What Role will the “Disgusting, Clownish Behavior Factor” (DCBF) Play in the 2020 US Elections?
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For much of his term, Trump has skated along with his DCBF intact, but things may be changing.
Commentary
Male Allies Wanted for Post-2015 Global Agenda
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By excluding boys and men, we disproportionately burden women with responsibility for development and reducing inequality. Lagging U.N. MDGs show we need the other half of the population on our side.
Commentary
Sandberg’s Advice Fits My World, Here and There
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Attorney Angeli R. Rasbury “leaned in” to graduate from law school, pass the bar (on her first attempt) and beat a fail-out statistic haunting African American peers. But some of the Facebook COO’s take-charge advice is strictly Silicon Valley.
Work
News Layoffs Aren’t All Bad for Female Veterans
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The massive layoffs and cutbacks in news operations are taking a toll on women who worked hard to make names for themselves in a male-dominated field. Sheila Gibbons talks to three veterans who have plenty to say, and some silver linings to report.
Commentary
Sasha and Malia Enhance the Horizon for World’s Girls
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As she looks forward to the U.S. presidential inauguration Ritu Sharma finds herself thinking about girls of color around the world. When she was growing up the princess-like aura of presidential daughters was limited by race. No longer.
Politics
Obama v. Clinton Puts Stretch Marks on Sisterhood
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As the Democratic primaries continue to split women’s rights activists down generational lines, Amy Tiemann sees an overdue mother-daughter power struggle in which younger women are claiming their share of the political stage.
Politics
Scandal Spotlight Doesn’t Flatter Spitzer’s Wife
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A governor’s high-profile confession of using a prostitute should not require his wife’s presence, says Sandra Kobrin. She’s told her own husband that he’s on his own if anything like this happens to him.
Commentary
Stop the Press Spree Against Working Moms
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Elizabeth Vargas returned to TV on Friday to probe employer bias against working mothers. Sheila Gibbons says this and other media, research and political developments, should stop the recent spree of off-kilter “opt out” coverage.
Health & Science
Andrea Yates Shows That Mothers Need Our Help
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Andrea Yates is on trial again for murdering her five children in 2001. Anne Eggebroten says mother-murder is a common phenomenon with predictable causes. One woman’s escape offers guidance on prevention.
Arts & Culture
Blog: Gloria Feldt’s Birth Control War
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Our e-mail boxes are being filled with responses to Gloria Feldt’s June 28 commentary, "Core Issue Missing in Birth-Control War Reports" http://www.womensenews.org/story/commentary/060628/core-issue-missing-birth-control-war-reports. Here are many of their comments.
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