Commentary
U.S. Law Puts Credit Card Debt Before Single Moms
|
The new financial regulatory overhaul is designed to protect consumers, but a 2005 bankruptcy law that can be particularly impoverishing for divorced women has been left intact.
Arts & Culture
Four Bills in Congress Aim to Limit Anti-Gay Bias
|
Four bills designed to curb discrimination based on sexual orientation are pending in Congress. Some advocates are hopeful, but others are more wary about hostile lawmakers and a lack of leadership by President Obama.
Afghanistan
Afghan Rights Workers Call for Aid, Not War
|
As the war in Afghanistan suffers one of its deadliest months since 2001, rights workers lay out what women in the region need most: stability, security and local aid. The second of two stories on the Afghanistan war and women.
Afghanistan
.jpg)
War Complicates U.S. Aid Efforts for Afghan Women
|
A U.S. effort on behalf of women in Afghanistan is gearing up, but it comes in tandem with a controversial escalation of the war that some women’s rights activists consider a greater threat. The first of two stories on the Afghanistan war and women.
Commentary
.jpg)
Sotomayor Hearing Test: Did You Catch the Code?
|
Last week’s Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sotomayor were loaded with insights into competing judicial philosophies and their links to partisan issues, such as a woman’s right to an abortion. Caroline Johnston Polisi cracks the legal code.
Commentary
Palin Dropped Out on Women’s Political History
|
Sarah Palin abandoned her constituents on July Fourth, signaling she couldn’t take the heat. Susan Rose says that’s why history won’t see her as a standard bearer for Republican women.
Crime & Law
Unions Put Paid Family Leave on the Table
|
Unions that put family-friendly benefits at the heart of contract negotiations are boosting their case with productivity arguments. One group of janitors says they most want assistance managing their children’s education. The second of two stories.
Politics
Gender Gap in Politics Is Invite for More to Run
|
Hillary Clinton made women’s history with her presidential bid last year. But with female lawmakers still scarce, pollster Celinda Lake probes the data about voter attitudes and gives aspiring female officeholders some key advice.
Crime & Law
Violence Funds Not Sheltered From Budget Cuts
|
A study on shelters finds they help survivors meet a wide range of needs and advocates are lobbying for more funds to run them. But they worry that shelters and anti-violence programs won’t be spared from recession-related spending cuts in Congress.