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Try to catch this drama, opening Aug. 28, about women’s social servitude in Latin America. Also highly recommended, “Zipper,” about sex addiction and political duplicity; and “Queen of Earth,” a tense psychodrama about a female friendship under pressure.
While the media and research have recently focused on deconstructing female breadwinners, the reality is that their stories are more complex, says Liz O’Donnell in this excerpt from “Mogul, Mom, and Maid: The Balancing Art of the Modern Woman.”
The Family Medical Leave Act was passed 20 years ago and despite the hue and cry, the sky did not fall on employers or the economy. It’s time to extend these vital protections to more workers and more obligations.
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Other new releases this weekend include “Future Weather” and the documentaries “A Place at the Table” and “Hava Nagila.” A great roster unfolds the entire month, so take your pick and go see something!
A social-media outpouring is planned for Thursday to support the Senate version of VAWA, a federal funding bill for domestic-safety programs, to a vote. House to Take Up Senate’s Anti-violence Act.
Albanian officials deny any evidence of widespread sex-selective abortion. But on the heels of a critical U.N. report the government is ordering a task force to consider a problem that researchers say is rooted in a cultural bias for male heirs.
African American women have become an increasingly important voting block, says Cindy Hooper in her book “Conflict.” In this excerpt, she examines how black women started to gain this importance in politics.
The so-called war on women waged by Republicans has stirred the creativity of over 180 artists, many based in New York City, who are participating in an exhibit hosted by SOHO20 gallery. The exhibit closes Aug. 11.
LGBT youth of color may have to contend with different factors when dealing with their sexuality and coming out, say Jason Cianciotto and Sean Cahill in the book “LGBT Youth in America’s Schools.” In this excerpt, they explore why and how.
