September 2010 – Women's eNews

U.N. Seeks Congo Rapists; Congolese Urges War’s End

By Amy Lieberman ● Employment ● September 30, 2010

The U.N.’s Wallstrom is visiting the DRC two months after armed soldiers gang raped hundreds of women. While she’s there, focused on identifying perpetrators, a leading women’s activist from Goma is in the U.S. pressing a different strategy.

Cloistered Nun Leads Order of Outstanding Films

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● September 28, 2010

October brings a rich autumn harvest of movies where women star and direct. “Vision,” about a 12th century nun, Hildegard von Bingen, vies for top interest in a heavy-duty lineup that also includes “Secretariat,” “Freakonomics” and the last of Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander trilogy.

Teens OK after Abortion; Senate Stalls Don’t Ask

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● September 25, 2010

Teens who have had an abortion are no more likely to become depressed or have low self-esteem than their peers whose pregnancies don’t…

Griswold’s Journalism Started With Honor Killing

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Arts & Culture ● September 24, 2010

Eliza Griswold’s “The Tenth Parallel” began as a probe of religious fundamentalism’s link to violence. After traveling through Africa and Southeast Asia, she just wanted to tell the stories she found along the way.

Women to Obama: Hands Off Social Security

By Susan Feiner ● Employment ● September 24, 2010

Obama’s discussion of the economy on CNBC last week included what Susan Feiner sees as an alarming reference to Social Security as an “entitlement.” In fact, it’s a self-funded jobs insurance program that women can’t afford to lose.

Jane Addams Defied the Conformity of Dark Times

By Louise W. Knight ● Arts & Culture ● September 24, 2010

Her subject was a pragmatic visionary and rebel, says Louise W. Knight in this excerpt from the biography “Jane Addams: Spirit in Action.” The book comes out on the 150th anniversary of the birth of the champion of women and children.

I Will Not Write a Blog for Infant Mortality Awareness Month

By Kimberly Allers ● Uncategorized ● September 24, 2010

This is not a blog for infant mortality awareness month. Something so weighty deserves more than to be relegated to web log. I will not make any witty observations. I will not use any metaphors, similes, idioms, or analogies. There will be no alliteration or onomatopoeia used to help you get it.

Bachelet’s U.N. Debut Brightens MDG Summit

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● September 24, 2010

Funding commitments for global maternal health, the most lagging U.N. Millennium Development Goal, were predictably disappointing this week. But Michelle Bachelet’s first appearance as head of the women’s “superagency” raised some spirits.

Real Men Know How to Take Paternity Leave

By Allison Stevens ● Uncategorized ● September 23, 2010

Allison Stevens knows all about the guy who puts in long hours at the office. He’s her husband. But he’s also the same man who recently took paternity leave–and had the best time of his life.

Becas ayudan a sobrellevar los límites de la Asistencia Social

By Por Anna Limontas-Salisbury ● Commentary ● September 22, 2010

La Asociación Patsy Takemoto Mink otorga cada año subvenciones de 2.000 dólares para ayudar a mujeres de bajos ingresos a lograr un objetivo educativo. Brittney Ferara utilizó el dinero para alquilar un apartamento, donde ahora tiene un lugar seguro y tranquilo para estudiar.