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Where Will Women Be 5 Years From Now? 3 Feb 2013 | 04:49 am
What a difference 5 years makes. When I stepped in as the About.com Women's Issues Guide in October 2007, the 2008 election was still over a year away, the U.S. had never had a viable female candidat...
Name This Downton Abbey Star - Why Powerful Women Don't Need Hair, Makeup on This Successful Series 30 Jan 2013 | 09:09 pm
How can this be? A hit TV series and pop culture phenomenon in which half the female cast wear little if any makeup and sport hair so bad it's worse than 80s hair? Can we say O'Brien? Can you believe ...
Did You Know That? Facts About History of Women in Congress 30 Jan 2013 | 03:03 am
Photo of Democratic women of the House © Mark Wilson/Getty Images Like many, I'm excited about the 113th Congress because of the inclusion of so many women and because of its diversity and its many f...
Panetta, Dempsey Announce Lifting of Ban with Personal Stories of Women's Service 29 Jan 2013 | 04:05 pm
There's always a great deal of hoopla at those press events surrounding the signing of new policies and legislation in Washington. Sometimes when you scan the faces of those involved, the smiles are f...
On the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, A Nation Remains Divided 22 Jan 2013 | 07:08 am
Anniversaries usually prompt reflection and celebration. But most anniversaries aren't as controversial as Roe v. Wade. A Supreme Court decision that was supposed to settle the issue of abortion once ...
Will 2013 Be a Groundbreaking Year for Women? 11 Jan 2013 | 07:35 pm
How are things shaping up for women in 2013? Are the headlines from the first two weeks of the new year any indication of what's to come? Three stories that have topped the list: a new Congress chock...
What Happened in Steubenville, Ohio Football Rape Case Goes Global Via Anonymous and Social Media 3 Jan 2013 | 08:07 pm
Back in December when the New York Times published an in-depth look at a stomach-churning case of alleged gang rape and sexual abuse of an unconscious 16-year old girl involving members of a small tow...
Claiming To Be a Religion-Based Corporation, Hobby Lobby Fights Contraception Under Obamacare 2 Jan 2013 | 05:16 pm
What exactly is a religion-based corporation? Can a for-profit private company claim the religious beliefs of its founder and CEO to avoid certain mandates under the law -- mandates every corporation ...
New Year, New Confidence - Robyn Hatcher on Speaking with Power and Passion 1 Jan 2013 | 12:57 am
Every conference has one -- the workshop that outshines all others because it's chock full of concrete take-homes, practical advice, and real-world applications. The best of these workshops involves a...
More Hype than Truth to 2012 as the Year of the Woman 31 Dec 2012 | 02:01 am
If I had a dime for every year that some pundit, op-ed columnist, advertiser or thought leader pronounced as "The Year of " female this or that, I'd have $5.10. Okay, granted, I just gave up my age a...
