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NEWS ABOUT: gender politics

gender politics stories: 15 news summaries

 Leggy Palin 
 Pic Is Gender 
 Neutral: Newsweek 

Nothing sexist about leggy cover, says editor

Nov 18, 09 3:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A Newsweek cover of Sarah Palin in running shorts showing lots of leg met a "gender neutral" standard despite Palin's complaints of sexism, said the magazine's editor. "We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme," Jon Meacham said in a statement provided... More »

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Newsweek • sexism • gender politics • gender bias • magazine cover • Jon Meacham • sexist • Sarah Palin Newsweek cover • Palin Newsweek cover • running shorts

Top-Selling US Bible Due for Translation Update in 2011

Translators promise to revisit TNIV's gender-neutral revisions

Sep 1, 09 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The New International Version of the Bible will get an update in 2011 as scholars adapt translations to contemporary English usage, USA Today reports. The top-selling Bible translation in North America has not been updated for 25 years, with a proposed 1997 edition scuttled after provoking a contentious debate among... More »

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gender • Christianity • study • religion • gender politics • translation • Bible • controversy • New International Version • T-NIV

(Newser) - A new study shows that parents with daughters are more likely to align themselves with left-wing parties, FiveThirtyEight.com reports. Building on earlier research that showed that parents of daughters leaned left on gender issues, sociologists surveyed a nationally representative random sampling of men and women, mostly from Great Britain.... More »

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gender • conservative • gender politics • liberal • daughter • party identification

OPINION

Palin's Flop Shows Gender Doesn't Sway Women Voters

It's the agenda, stupid: Goodman

Nov 14, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - This election showed a female candidate won’t automatically draw women’s votes if most women disagree with her on the issues, Ellen Goodman writes in the Boston Globe: “It’s not the gender … but the agenda.” With women traditionally putting economic issues—and more governmental control—... More »

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Hillary Clinton • gender politics • working mothers • Democratic Party • female voters • economy • Sarah Palin • culture wars

Opinion

How About a Sex Speech, Obama?

Candidate should do for gender what he
did for race

Jun 12, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) -  It’s a shame that Hillary Clinton never gave a speech about gender to match Barack Obama’s speech about race, writes Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times. So why not make that speech yourself, Barack? Kristof even has the talking points for you:
  • Racism
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gender • sexism • gender politics • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • gender bias

OPINION

 Why White Men Are
 Warming Up to Hillary 

Is Clinton drawing more male voters because she's jumped the gender divide?

May 9, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a woman makes it to the White House, it will be thanks largely to Hillary Clinton's demonstration of late that she could move beyond annoying stereotypes of the strong female, writes Susan Faludi in the New York Times. Instead of being a goody-goody rules-pusher—"the purse-lipped killjoy... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fight • gender politics • gender roles • male voters • glass ceiling

Loser Sues Winner for Falsifying Sex

Defeated Georgia challenger says 'transgender' incumbent defrauded voters

Nov 23, 07 6:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A defeated city council candidate is accusing the victorious incumbent, Michelle Bruce, of deceiving voters by identifying herself as female. Plaintiff Georgia Fuller’s lawyers say voters in Riverdale, Georgia, tend to favor female candidates. “It gives her an unfair advantage, it’s not just sour grapes,” said... More »

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politics • Georgia • transgender • gender politics • female politicians • city council

On the Trail, Simmering Gender War Heats Up

Perceived attack on Clinton sharpens focus

Nov 5, 07 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - That Hillary Clinton is breaking the gender barrier in the presidential primaries is not news, but fallout from last week’s Democratic debate is bringing to a head questions of how to campaign as a woman and how to campaign against one. Supporters saw discrimination even as critics accused Clinton... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • gender politics • Democratic presidential primaries • Geraldine Ferraro

China to Punish Parents Who Abort Girls

Families' desire for boys is creating gender imbalance

Aug 25, 07 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - China is designing new rules to stop parents from aborting female fetuses, the BBC reports. Parents are currently allowed only one child and often abort girls, worried that they won't be able to support the family. This back-room practice is creating a growing gender imbalance: Now Beijing plans stricter punishments... More »

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China • abortion • sexism • discrimination • children • gender politics • gender roles

Girl Talk from Transsexual Sports Columnist

Mike Penner returns
as Christine Daniels

Aug 16, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Penner is back in business as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times, but under a new byline: Christine Daniels. In an interview with NPR, Daniels talks about the decision to come out as a transsexual, the response she got after writing about it in her column in... More »

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sports • Mike Penner • transexualism • sexuality • transgender • gender politics • machismo • sex change • Christine Daniels

In Workplace, Haggling Widens Gender Gap

Study shows women's smoother elbows may be holding them back

Jul 30, 07 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women are less likely to initiate negotiations for promotions and raises, which may help explain salary and career gaps between the genders, according to new research. "There is an economic rationale to negotiate, but you have to weigh that against social risks of negotiating,"' one researcher says.... More »

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gender • women • men • sexism • workplace discrimination • discrimination • gender politics • salary • salary gap • career

Crossfire
Over Hillary's Cleavage

Candidate's neckline raises eyebrows, voices. How low can you go?

Jul 28, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton released a letter yesterday condemning a Washington Post columnist for noting a cleavage-baring outfit the Senator wore in a televised speech last week. In a fundraising flyer, Ann Lewis called Robin Givhan's piece "grossly inappropriate," and urged donors to help fight treatment... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fashion • presidential campaign • gender politics • smear campaign

Rumor Has It, Gossip Is Good

New study reveals ins and outs of the grapevine

Jul 19, 07 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Have you heard the latest? There's nothing wrong with gossip. Passing on juicy tidbits can act as a social lubricant, and a new study shows that kibitzers carefully control what they send down the grapevine: good things about friends and bad things about same-sex rivals. “It’s a social... More »

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gender politics • gossip

Barack, Hillary Swap Gender Roles for '08

Frontrunners attempt opposite-sex appeal, Salon's Scherer says

Jul 12, 07 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the Democrats' dramatic race to the White House, Michael Scherer writes in Salon, “the leading man is a woman and the leading woman is a man." While Barack Obama soothes audiences with his nurturing baritone, Hillary Clinton attempts to parry the disadvantages of a female candidacy with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gender • gender politics

Brits Fight Genital Mutilation

Outlawed practice persists; offer reward for info

Jul 11, 07 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain is cracking down on female genital mutilation, banned in 2003 but still prevalent among immigrants from Africa and the Mideast. A campaign that begins today aims to raise awareness and enlist help in tracking down those who arrange or carry out the procedure, done on an estimated 400 to... More »

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immigration • female genital mutilation • gender politics • Britain

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