Thurston, Author at Women's eNews

Women Give More to a World That Lets Them Die

By Soguel & Thurston ● Politics ● September 27, 2008

Rwanda Women Gain Seats; World Leaders Fall Short

By Soguel & Thurston ● Politics ● September 20, 2008

Women Earn Another Penny; GOP Seeks Abortion Ban

By Soguel & Thurston ● Arts & Culture ● September 6, 2008

(WOMENSENEWS)–

Cheers

U.S. women now face the smallest wage gap in history, the Census Bureau announced Aug. 26 in an analysis of 2007 data, narrowing the gap by one penny over the previous year. Women now earn 78 cents for every dollar a man earns for equal work. In 1980, women earned 60 percent of men’s pay.

California Moves Ahead; Maryland Lags Behind

By Soguel & Thurston ● Arts & Culture ● May 17, 2008

(WOMENSENEWS)–

Cheers

The California Supreme Court ruled that lesbian and gay couples have a right to marry under the state’s constitution on May 15, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Same-sex couples will have the right to marry and "form a family relationship" in 30 days. The 4-3 court decision strikes down a 1977 law banning same-sex marriages.