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In World First, Women Form Majority in Rwanda Assembly

Boosted by quota system, females take 44 of 80 of parliamentary seats

BBC BBC Sep 17, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The second parliamentary election in Rwanda since the 1994 genocide has ushered in the only majority female parliament in the world, the BBC reports. Of 80 seats, 44 went to women—and that 55% could go higher after additional voting. Under the constitution drafted after the genocide, 30% of MPs must be women; a separate “quota” election is held after the general one. More »

More about:  Africa • election • genocide • Rwanda • parliament • women in office

ANALYSIS

 Will Women 
 Abandon 
 Palin, Too? 

What makes women shed their ideals to support Palin?

Newsweek Newsweek Sep 14, 08 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Geraldine Ferraro joined Walter Mondale's ticket in 1984, Ronald Reagan got a boost from women voters who may have felt threatened by Ferraro's personal and professional success. Nearly 25 years later, the effect of Sarah Palin joining John McCain contrasts sharply with Ferraro's fortunes, and prompts Newsweek to take a look at feminism and sexism today. More »

More about:  Sarah Palin • female voters • Geraldine Ferraro • women in office • suffrage • pollsters

 Palin's Female Fans Not 
 Confined to Right 

Some see evolving breed of feminism in those drawn to Republican VP nominee

Washington Post Washington Post Sep 10, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The crowds turning out for Sarah Palin show that the vice-presidential candidate is pulling her main support from conservative women. But she has also gained some followers who, though they identify as independents or Democrats, are "fed up with a man's world," the Washington Post reports. While some call Palin just another Republican cultural warrior, others are inspired. More »

More about:  Sarah Palin • Republican • feminism • female voters • women in office

 Is Palin a Woman's Woman? 

Women divided over conservative female veep pick's stand on women's issues

New York Times New York Times Aug 31, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate is drawing a mixed reaction from the female swing voters his campaign is desperate to woo, reports the New York Times . Some conservative women who have been lukewarm about a McCain presidency are energized by the pick, whereas many independents and Clinton fans take issue with the Alaska governor’s anti-abortion stance and other issues vital to women. More »

opinion

 Clinton's
 Sexism
 Charges
 'Insulting' 


Past women icons wouldn't make such claims: Noonan

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal May 23, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s claims of misogyny this week were cheap shots that history’s greatest women never would have uttered, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal . Suggesting that sexism is costing her the nomination is “insulting” and “manipulative”—it paints other candidates’ supporters as biased—it’s false, and ultimately, Noonan notes, it is “undermining of the position of women.” More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • sexism • Peggy Noonan • women in office • misogyny

 Employers Ask
 Office Lovers
 to Sign Off 

'Love contracts' guard bosses against harassment claims

ABC News ABC News May 10, 08 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bosses who see love in the air are asking workers to sign so-called love contracts to guard against sexual harassment claims, ABC News reports. "It is documenting the relationship," one employment lawyer said. "You need to define the relationship. Is (it) welcome?" The issue has gained attention as more women take office jobs and Americans in general work longer hours. More »

More about:  romance • love • contract • sexual harassment • office • women in office

Ex-Gov. Helps Obama Sling Mississippi Mud

Mabus deplores divisiveness, Clinton's 'derogatory' statements

CNN CNN Mar 7, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A Barack Obama radio ad airing in Mississippi ahead of Tuesday’s primary features the ex-governor arguing that Hillary Clinton looks down on the state, CNN reports. Entitled “Respect,” the ad refers to remarks Clinton made about a lack of elected female officials in Iowa, when she said, “How can Iowa be ranked with Mississippi? That’s not the quality.” More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • Iowa • Mississippi • attack ad • women in office

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