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Gap on Federal Bench? 8th Circuit Here We Come

By Sally J. Kenney ● Arts & Culture ● April 17, 2009

Appointments of women to the federal bench declined dramatically under President Bush, and now two federal appeals courts are close to becoming all-male. Sally J. Kenney says the Infinity Project will push the Obama team to change course.

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U.S. Beheading Is a Crime, Not an Honor Killing

By Soheila Vahdati ● Commentary ● February 26, 2009

A prominent Buffalo businessman’s beheading of his wife last week is being discussed as an honor crime. Soheila Vahdati says that’s the wrong term for a domestic homicide that occurs inside the United States.

A Year After Bhutto, Pakistani Women Left in Lurch

By Sharmeen Gangat ● Uncategorized ● December 26, 2008

A year after the murder of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan, onlookers say women are losing ground politically. Parliament may be 22 percent female, but they say the power structure is hereditary, male-dominated and often partial to feudal justice.

Female Majority to Control N.H. Senate

By Jane Costello ● Politics ● November 21, 2008

When the New Hampshire Senate convenes in January, women will run the show, forming the first female legislative majority in the nation. Analysts say women hold more seats in states that do not pay lawmakers and require less time for public service.

R.I. Offers Lesson Plan on Teen Dating Violence

By Amy Littlefield ● Politics ● October 21, 2008

Rhode Island schools are beginning a unique commitment to teaching students about the widespread dangers of dating violence. The effort depends on help from advocacy groups whose education programs are being hit by state budget cuts.

British Women Decry Growing Tolerance of Rape

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Politics ● October 20, 2008

England’s conviction rates for rapists have dropped to less than 6 percent from 30 percent three decades ago. Anti-violence activists mounted a pressure campaign against officials, even staging a mock trial to charge them with neglect.

Women’s Small Ventures Hope to Keep Money Coming

By Irene Lew ● Employment ● September 18, 2008

Despite the crushing news on Wall Street, an advocacy group, Springboard Enterprises, is hanging on to its plans to bring female entrepreneurs together with venture capitalists. Next month’s forum is for women in new media and entertainment startups.

Syrian Case Tests Tolerance on Killing Kinswomen

By Dominique Soguel ● Politics ● September 7, 2008

Syria just opened its first official shelter for battered women and has enacted reforms favorable to women in recent years. But safety activists can’t rest as long as authorities tolerate families who consider it honorable to kill their kinswomen.

Intimate Violence Remains a Big Killer of Women

By Marie Tessier ● Arts & Culture ● July 25, 2008

Over a thousand U.S. women are killed each year by a current or former intimate partner. Two million a year are injured. A sexual assault occurs every two minutes. Fifth in “The Memo” series on the status of U.S. women.

Batterers Shoot Holes in Protective Gun Bans

By Marie Tessier ● Crime & Law ● June 13, 2008

Landmark laws passed in the 1990s aimed at keeping guns from abusers have fallen short of their mark, say law enforcement personnel and advocates. Latest story in our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.