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Dear President Obama: Do These Things for Women

By Susan Rose ● Commentary ● November 17, 2012

After providing Obama the bulk of their votes, women are in a position to ask for a roster of policy rewards, from labor protections for domestic workers to rapid implementation of health reform.

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Differing Leadership Key to Thriving Workplace

By Sharon Hadary ● Uncategorized ● October 19, 2012

In this new how-to book on women’s leadership, “How Women Lead” by Sharon Hadary and Laura Henderson, Hadary describes the first time she realized her woman’s viewpoint was valuable.

Women’s Power Seeks Escape from ‘Crooked Rooms’

By Dalila-Johari Paul ● Politics ● October 11, 2012

Melissa Harris-Perry writes about black women’s difficulty with a world of alien power structures. Dalila-Johari Paul embraces that insight and takes it further after attending a conference on women and power.

First Female Presidential Moderator Tapped in ’76

By Marilyn Greenwald ● Arts & Culture ● September 28, 2012

If you think Candy Crowley is under the gender microscopic, just think about Pauline Frederick. She moderated the second Ford-Carter debate. Years before that, in 1956, she was the first female network anchor “man” at a national political convention.

Secretary Becomes Ghanaian Village’s First Female King

By Peggielene Bartels & Eleanor Herman ● Employment ● June 27, 2012

Peggielene Bartels was working as a secretary in Washington, D.C., when she was tapped to be king of her village of Otuam, in Ghana. In this excerpt from “King Peggy” she recalls learning how to be the community’s first female monarch.

Saudi Driving Star Pays a High Personal Price

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Employment ● June 14, 2012

One year later, Manal al-Sharif has a host of international honors for helping to spur 100-plus women into the driver seats. But she’s lost her job and finds it too dangerous to travel to accept any more awards.

Migrant Rape Furor in Israel Makes This Job Harder

By Leigh Cuen ● Arts & Culture ● June 13, 2012

The Hagar and Miriam Project has helped African migrant women in Israel since 2007. It has always operated on a shoe string, but the aftermath of an anti-immigrant backlash to cases of rape in Tel Aviv has brought fundraising to a standstill.

France Could Get Its 2nd Female Prime Minister

By Hajer Naili ● Employment ● May 7, 2012

Newly elected French President Hollande could easily choose Martine Aubry, the champion of the 35-hour workweek, as the country’s next prime minister.

Tonight, We Honor 21 Who Lead Us toward Equality

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Arts & Culture ● May 3, 2012

Rita Henley Jensen pauses the news delivery to tell the ongoing story of Women’s eNews and reflect on tonight’s annual celebration of 21 honorees, leaders in the battle for safety, equality and freedom for girls and women.

Envision a Sex Worker Movement Sans Feminism

By Audacia Ray ● Crime & Law ● April 28, 2012

“Momentum: Making Waves in Sexuality, Feminism and Relationships” is a collection of essays from an annual conference on sexuality. In this excerpt, Audacia Ray wants a broader discussion of human rights and the complexity of the sex industry.