Anthony Weiner
Breastfeeding Rates Rise; Twitter Ignores Threats
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Breastfeeding rates went up in the United States between 2000 and 2010. Twitter failed to deal with threats of sexual abuse made on its site against a feminist campaigner.
Abortion
U.S. Voters Favor Equal Pay; 2 Sex Scandals Erupt
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American voters overwhelmingly favor proposals that would provide women equal treatment in the workplace. But scandals surrounding two male politicians further flared up this week.
Arts & Culture
Jailed DV Survivors Aided; Gaddafi ‘Ordered Rape’
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(WOMENSENEWS)–
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New York State Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry introduced a bill in Albany June 7 that would allow judges to shorten prison sentences for survivors of domestic violence who are convicted of crimes directly related to their abuse.
Arts & Culture
Weiner Case Shows Sex, Lies and Power Gap
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Don’t assume women are morally superior because we aren’t getting mired in sex scandals so often. A recent survey of professional people finds that adultery rises with rank. It could be women simply have less opportunity to fall from public grace.