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‘Black Widow’ Fears Surround a Russian Verdict

By Mariya Rasner ● Uncategorized ● February 6, 2005

Female Chechen suicide bombers have committed atrocious violence and roused fear in Russia and one Chechen woman was convicted recently of terrorism. Her lawyers, however, argue that she was framed by authorities eager to catch a “black widow.”

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Young Women Meet in D.C., Create Own Movement

By Mary Lynn F. Jones ● Uncategorized ● February 3, 2005

The Younger Women’s Task Force, organized with the help of longtime feminists like Martha Burk, hopes to identify the priorities of young women, including those who resist the feminist label.

Zarkova Continues Crime Fight, Despite Acid Attack

By Juliette Terzieff ● Uncategorized ● January 2, 2005

Anna Zarkova is an investigative journalist who was attacked with acid six years ago for covering organized crime, including forced prostitution and trafficking networks in Bulgaria. She continues to press for reforms and equal rights for women.

U.S. Doc’s Specialty Is Women with Cut Genitals

By Elizabeth Mehren ● Health & Science ● June 7, 2004

Women who have undergone female genital mutilation can be made to feel like clinical curiosities. But at the African Women’s Health Center at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, treatment is delivered with cultural understanding.

Corporations Lower Their Profile at Augusta

By Friedlin & Shugart ● Arts & Culture ● April 13, 2004

Martha Burk may not have reversed the Augusta National Golf Club’s policies, which deny women membership. But her campaign against the club was felt at this year’s golf tournament, where corporate attendees kept their spending out of sight.

Women Reach Top of Police Ranks, Growth Still Slow

By Jeff Lemberg ● Employment ● March 23, 2004

More women are being appointed to leading roles in the nation’s policing ranks, but the growth of women in large law enforcement agencies has remained slow.

Two in U.S. Accused of Genital Mutilation

By Womens Enews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● February 19, 2004

As the U.S. government prepares to prosecute its first case under a federal law prohibiting FGM, activists are pushing for better legal protection of girls who can face the disfiguring practice when they go to any of 28 African countries.

Teeth Cut from Breastfeeding Campaign

By Luchina Fisher ● Commentary ● December 22, 2003

Statistics in a government-sponsored ad campaign focusing on the health risks of not breastfeeding infants have been removed, apparently because of protests from the formula industry and the heads of an organization of pediatricians.

Arrests of Female Teens for Violent Crime Grow

By Marisa Trevino ● Arts & Culture ● December 14, 2003

As more female U.S. teens are being detained for violent offenses, researchers are wondering if they really are more violent. Those who work with the offenders also talk about what can–but often isn’t–being done to help them.

New Version of Nuremberg Files Yanked off Web

By Frederick Clarkson ● Uncategorized ● December 5, 2003

An Internet service provider yanked a threatening anti-choice Web site in late November as Women’s eNews was investigating its latest incarnation. If the site resurfaces, some see a fresh round of legal battles.