June 2006 – Women's eNews

RAPE: Weapon of Mass Destruction

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● June 30, 2006

Activist Women Put Heat on Connecticut Incumbents

By Melinda Tuhus ● Politics ● June 30, 2006

In Connecticut, activist women are raising the ante for lending their support to political candidates. That means fewer of them are backing moderate incumbents Christopher Shays in the House and Joe Lieberman in the Senate.

Women Pick Up Small Change on Wall Street

By Nan Mooney ● Employment ● June 29, 2006

On Wall Street, gender bias on the job is apparently not about the money. Despite Morgan Stanley’s huge sex discrimination settlement two years ago, only a micro-uptick in women’s advancement has been detected.

Core Issue Missing in Birth-Control War Reports

By Gloria Feldt ● Commentary ● June 28, 2006

The dominant media has started to notice that the attack on abortion extends to contraception. But Gloria Feldt says the underlying story–about the intrinsic and generalized hostility to women–is still getting passed over.

Pine Ridge Leader Faces Battle Over Abortion Ban

By Kara Briggs ● Politics ● June 27, 2006

The South Dakota abortion ban inspired Cecelia Fire Thunder, president of the Oglala Sioux Nation, to call for a clinic to be built on the reservation. It is, she says, the start of a quiet revolution. She now faces impeachment.

Female Bishop

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● June 27, 2006

Iraqis Push to Prosecute Rape in War Crime Trials

By Elizabeth Dwoskin ● Crime & Law ● June 26, 2006

Women are lobbying the Iraqi tribunal–the court trying the war crimes of Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime–to prosecute crimes against women. Iraqi women involved in the effort are concealing their identities out of fear of retribution.

Female Base for Hillary in ’08 Is No Sure Thing

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● June 25, 2006

If she runs for president, Hillary Rodham Clinton will offer women the historic chance to put one of their own in the White House. But while some politically active women withhold early support others are attacking her on Iraq and other issues.

Rape Cases Decline; Court Reviews Abortion Ban

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● June 24, 2006

(WOMENSENEWS)–

Cheers

The number of rape cases in the United States has declined by 85 percent since the 1970s, according to statistics released by the Justice Department, the Washington Post reported June 19. In 1979, 2.8 rapes occurred for every 1,000 people. In 2004, the rate had decreased to 0.4 rapes per 1,000 people.

Mexico’s Solo Women Add Suspense to Election

By Theresa Braine ● Politics ● June 23, 2006

Mexican women who have stayed home to lead households while male relatives move to jobs in the U.S. are adding suspense to a tight presidential race. Many women say they don’t care about right or left, they just want jobs and less corruption.