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(Newser) - Sarah Palin's resignation has fueled talk of a presidential bid, but the first female occupant of the Oval Office may yet be a Democrat, the Washington Post surmises. Here are some of the leading possibilities.
  • Kirsten Gillibrand: the New York senator has impressive fundraising chops and a killer
... More »

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Michelle Obama • women • president • Amy Klobuchar • Janet Napolitano • women in office • Sarah Palin • Kirsten Gillibrand

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's resignation speech on Sunday showed how far she's fallen, writes Maureen Dowd: "Once a blazingly confident media darling," the now-former Alaska governor has become a ranting, whiny "Nixon with hair extensions." It's a marked contrast from Hillary Clinton, who on the same... More »

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Hillary Clinton • women • secretary of State • resignation • Clinton 2008 • Election 2008 • women in office • Sarah Palin • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

Fall-Back Job
for Japanese Women: Flirting

Recession sends women into night clubs to sexily serve drinks

Jul 28, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jobs are scarce in Japan, so women are turning to a once-shunned profession: “hostessing.” They’re paid handsomely to serve drinks to, and, more importantly, lavish attention on, the patrons of gentlemen’s clubs, the New York Times reports. A good flirt can easily earn $100,000... More »

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Japan • women • recession • Japanese economy • flirting • sex industry • hostesses • financial crisis

OPINION

 Ladies, It's Time to Enjoy Porn 

Female audience for adult films is growing

Jul 24, 09 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - For years, women have “been told that we won’t—or shouldn’t—be turned on by porn,” but that can, and should, change, writes Violet Blue for Oprah.com. If you just can’t get into the “hokeyness—the ridiculous costumes, the awful cinematography, the ludicrous... More »

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entertainment • women • pornography • adult films • trend • porn industry

OPINION

 Enough With the 
 Skimpy Office Attire 


Jul 20, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s all well and good that women in the workplace have dropped the power suit for more feminine attire, but does it have to come with "yards of cleavage," micro-minis, and peekaboo bra straps? Relaxed attire has wandered way into bimbo territory, and it's a big mistake,... More »

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women • office • clothing • workplace

 Razors Snip Pubes 
 in Hair-Raising Trend 

More men opting for 'back, crack, and sack'

Jul 18, 09 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pornographers have proved prescient yet again: The industry’s obsession with shaving pubic hair has reached mainstream society, including teens, in a trend that’s puzzling experts and portraying the hirsute as freaks, Der Spiegel reports. One German poll found 50% of women and 25% of men trim or remove... More »

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women • men • pornography • shave • teenager

 What Not to Say to a Woman 


Jul 13, 09 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lovelife dragging a bit? AskMen plays virtual wingman, listing 10 things a guy should never say to a woman:
  1. Can I kiss you? This yells that you’re a boy, not a man.
  2. Can I take you on a date somewhere? Act confident and in control. Say something
... More »

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women • men • love • kissing • dating • romance • pick up lines

ANALYSIS

GOP Unsure How Big of a Brawl It Wants

Sotomayor battle could be jolt the party needs —or invite backlash

Jul 12, 09 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - To fight, or not to fight—that is the question for the fractious GOP on the matter of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, and one that may not be easy to answer. On the one hand, taking a united stand against the Democratic nominee could energize the Republican base and... More »

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Barack Obama • women • GOP • US Supreme Court • Hispanics • Sonia Sotomayor • Congressional Republicans

 Refugee Crisis 
 Opens Doors 
 for Pakistan's 
 Secluded Women 

Women uprooted by fighting gain new access to health care, education

Jul 4, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women's leaders in Pakistan have found an unexpected silver lining in the country's refugee crisis, the Globe & Mail reports. A million women have been forced from their homes by the fighting, upending the Pashtun code of honor that forces women to spend almost all their time secluded in family... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • feminism • women • refugee camp • refugee

OPINION

 Rompers: 
 Play Clothes 
 for Grown-Ups 

Writer gives up, tries a few on—and actually likes some

Jul 2, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Jessica Grose found herself unwittingly trying on a romper during a shopping trip, she was horrified. After all, “it should be obvious that rompers were not originally intended to make adult women look hot,” Grose writes on DoubleX, remembering her reaction the first time she saw a... More »

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fashion • women • trend • Jay-ZTV • women's issues

OPINION

 'He-Cession' Is  
 Death Knell for 
 Male Dominance 

Recession has sped end of 'era of male dominance'

Jun 29, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Macho men caused this recession, and they’re going to pay the price: for the first time in history, they’ll cease to be the dominant force in society, writes Reihan Salam in Foreign Policy. Signs of the turning tide can already be seen in the US, as male-dominated industries... More »

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women • men • culture • recession • revolution • male • alpha male • dominance • women's issues

Kid's Looks May Affect Mom's Love: Study

Women more likely than men to look away
from ugly babies

Jun 24, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mother’s love may be “determined by facial attractiveness,” a new study suggests in finding that women were more likely than men to avert their gaze from an unattractive baby. Researchers showed men and women photos of normal and abnormal infants; men and women gave equal attractiveness... More »

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parenting • women • men • love • baby • mother • babies • looks

Nixon Asked for More 'Attractive Women' in GOP

New tapes: He thought abortions were OK in interracial pregnancies

Jun 23, 09 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Nixon felt the Republican Party needed more “attractive women,” newly released Oval Office tapes reveal. In a phone conversation with George HW Bush (then Republican National Committee chairman) Nixon describes seeing two “very attractive women” in the South Carolina legislature, the Los Angeles Times reports. “... More »

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abortion • race • Republican • women • GOP • rape • Richard Nixon • George HW Bush • Sarah Palin

OPINION

 Thank Women for 
 Iran's Revolution 


Jun 23, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans like to thank Barack Obama or George Bush or even Twitter for Iran’s revolution, but the real movers and shakers are Iran’s women, writes Anne Applebaum in the Washington Post. They’ve spent years organizing and campaigning for equal rights, and their presence in the... More »

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feminism • women • women's rights • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Zahra Rahnavard • Iranian protests • Iranian women • equal rights

Episcopal Splinter Group
to Ban Gay, Female Clergy

Ex-Pittsburgh bishop
to lead new church

Jun 22, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of former Episcopal parishes are meeting to form the Anglican Church in North America this week, parting ways with their previous church to ban women and gays in the clergy. Robert Duncan, the former bishop of Pittsburgh, is leading the congregation of 300—including 50 bishops—and is expected... More »

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women • Episcopal Church • Anglican • clergy • homosexual clergy • gay • Anglican Church in North America

 Sotomayor Quits Elite 
 Women-Only Club 

Republicans say Belizean Grove membership violates judicial code

Jun 20, 09 3:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor has ended her membership in an exclusive women-only club following pressure from GOP lawmakers, Politico reports. Senators suggested the Supreme Court nominee's membership in the Belizean Grove—a 120-strong club of influential women that hosts annual Latin American retreats—violated codes of conduct banning judges from belonging to... More »

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women • sex discrimination • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor • Belizean Grove

 UK Women More Prone to 
 Boozing, Brawling 

Drinking fines skyrocket among women

Jun 15, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a sign of a growing “binge-drinking ladette culture,” fines for being drunk and disorderly have soared 30% over two years among British women, the Daily Telegraph reports—faster than among men. Fines to underage girls have risen by half, and a report says a quarter of violent... More »

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alcohol • women • binge drinking • girls • Britain • ladette culture

interview

 Bullock: I Hate Romcoms 


Jun 12, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sandra Bullock made a name for herself in romantic comedies but “can’t stand” them now, America's Sweetheart tells the Wall Street Journal. “I always read scripts and go, ‘I want to change the role of Sam to Samantha because it’s written better,’” Bullock... More »

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entertainment • film • women • nudity • comedy • Ryan Reynolds • romantic comedy • movies • Sandra Bullock • The Proposal

 Men Hot for 
 Average  
 Women:  
 Study 

Sorry, hotties: scientists find males prefer typical to supermodel

Jun 11, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women need not be supermodels or Playboy bunnies to attract men’s attention. In fact, guys tend to find so-called average women the most attractive, scientists tell the Telegraph. They polled 100 male students on line drawings of women’s torsos with varying measurements, and found that the men preferred... More »

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Australia • women • men • study • sex • attraction • Playboy • average

 This Woman 
 May Take Down 
 Ahmadinejad 

Wife of reformist candidate strikes a blow in Iran

Jun 11, 09 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tomorrow Iran goes to the polls in a critical presidential election that could see Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tossed out of office. As Der Spiegel reports, Mir Hossein Mousavi, a former prime minister with a reputation for clean governance, is riding a wave of support—thanks in part to his wife, a... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • women • Muslim women • Iranian politics • spouse • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Zahra Rahnavard

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