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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Amid Thaw, Gadhafi Visits Italy for 1st Time

Libyan leader will meet Berlusconi, 700 most powerful women

Jun 10, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today marks the start of Moammar Gadhafi’s first visit to Italy since he took over Libya in 1969—and the trip “promises to be as colorful as it is historic,” notes Richard Owen in the Times of London. That’s thanks in part to his 300-member entourage... More »

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women • Italy • Libya • colonialism • Moammar Gadhafi • Silvio Berlusconi

 'Palin Paradox': 
 Male-Heavy 
 Districts Elect 
 Women 

Congresswomen flourish in areas with skewed gender ratios

Jun 8, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alaska is reliant on male-dominated industries like mining and fishing, and the state has 106 men for every 100 women—the most gender-skewed state in the country, where the overall ratio is 86:100. Yet Alaska is one of just five states with an elected female governor, and one of... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • women • voting • electorate • sex ratio • Sarah Palin • gender equality

(Newser) - Leave it to professors to nail down exactly what type of woman James Bond wants in bed. A team of pop culture researchers have pored over the mythical MI-5 spy's list of 195 female contacts in the first 20 Bond movies to determine the sex partner he most prefers: women... More »

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entertainment • women • sex • James Bond • Daniel Craig • Sean Connery • MI5 • Pierce Brosnan • 007 • blonde bombshells • Moonraker • Iam Flemming • brunette

Gaza's Single Ladies to Hamas: Put a Ring on It

Islamic group sees matchmaking as 'humanitarian work'

Jun 6, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington deems Hamas a terrorist group, but for Gaza’s lonely single women, the Islamic militant group can be a lifesaver, the AP reports. Hamas runs a “marriage and development” service that finds husbands for hundreds of women, often helping those in their 30s—who are considered spinsters. “... More »

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Islam • Gaza • Hamas • women • marriage • Palestinians • matchmaking

ANALYSIS

The GOP 
Needs More Sarah Palins

Lack of high-profile women hampers credibility on Sotomayor

Jun 5, 09 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Since Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, something has been missing from the ranks of her GOP detractors: women. The departure of Sarah Palin and President Bush’s estrogen-packed Cabinet from the national spotlight has exposed the dearth of Republican women, David Bernstein writes for the Boston Phoenix.... More »

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Bush administration • Democrats • women • GOP • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • Republicans

Indian Parliament Elects
First Woman Speaker

Kumar belongs to oppressed lower caste

Jun 3, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - India’s otherwise divided parliament unanimously hailed the appointment of the nation’s first female speaker today, the BBC reports. Meira Kumar, 64, is the daughter of a renowned politician and a longtime member of the Congress party, victorious in recent general elections. She’s also from a lower-caste community... More »

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India • women • Speaker • caste system • Indian elections • Indian Parliament • Meira Kumar

(Newser) - Facebook executives have again bungled rules banning breasts on the site, this time concerning cancer surgery. Facebook bans "sexual content" and bounced photos a cancer patient posted of her mastectomy scars to educate other women. After a torrent of complaints a Facebook spokeswoman admitted: "We made a mistake,... More »

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breast cancer • women • Facebook • pornography • sexuality • mastectomy • breast feeding • nursing • breasts • man boobs • double mastectomy

OPINION

Wanted: Female Bloggers Not Afraid of Math

Feminists focus on fluffy recession news, hurt women's cause

May 26, 09 5:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - What movies do broke people watch? How do lipstick sales reflect a limping economy? A review of women's blogs shows a dangerous emphasis on "recession lite," writes Linda Hirshman for DoubleX. What women need is someone willing to do the math and go to bat against the men... More »

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feminism • layoffs • women • unemployment • economist • economic stimulus package

(Newser) - For lonely men on the back nine, scantily clad women golfers are just a phone call away, Time reports. Las Vegas-based Play Golf Designs advertises a roster of attractive female players suited for corporate schmooze-fests or bachelor parties on the green. "They'll liven things up," said founder Nisha... More »

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golf • women • sexism • women's sports

Xerox CEO Shuffle Historic for Women

First female-to-female handoff at big firm; first black woman in role

May 22, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The announcement that Ursula Burns will replace Anne Mulcahy as head of Xerox is brimming with historical significance, writes Patricia Sellers in Fortune. Not only is it the first woman-to-woman CEO handoff in Fortune 500 history, but Burns will be the first black woman to head a Fortune 500... More »

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women • CEO • Fortune 500 • Xerox • Jay-ZTV • Anne Mulcahy • Ursula Burns

Women Candidates Shut Out of Iran's Presidential Race

Council chucks out applications from all 42 female hopefuls

May 21, 09 1:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran's vetting board has once again rejected every female candidate from the nation's upcoming presidential election, Time reports. Women made up almost a tenth of the 475 hopefuls who signed on. The rejection is widely blamed on the Guardian Council's interpretation of a word in Iran's constitution which they have... More »

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Iran • women • women's rights • candidacy • Guardian Council • Iranian politics • Iranian election

Afghan Girls' Illness May Be Poisoning—or Hysteria

200 schoolgirls fall ill, but cause remains uncertain

May 19, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some Afghan girls have described the odor as sweet and floral, others as smoky or rotten—but in the last three weeks, about 200 schoolgirls have suffered headaches, vomiting, and even collapse after smelling something. Parents fear that the Taliban is using poison to keep the girls from school.... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • women • school • poison • girls • hysterical

Feminist Camps Brawl Over Sex and Booze

Double X scribe says untamed 'lifestyle' feminism hurts cause

May 17, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's second-wave feminism vs. the "Slut Machine." A writer on Slate's women-oriented Double X site recently blasted bloggers on Jezebel for shrugging off date rape and boasting about boozing. Self-indulgence furthers no political goal, cried feminist Linda Hirshman. Retorted Jezebel: "I have seen misogyny and, most... More »

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feminism • women • binge drinking • Gawker Media • Jezebel • Double X • date rape • promiscuity

Ladies, Mars Wants You to Have a Fling

'Naughty' new candy bar has really, really, really suggestive ads

May 17, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mars has introduced its first new candy bar in 20 years—and a racy marketing campaign to go along with it, NPR reports. The Fling is a "chocolate finger" of meringue and truffle painted with a "shimmering" chocolate coating, and both the 85-calorie size and the very pink,... More »

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advertising • women • Mars • marketing • chocolate • candy • ad campaign • Jay-ZTV • Fling

Americans Shift to the Right on Abortion: Poll

Majority call themselves 'pro-life' for first time in survey's history

May 15, 09 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time in 15 years, a majority of Americans identified themselves as “pro-life” on the issue of abortion, a Gallup poll finds. In a drastic shift from just a year ago, 51% say they’re pro-life, 42% pro-choice, after a 50%-44% split in favor of pro-choice in... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • women • abortion rights • Protestants • Catholics • pro-life • Gallup poll

Statue of Busty
Woman May Be
World's Oldest

Sexualized carving done 35K years ago: German scientists

May 13, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - German scientists have unearthed what may be the world’s oldest statue, a 35,000-year-old ivory carving of a busty woman. The 2.4 inch sculpture with extra-large breasts and an enlarged vulva was found in the same cave as a penis-shaped stone discovered in 2005, and may be an... More »

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fertility • archaeology • Germany • women • art • statue

 Smarties 
 Enjoy Sex 
 More Than 
 Bimbos Do 

Turns out men do make passes at women who wear glasses

May 13, 09 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smart women enjoy sex more than the average bimbo, according to a new study, reports the Telegraph. How did researchers know? Women with a higher emotional intelligence scored  more orgasms during sex. Emotional intelligence—the ability to recognize and manage feelings—"seems to have a direct impact on... More »

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intelligence • women • sex • orgasmic meditation • emotional intelligence • orgasm • sexual fantasy • bimbo • sexual function

Ginsburg Wants Another Woman at High Court

Justice bemoans her
male colleagues' 'lack of understanding'

May 6, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Among the many people calling on Barack Obama to name a woman to fill his first Supreme Court vacancy, one voice stands out: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the sole female on the nation's highest bench. In a frank interview with USA Today, the justice says that some of her male colleagues... More »

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women • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • gender discrimination • strip search • US Supreme Court • justices • David Souter

(Newser) - European reporters celebrated the “battle of the bottoms” between Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Princess Letizia of Spain last week, a display “so bonkersly old-fashioned that I hardly know what to say,” India Knight writes in the Times of London. Beauty is worth praising, she admits, but why does... More »

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Europe • women • sexism • beauty • Carla Bruni • show business

(Newser) - British women wash their bras only six times a year, the Daily Express reports. The slightly confusing results of a study indicate that although women own an average of 15 bras, they wear each one seven times before throwing it in the hamper. “The extra dirt is clearly... More »

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women • England • poll • clothing • survey • underwear • bra • washing machine • laundry

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