages, say critics of trends in mass-market U.S. retailing.

African Women Test Anti-HIV Gel

By Anna Koblanck ● Uncategorized ● February 9, 2006

A new generation of vaginal gels promises women more power over their sexual health and protection against HIV. As South African women now test one product, investigators and analysts defend efforts to ensure their informed consent.

Cupid Joins Her Heart to Younger Man

By Helena Bachmann Milligan ● Uncategorized ● February 8, 2006

When Helena Bachmann Milligan found herself divorced at 48, she never thought she’d remarry a younger man. Love, she says, can mean never having to say, “But I’m too old for him!”

Betty Friedan Woke Women From Mystique of Sleep

By Sanders & Dusky ● Uncategorized ● February 7, 2006

Betty Friedan, author of “The Feminine Mystique” and the “mother of the modern women’s movement” has died at age 85. Two friends recall a courageous and intemperate leader who roused a generation of women into action.

Dutch Party Sticks to Ban on Female Candidates

By Bruce Mutsvairo ● Uncategorized ● February 6, 2006

The Netherlands’ oldest political party has come under fire for not allowing women to run for parliament. Lawsuits, funding cuts and one woman working from within have not managed to change the policy.

Female Coffee Growers Find New Freedoms in Peru

By Sadie Hoagland ● Employment ● February 5, 2006

In Peru, female coffee growers have partnered with a U.S. import company to market their own brand of organic, fair-trade coffee. In addition to gaining more economic control, the women are finding their work is changing their culture as well.

Abortion Ban Struck Down; Female Soldiers at Risk

By Anju Mary Paul ● Uncategorized ● February 4, 2006

Iranian American Women Caught Between Homelands

By Amy DePaul ● Uncategorized ● February 3, 2006

The lure of the Old Country often tugs at Iranian American women. But some find visits to Iran fraught with questions that range from the geopolitical to the personal: Will war break out? How much hair can be exposed without risking arrest?

Critics Say Budget Cuts Hurt Women, Children

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● February 2, 2006

Critics say a GOP budget bill cutting $39 billion in spending during the next five years for federal programs subverts the compassionate tone of Bush’s State of the Union speech Tuesday.

Adelaide Johnson Tries a ‘New’ Marriage

By Louise Bernikow ● Uncategorized ● February 1, 2006

In 1896, “The New Woman” Redefines Love and Marriage