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Baby Girls Fill Pakistan’s Public Cradles

By Juliette Terzieff ● Employment ● October 17, 2004

Baby girls are discarded in huge numbers in Pakistan and an outdoor “cradle program” for drop-offs merely stem the loss. Social workers trace the problem to parents–often middle class–who regard female offspring as financial liabilities.

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Web Opens Window on Eating Disorders

By Elizabeth Zwerling ● Health & Science ● September 16, 2003

Young women looking on the Internet for help with their eating disorders are instead finding a proliferation of sites that encourage their unhealthy habits. Some researchers, however, say the sites offer a therapeutic “window” on a baffling disease.

New Members of Congress Define Their Agendas

By Ann Moline ● Arts & Culture ● February 2, 2003

Seven new women joined Congress this term, and their priorities–taxes, national security, abortion and other big issues–are as varied as the women themselves.

Spain Harassment Trial Is Rare Victory for Women

By Daniel Woolls ● Crime & Law ● September 27, 2002

In Spain, an accountant accused her boss, the mayor, of sexual harassment and refused to back off, and was willing to endure a trial. The resulting uproar handed women’s rights activists a major victory. Also, calls to remove spermicide from condoms.

Eating Disorders Grow among Hong Kong Women

By Jessi Hempel ● Health & Science ● August 8, 2002

Once considered Western diseases, anorexia and bulimia are on the rise in Hong Kong. Doctors from the province’s only clinic for eating disorders blame modernization. Also, update on Michigan primary.

Terrorism Sends Woman-Friendly Agenda Reeling

By Ann Moline ● Crime & Law ● November 18, 2001

Before Sept. 11, the newly Democratic Senate with its Republican allies was going to pay attention to women. Now, action on health care, minimum wage, pension reform and bankruptcy help has been stalled by anti-terrorism and economic stimulus issues.

Educators Urge End to Classroom ‘Gender Wars’

By Sarah Stewart Taylor ● Politics ● April 5, 2001

It’s time to stress what girls and boys have in common in the classroom, not what divides them, researchers say. They’re dismayed their work is cast as a battle of the sexes and call for more research on ethnic, socioeconomic and racial differences.

Judge: Anorexic Student Need Not Be Readmitted

By no-author ● Arts & Culture ● January 15, 2001

Eating Disorders Begin to Plague Black Teens

By Mashadi Matabane ● Health & Science ● December 11, 2000

Star Jones and Oprah Winfrey embody the cultural tug-of-war faced by African-American teen girls. Recent studies indicate that they too are becoming more vulnerable to the cult of thinness and its accompanying health hazards.