September 2010 – Page 2 of 4

En las audiencias de asistencia social piden ayudar a las madres solteras

By por Julia Marsh ● Employment ● September 22, 2010

Los defensores de la mujer están presionando una agenda de reformas de ayuda social en las reuniones del subcomité de modificación.

To Remarry, Jewish Widow First Kneels to Custom

By Michele Chabin ● Arts & Culture ● September 21, 2010

A Jewish widow ran into an unexpected snag when she was planning to remarry. A rabbi said that according to ancient law, she would need to marry her brother-in-law unless he freed her in a ceremony known as halitza.

Backers Say Warren Has Time to Make Her Mark

By Sharon Johnson ● Crime & Law ● September 20, 2010

Obama’s temporary appointment of Elizabeth Warren as startup head of Wall Street’s consumer regulatory group is seen as a way of circumnavigating her political foes. But onlookers say she has time to make her mark and help Obama on Nov. 2

Poverty – Tales from the Recession’s Front Lines

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● September 20, 2010

The roots of Women’s eNews are embedded in the media’s coverage of the 1996 welfare law.

Primaries Include Pro-Choice Wins; Poverty Climbs

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● September 18, 2010

(WOMENSENEWS)–

Cheers

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and progressive feminist Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H., won in their primaries Sept. 15, reported Ms. Magazine Sept. 16. Both candidates are pro-choice and supporters of women’s rights legislation. They both had big wins despite seemingly strong opposition. Maloney received 80 percent of the vote, while Kuster won 71 percent, according to the article.

U.N. to Ask $169 Billion Maternal Health Question

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● September 17, 2010

The U.N.’s $169 billion catch-up plan for global maternal health–the runt of the development-goal litter–faces a final checkup meeting in New York this week. As a maternal death clock tick-tocks in Times Square, the big question is money.

India’s Ailing MDG Tied to 18th Century Cure

By Swapna Majumdar ● Health & Science ● September 17, 2010

Wendy Graham, a champion of Millennium Development Goal No. 5, says the starkest measure of the gap between rich and poor countries is that of women dying in childbirth. And the solution is as simple as cleaner birthing practices.

Witnesses Say Cops Make Rape Cases Go Away

By Colleen Flaherty ● Crime & Law ● September 17, 2010

A woman who was robbed and sexually assaulted in 2004 wound up as a suspect in her assailant’s crime. This week she told her story at a congressional hearing into the under-reporting and poor policing of rape and sex-assault charges.

California Nurses Ambush Whitman’s Governor Bid

By Sharon Johnson ● Politics ● September 15, 2010

The California Nurses Association is strenuously opposing Meg Whitman’s bid for governor. The union is antagonized by Whitman’s cost-cutting plans and doubts she will defend high nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.

Indonesian Female MPs Have Yet to Gain Muscle

By Sara Schonhardt ● Politics ● September 14, 2010

Almost a year after her election, an Indonesian parliamentarian says getting elected was easy compared to working in a male-dominated legislature. After eight months she has yet to be heard in a general floor debate.