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38 Women Join Congress; Montana OKs Abortion Limit

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● November 10, 2012

Women played a significant role in determining the balance of power in Congress this election season, said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University in New Jersey, on Nov. 9. There was a gender gap in voting in all but one of the U.S. Senate races, the exception being Maine.

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Unmarried Sex Fears Stalk Twilight Vampire Series

By Tanya Erzen ● Arts & Culture ● October 27, 2012

Bella’s romance with vampire Edward can be read as a sexy chastity tale in step with the Christian purity movement, says Tanya Erzen in this excerpt from her book “Fanpire.”

40 Years Later, Newsweek Sex Discrimination Persists

By Lynn Povich ● Uncategorized ● September 7, 2012

In 1970, women at Newsweek sued the magazine on the grounds of sex discrimination, as chronicled in the book “The Good Girls Revolt.” In this excerpt, young female employees discover in 2010 that the discrimination continued, despite the lawsuit.

Voters Let Women Decide in Recent Abortion Poll

By Samantha Kimmey ● Arts & Culture ● August 27, 2012

A poll commissioned by Republicans for Choice asks “who decides” a woman’s right to abortion. It’s not a question other polls are asking this year and the results indicate strong support of a woman’s right to choose.

Three Anonymous Spouses Shaped 20th Century Media

By Susan Henry ● Uncategorized ● July 28, 2012

The “father of public relations,” the journalist organizer of the Newspaper Guild and the founding editor of the New Yorker all had brilliant spouses who were uncredited partners, says Susan Henry in this excerpt from “Anonymous in Their Own Names.”

Vatican Harangue Makes Stars of ‘Nuns on the Bus’

By Samantha Kimmey ● Arts & Culture ● July 11, 2012

A rotating group of a dozen or so nuns recently used a nine-state bus tour to preach against the GOP’s Ryan budget, one that will slash social services. In August the nuns’ leadership will decide whether to genuflect before the Vatican’s demands.

Bloggers Ask: Is Lisbeth Salander a Feminist Hero?

By Jessie Daniels ● Arts & Culture ● June 27, 2012

The character of Lisbeth Salander in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” trilogy raises questions about whether she’s a feminist icon. In this excerpt from the book, “Men Who Hate Women and Women Who Kick Their Asses,” Jessie Daniels looks at the debate.