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NEWS ABOUT: single women

single women stories: 7 news summaries
OPINION

Oh, No! A Single Woman May Replace Souter

Lack of a ring turns top female Supreme Court candidates into targets

May 6, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Souter is a lifelong bachelor, but the possibility of a bachelorette replacement has started an uproar. Why? Because those potential Supreme Court justices are women, and when a powerful woman is unmarried it "seems to make everyone think: lonely, misfit, or lesbian," write Dahlia Lithwick and Hanna... More »

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Barack Obama • lesbians • sexual orientation • US Supreme Court • Janet Napolitano • single women • David Souter • Obama administration • gay women • President Obama • short list • Elena Kagan • Kathleen Sullivan • Pamela Karlan

OPINION

No Country for Single Women?

Praising Napolitano as 'perfect' for Homeland Security because of 'no family' really a diss

Dec 4, 08 10:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Single? Career woman? Then you must be a cold, power-hungry spinster perfect for the 24/7 job of securing our nation's borders from terrorists. Or at least according to Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times, who damned his unmarried Arizona counterpart Janet Napolitano as “... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • Ed Rendell • Janet Napolitano • single women • Homeland Security

 7 Reasons to Get Hitched

Marriage has physical, emotional and financial benefits

Aug 3, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you're considering getting married—or divorced—it may be time to mull over Maclean's reasons why matrimony is healthy:
  • Married people have less chance of dying from car accidents, cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, heart attacks, and homicide.
  • Men who divorce or separate are six times more
... More »

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marriage • sex • family • income • relationship • homeowners • single women

 Sex Revolution for
 Granny & Gramps 

Over 70s enjoying more nookie than ever

Jul 9, 08 5:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men and women in their 70s are having more sex than ever, according to a series of surveys. Over a 30-year period the number of married men still enjoying sex in their 70s increased from 58% to 62%, while that  figure jumped 38% to 58% for married women, the Independent ... More »

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sex • Viagra • sexual revolution • single women • seniors • over-70s • married couples

Teen Pregnancy Down in US, Feds Say

And more women
are keeping babies
out of wedlock

Apr 14, 08 6:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Teen pregnancy is down and more unmarried 20-somethings are getting pregnant in America, Reuters reports. A 2004 federal study also shows that more unmarried women are keeping their babies, except among blacks. Why the drop in teen pregnancies? "There is some evidence that contraceptive use was increasing among teenagers... More »

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abortion • contraception • condom • conception • single parenting • teen pregnancy • single women

Hubbies Cost 7 Hours of Extra Housework a Week

But wives spend less time on chores than they once did

Apr 7, 08 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Husbands create seven hours a week of extra housework for their wives, while they themselves spend less time on housework than they did as singles, a new study has found. But it's not all bad news for women. Researchers tracking housework hours of single and married people also found that... More »

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marriage • housework • husband • wife • single women

OPINION

Looking for
Mr. Good (Enough) Bar

Atlantic writer argues women should drop idealism and settle

Feb 23, 08 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Women in their 40s waiting for Mr. Right are "almost like teenagers who believe they're invulnerable to dying in a drunk-driving accident," Lori Gottlieb writes in the Atlantic Monthly. Gottlieb (single, 40ish), thinks women who shun "Mr. Good Enough" believing it's better to be alone are kidding... More »

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feminism • marriage • family • dating • self-help • Lori Gottlieb • Mr Right • single women

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