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sexism stories: 62 news summaries

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MLB'S GLASS CEILING

 For Female Umps, 
 No Field of Dreams 

Female umpire speaks out against baseball's 'stained-grass ceiling'

Nov 2, 09 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Forget blown calls. The real problem with umpires in the MLB, says Perry Barber: A complete lack of females. Barber, who has been in the business since 1981, works high school, college, spring training, and Independent League games—and tells DoubleX , “ We’re just going to have to storm... More »

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sports • MLB • sexism • umpire • baseball • umpires • glass ceiling • Jay-ZTV • women's issues

MAUREEN DOWD

 Obama Emerges 
 From White (Frat) House 

Now Dowd wants to play him at Scrabble

Oct 28, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out Tom Friedman played golf with President Obama last month—and fellow New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd isn't ashamed to admit she felt "a twinge of envy." Dowd's happy that Obama finally invited a woman to join him on the links this weekend, after catching heat... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • golf • sexism • Maureen Dowd • President • Geraldine Ferraro • Melody Barnes



 Berlusconi 
 Sexist Dig 
 Sparks Fury 

100K sign petition after jab against female politician

Oct 21, 09 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi may soon have a lot more than corruption charges to worry about. Italian women—who stayed largely silent during his recent sex scandals—are joining a rising feminist backlash against the Italian leader after he made sexist remarks to a female politician on live TV. "You are... More »

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Italy • sexism • Silvio Berlusconi • political scandal • petition

 11 Reasons to 
 Stop Hating the WNBA 

It's no NBA—but it shouldn't be, argues blogger. Plus, some players are hot.

Oct 4, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The WNBA finals are going on, which has—in the past—led Sam Greenspan to joke, “Man I hope one of the players lands a one-handed breakaway dunk to seal the best-of-one series!” The league is “universally ripped on,” he writes for 11points.com, but the... More »

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sports • NBA • WNBA • women's basketball • basketball • sexism • Jay-ZTV

 Strip Clubs, Lap Dances
Part of Corporate Life in UK 

Report finds widespread use of strip clubs for entertaining is 'threatening equality'

Sep 18, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sex industry has become a mainstream part of corporate culture in Britain and is damaging workplace equality, a report from a  women's group finds. Researchers found that many firms authorize the use of expense accounts for entertaining clients in lap dancing and strip clubs, and that most strip clubs... More »

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women's rights • sexism • workplace discrimination • strip club • Britain • stripper • sex industry • lap dancing

glossies

 Critics Boo as Schools 
 Nix Athletic Cheerleading 

UConn accused of sexism for cutting gymnastic routines

Sep 5, 09 7:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ditch all those nasty gymnastics routines, girls, and look cute again! That's what some observers heard when the University of Connecticut ended gymnastic and tumbling skills in its cheerleaders' routines last week, Sarah Ball writes in Newsweek. "Even if school officials weren't solely motivated by wanting to see less... More »

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sexism • college • athletics • cheerleading • cheerleaders • University of Connecticut

OPINION

 Can the Catty Remarks
 on Clinton's Weight

Focus on appearance is dragging down both politics and journalism

Sep 1, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Remarks like Tina Brown's recent crack on MSNBC that Hillary Clinton "needs to get back in the gym," are dragging public debate down to a high-school level, Chloe Angyal writes at SpliceToday. Nobody's looking too hard at the waistline of male politicians or diplomats, Angyal notes, but... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Michelle Obama • women • Tina Brown • sexism • journalism • journalist • female politicians • Laura Ingraham • Meghan McCain

 Candace Bushnell 
 Is Not a Cougar 

Term is derogatory, she argues

Aug 24, 09 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sex and the City scribe Candace Bushnell may be a glamorous 50-year-old married to a man 10 years her junior—but don’t call her a cougar, the New York Daily News reports. “How come every time women manage to break out of traditional roles, someone comes along... More »

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entertainment • sexism • Sex and the City • celebrity • Candace Bushnell • cougar

 Add Rogen, 
 Apatow to 
 List of Heigl 
 Haters 

Pair slams her for 2007 'batshit crazy' comments

Jul 31, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics hate Katherine Heigl’s new movie and Internet commenters hate her attitude—and it turns out her colleagues aren’t too happy with her either, the Los Angeles Times reports. Heigl’s Knocked Up director and co-star are still pissed she implied the film was sexist back... More »

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entertainment • film • sexism • celebrity • Judd Apatow • Katherine Heigl • Howard Stern • Seth Rogen • Knocked Up

(Newser) - A 23-year-old mother of two has overcome a grueling entrance exam and 900 years of taboos to become the first female gondolier in Venetian history, the Los Angeles Times reports. Giorgia Boscolo's entry into the profession has caused waves among the city's close-knit fraternity of gondoliers, with some fearing she... More »

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Italy • sexism • Venice • gondola • Giorgia Boscolo

glossies

 Why Ruth Is Our Punching Bag 

She's the top target for Madoff attacks—thanks in part to gender, bad PR

Jul 6, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Madoff “has become the primary punching bag for the media and the victims” of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, “maligned more than any other Wall Street criminal’s wife in memory,” Sheelah Kolhatkar writes in New York—but are the attacks fair? We don’t know... More »

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gender • sexism • public relations • Ponzi scheme • gender bias • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff • women's issues

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has a new ally in her feud with David Letterman: the National Organization for Women. "The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days," NOW says on its website, taking particular offense at Letterman's remark about Palin looking like a... More »

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sexism • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Late Night • National Organization for Women • Sarah Palin • jokes • Bristol Palin • Willow Palin

(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

 Lavish Wives 
 Deserve a Slap: 
 Saudi Judge 

His comments are met with protest at domestic violence conference

May 11, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Saudi judge says women who spend lavishly on items like designer abayas (black gowns) deserve to be slapped by their husbands, Arab News reports. His comments at a domestic violence conference invoked loud protests from women in the audience. The judge also lamented that "nobody puts even a... More »

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Saudi Arabia • women's rights • sexism • domestic violence • judge

 UK Shop Ends 
 Bra-Size Discrimination  

Surcharge for large-chested women corrected after public uproar

May 8, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - British retailer Marks & Spencer has agreed to standardize prices across bra sizes so bustier women won’t pay more for their undergarments, the BBC reports. The store ran advertisements in UK newspapers admitting it had “boobed” by adding an extra $3 for bras over DD size. It was... More »

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retail • United Kingdom • Facebook • sexism • Britain • breasts • underwear • bra • Marks & Spencer

(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

 Berlusconi Taps  
 Babes as Italy's 
 EU Reps 

From strip joints to Italian cabinet to Strasbourg

Apr 23, 09 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bevy of beauties with no previous political experience have been tapped by randy Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi to represent Italy in European Parliament elections, reports the Times of London. But first, they're undergoing a crash course in politics and current affairs. Berlusconi, 72, has surrounded himself with models, stars... More »

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politics • European Union • Europe • Italy • sexism • Silvio Berlusconi • Strasbourg • Barbara Matera

Critics: Afghan 'Home Rape' Law Worse
Than Taliban

Wives can't refuse sex in Karzai nod to right

Mar 31, 09 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics are blasting a new law in Afghanistan that forbids a woman to refuse sex with her husband or to leave home without his permission, reports the Guardian. The law, opposed by the UN, is viewed as a major step backward for women in a nation whose constitution supports equal... More »

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Afghanistan • women's rights • Hamid Karzai • sexism • United States • rape • sexual assault

 Merde! French 
 Rapper Sparks 
 Feminist Fury 

Lyrics threaten to break lovers arm, legs

Mar 30, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A French musician's rap about beating his girlfriend has so enraged activists that they're lobbying to have him banned from an upcoming rock festival, the Guardian reports. OrelSan sings about a broken arm, broken legs, and a wished-for miscarriage and "slow death" for his lover in his song Sale ... More »

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music • France • sexism • domestic violence • Socialist Party • rapper • rap music • feminists • Communists

OPINION

 Can Mel Make a 
 Comeback? 

Gibson aims for rehabilitation, but Mad Max is 'gone'

Mar 2, 09 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Mel Gibson appears to be making an effort to revive a career stalled after his 2006 arrest and accompanying anti-Semitic tirade, but “it seems unlikely he can ever really come back,” writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. “Like Tom Cruise, Gibson has sent himself into a weird... More »

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Hollywood • film • sexism • image • film director • Mel Gibson • actor • anti-Semitism • comeback • movies • Roger Friedman

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