Emma Pearse, Author at Women's eNews

Germany in Angst Over Low Birthrate

By Emma Pearse ● Uncategorized ● April 11, 2005

With the German birth rate at an all-time low, politicians and demographers are wondering how to encourage women to have babies. Some say more child care is the key. Second story on the European Union, women and work.

Younger Readers Face New Adventures in Censorship

By Emma Pearse ● Uncategorized ● April 3, 2005

Since Judy Blume began writing frankly sexual books for young adults in the 1970s, the YA category has come of age and moved on to increasingly harsh and sophisticated topics amid persistent efforts to censor what female teens read.

Off-Color Fashions Accessorize Elections

By Emma Pearse ● Uncategorized ● September 5, 2004

A cottage industry of political T-shirts and underwear for women is springing up this election season. Designers hope that the frequently off-color fashion statements will fire up political participation by young women who didn’t vote in 2000.

Appeal of All-Girls’ Clubs Growing Nationally

By Emma Pearse ● Uncategorized ● July 2, 2004

A girls’ club in New York is breaking ground on a block-long clubhouse, a new independence that is shared by other girls-only facilities around the country. It is a trend fueled by research showing that girls benefit from safe, same-sex territory.

Girl Talk: Why We Cut and Burn Ourselves

By Emma Pearse ● Health & Science ● April 15, 2004

As the problem of young women cutting and burning themselves gets mainstream attention, female teens are logging on to the Internet to talk about why they injure themselves. Women’s eNews corresponded with a few of them for this story.

Female Teens Discuss Their Self Injury

By Emma Pearse ● Health & Science ● April 14, 2004

Teens who responded to a Women’s eNews’ posting on the Maryland-based Focus Adolescent Services Web site openly discussed their lives of enormous sadness, little-understood emotions and an inexplicable attraction to the thrill of self-inflicted pain.

Pro-Choice Clergy Raising Moral, Religious Voice

By Emma Pearse ● Uncategorized ● March 18, 2004

Pro-choice religious leaders are seeking to enter in the abortion debate with views different from the Catholic hierarchy and fundamentalist leaders. Through books and forums, these leaders are bolstering the moral argument for reproductive rights.

Analysts Watching Female Voters in Iowa Caucuses

By Emma Pearse ● Uncategorized ● January 19, 2004

More Iowan women than men are expected to vote today in the first test among the electorate for the Democratic presidential candidates. Experts say the outcome could indicate how women will vote in the upcoming presidential election.

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