June 2006 – Page 3 of 4

Newsweek’s Apology Comes 20 Years Too Late

By Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● June 14, 2006

Newsweek has issued a grand correction: Contrary to a cover story 20 years ago, single women over 40 actually do marry. Caryl Rivers says the article was clearly wrong at the time and fed media gospel about the woes of ambitious women.

Morgan Bond Marshals Big Money for Microfinance

By Meghan Sapp ● Employment ● June 13, 2006

A $106 million microfinance bond launched in March gives low-income and mostly female entrepreneurs access to international capital markets. Some hope it will pave the way to lower interest rates for the world’s poorest borrowers.

Guatemala Pressed to Investigate Surge in Killings

By Bojana Stoparic ● Crime & Law ● June 12, 2006

A U.S delegation is traveling to Guatemala this summer to raise awareness of the murders of 2,000 women since 2001. Rights advocates draw parallels to the widespread killings of women in Juarez, Mexico.

Hip Hop Women Recount Abuse at Their Own Risk

By Carla Thompson ● Arts & Culture ● June 11, 2006

A few women who have survived abusive relationships with rap stars are breaking the silence about domestic violence. But a “no snitch” rule is still widely observed in the hip hop music world.

FDA OKs Cancer Vaccine; Women’s AIDS Rate Climbs

By Elizabeth Stein ● Arts & Culture ● June 10, 2006

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Iraq Women’s Report Calls Violence Enemy No. 1

By Judy Martin ● Employment ● June 8, 2006

Violence against civilians and widespread infrastructure damage are making it difficult for Iraqi women to agree about the U.S. occupation or concentrate on pushing for a role in the reconstruction process.

Gay Marriage Ban

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● June 8, 2006

South Dakota Spurs a Toast to Purple Power

By Kimberly Gadette ● Politics ● June 7, 2006

People in South Dakota are taking the state’s abortion ban into their own hands in November. Kimberly Gadette says this exercise of grassroots democracy is part of a resurgence of “purple” people power that can be assisted by the Internet.

Activists Blow Trafficking Whistle on World Cup

By Mindy Kay Bricker ● Arts & Culture ● June 6, 2006

Germany expects 3 million soccer fans during the World Cup tournament over the next month. That has provoked concern about the trafficking of women into the country, which legalized prostitution in 2002.

Anti-War Mothers’ Group in Russia Fears for Future

By Por Alison Bowen ● Politics ● June 5, 2006

Russia’s new power to intrude on nongovernmental organizations is a sore point in U.S.-Russian relations and is spreading a chill over rights groups such as the Soldiers’ Mothers Committee, which helps women keep sons out of the military.