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Zambia’s Women Carry Load of High HIV Rates

By Chanda Katongo ● Employment ● December 4, 2011

Zambia has one of the world’s worst cases of HIV, and women and girls suffer a higher rate of infection. Health activists say harmful cultural practices – such as the myth that having sex with a virgin can cure AIDS – must be targeted by prevention programmers.

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Default Fears Clip Fight for Women’s Retirement

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● July 27, 2011

As a U.S. government default deadline looms, last-minute deal-making is intensifying the threats to Social Security, the retirement program upon which women disproportionately depend, particularly African American women and Latinas.

Obama Draws Fire for ‘Chaining’ Social Security

By Sharon Johnson ● Crime & Law ● July 14, 2011

As the deadline to avert a U.S. debt default looms, Obama is proposing lowering cost-of-living increases for Social Security. Women’s advocates cry foul, saying it’s not a “shared sacrifice” and unfairly punishes the elderly.

Cheer Her Rapist? Let’s Make Noise Over This

By Wendy Murphy ● Arts & Culture ● May 11, 2011

A Texas teen was expelled from her cheerleading squad for refusing to cheer for a guy accused of raping her. The courts have let her down, so about a dozen of us who are former NFL cheerleaders are standing up. We want to hear some noise about this.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Raises Sharia Question

By Merryn Johnson ● Politics ● February 24, 2011

The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic group dating to 1928, is stirring speculation about its influence on women in post-Mubarak Egypt. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born Dutch politician, among others, is wary.

Rape Victims’ Privacy is Matter of Law, Not Shame

By Wendy Murphy ● Commentary ● January 19, 2011

Rape victims’ right to anonymity has surfaced in the case of Julian Assange, with two leading exponents of women’s rights taking different sides. Wendy Murphy says both arguments miss the main point: protecting a rape victim’s constitutional right to privacy.

Payroll Tax Holiday Stirs Social Security Fears

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● December 30, 2010

The payroll tax holiday may sound like good news for workers, but women’s advocates say it’s a dangerous political weapon in the hands of those who want to dismantle Social Security, which provides a lifeline for many older women.

OWL Fights Obama’s Deficit Hawks on Retirement Age

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● October 23, 2010

Obama’s deficit commission is expected to propose a higher retirement age for Social Security on Dec. 1. Older women’s advocates say that will be particularly punishing for low-income women in physically demanding jobs.

Breastfeeding On My Time

By Tangela Walker-Craft ● Employment ● October 13, 2010

I decided to breastfeed my daughter until she was 2 years old. I was the first person in my family to practice what is called extended breastfeeding since the introduction of baby formula.

I thought this was a personal decision, between me and my husband and my child, but boy was I wrong.

Women to Obama: Hands Off Social Security

By Susan Feiner ● Employment ● September 24, 2010

Obama’s discussion of the economy on CNBC last week included what Susan Feiner sees as an alarming reference to Social Security as an “entitlement.” In fact, it’s a self-funded jobs insurance program that women can’t afford to lose.