Women at Work

July 2008

Lieberman, 50, Returning to WNBA

newser | ESPN | Jul 24, 08 3:24 PM CDT

Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman is headed back to the WNBA at age 50, reports ESPN, which is losing her from its airwaves to the Detroit Shock, a team she played for and coached. Lieberman signed a 7-day contract to help a team hurt by injury and looming disciplinary action; she’ll be the league’s oldest player ever—breaking a record she set in 1997, at 39. More »
Title IX Turns to Science: Where Are the Women Physicists?

newser | New York Times | Jul 15, 08 8:59 AM CDT

Title IX, the federal mandate that requires gender equality in education funding, has been applied mostly to sports teams, but recently a new push has begun to apply it to university science departments. Decrying a dearth of women in physics and engineering programs, some women's groups and members of Congress have called for compliance reviews. But reviews haven't yet turned up hard evidence of discrimination, the New York Times reports. More »
From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities

newser | Associated Press | Jul 13, 08 4:32 PM CDT

Next year's 007's may look more like Charlie's Angels than James Bond, as MI6 seeks to recruit more women and minority agents, the AP reports. The drive, which has netted 20,000 résumés over the past 12 months, welcomes Asian and Middle Eastern language speakers, the disabled, and women—and guarantees that female agents won't be used as "honey pots." More »
Nurses Raise Alarm Against Attacks at Work

newser | New York Times | Jul 8, 08 6:39 AM CDT

People may be at their most human when in pain, but often turn their anguish on their would-be healers—and now nurses are calling on workplaces and lawmakers to be more vigilant against physical attacks, the New York Times reports. “Nurses are just starting to get to the place where they’re saying, ‘I don’t have to put up with this,’” said an expert. More »
Are We Happier Without Kids?

newser | Newsweek | Jul 5, 08 3:26 PM CDT

Little bundles of joy may not be delivering as much pleasure to their moms and dads as they're reputed to, Newsweek reports. Parents are about 7% less happy than the childless, one study says, while another concludes that "no group of parents reported significantly greater emotional well-being than people who never had children." Are today's parents too busy and bleary-eyed to feel the love, Newsweek asks, or have expectations changed? More »

June 2008

Stay-At-Home Mom, Indeed

newser | Babble | Jun 27, 08 4:08 PM CDT

Home-birthing isn’t only strange and magical—it requires some covert-operation skills, Madeline Holler writes in Babble. After finding she preferred an attending midwife in the birth of her first child, Holler found using one for her second to be illegal in Missouri, where she'd moved. As such, she found, "there were trade-offs in going off the grid to have a baby." More »
Hathaway Dumps Shyster Beau

newser | Daily Mail (UK) | Jun 18, 08 12:18 PM CDT

Get Smart actress Anne Hathaway has finally ditched her shady Italian boyfriend after four years of legal scandals, the Daily Mail reports. Raffaello Follieri has been sued repeatedly for writing bad six-figure checks and for misusing $55 million from a joint venture with billionaire Ron Burkle. His charitable foundation—on which Hathaway once served as board director—is also under investigation. More »
Inside Academia, Subtler Sexism

newser | Inside Higher Ed | Jun 15, 08 2:17 PM CDT

Gender discrimination at research universities is surely much better than it was in decades past, but a study based on interviews of female faculty finds that sexism remains on campus, Inside Higher Ed reports. While overt shows of bias are rare, a host of subtler, “deeply entrenched inequities” have replaced them. Noted by the report are: More »
Aniston to Face Jolie This Fall

newser | Associated Press | Jun 13, 08 9:55 AM CDT

Finally , Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston will have their day to duke it out—in theaters, that is. Brad Pitt's current partner and ex-wife will go head-to-head on Oct. 24, when both have a movie coming out: Jolie in Clint Eastwood's missing-child drama Changeling and Aniston in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You . More »
Mommy Spears-est Memoir Unshelved

newser | People | Jun 12, 08 11:59 AM CDT

Lynn Spears’ book about raising daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn will hit stores in the fall, the publisher tells People . Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World was shelved when Jamie Lynn became pregnant last year. A spokesman for the publisher says the memoir, “will not be a parenting book.” More »
How About a Sex Speech, Obama?

newser | New York Times | Jun 12, 08 8:27 AM CDT

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 is deeper, but sexism may be wider. More Americans say they’d vote for a black man than a woman. Biases are stealthy. Americans don’t mean to discriminate based on gender; but the subconscious harbors stereotypes. More »
Nearing 50, Madonna Jabs 'Ageist' Society

newser | Daily Mail (UK) | Jun 11, 08 11:00 AM CDT

Madonna says you can take your ageism and shove it, reports the Daily Mail . "Not only does society suffer from racism and sexism, it also suffers from ageism. Once you reach a certain age you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual,” the less-than-bashful 49-year-old said. "Are you supposed to just die? I've never been a conformist." More »
Carly Fiorina Puts Feminine Face on McCain Campaign

newser | New York Times | Jun 6, 08 7:25 AM CDT

The inner circle of advisers to John McCain is small, loyal—and almost completely male. But one woman has gained the candidate's respect and become a key surrogate for him in the media: Carly Fiorina, the ousted CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Each has something to gain—Fiorina is helping McCain with women voters, while the campaign is helping to rehabilitate her reputation, reports the New York Times . More »
Angelina: Woman, Uninterrupted

newser | Vanity Fair | Jun 2, 08 11:56 AM CDT

The every mood and move of "Brangelina" results in frantic flashbulbs and screaming headlines, but when Rich Cohen sat down with Angelina Jolie for Vanity Fair , he found a complete woman whose life perhaps imitates her art. The "ultimate avatar of fantasies," her onscreen roles have reflected her personal evolution: from wild child to crusader to Brad Pitt's "wife." More »

May 2008

Madge Kid Wants Tour Gig

newser | Daily Mirror (UK) | May 29, 08 11:20 AM CDT

At 11, Madonna's daughter Lourdes is studying to be a chip off the ol’ block. Lourdes—nicknamed Lola—is practicing her moves at a famous London dance studio in the hopes she can join her mom on tour in the fall, the Daily Mirror reports. "Lola is the best in her dance classes and wants to perform a special dance sequence alongside Madonna” on tour, an insider said. More »
Women-Only Saudi Hotel Raises Debate on Progress

newser | Christian Science Monitor | May 15, 08 4:49 PM CDT

Saudi businesswomen are embracing a hotel for women-only that frees them of the pressures from a society in which they can't drive and, until January, couldn't check into a hotel without permission from a male guardian. But others are concerned the Luthan Hotel & Spa simply reinforces the kingdom's gender segregation. The Christian Science Monitor profiles the hotel and the controversy. More »
'Mommy Weirdest' Blogger Tells It Like It Is: Depressing

newser | ABC News | May 14, 08 8:40 PM CDT

The latest irreverent star of cyberspace is a former Mormon mommy blogger who isn't afraid to write that motherhood can be "awful." Heather Armstrong of Salt Lake City loves her 4-year-old daughter, but she complains that "sometimes it's really unpleasant and you turn around and you're like, 'What did I do to my life?''' More »

April 2008

Japanese Women Turn to 'Geisha Guys'

newser | CNN | Apr 7, 08 12:11 PM CDT

A new breed of companion is the rage in Japan, entertaining women with lavish compliments, conversation and undivided attention—the male geisha. Businesswomen pay upwards of $1,000 a night for these men, CNN reports—with, industry reps say, nothing physical being exchanged. Hundreds of such services have sprouted across the country, driven in part by the increased spending power of Japanese women. More »
Citigroup Will Pay $33M to Settle Gender-Bias Suit

newser | Reuters | Apr 4, 08 4:44 PM CDT

Citigroup will pay $33 million to some 2,500 female brokers to settle a gender-discrimination lawsuit brought by women at its Smith Barney unit, Reuters reports. The bank will also make operational changes in response to the class-action move, adding diversity-watchdog positions, working to retain and promote female workers and adjusting its distribution of accounts and bonuses. More »

March 2008

Clinton Supporters See Sexist Backlash

newser | Wall Street Journal | Mar 29, 08 8:51 AM CDT

Many women who support Hillary Clinton—and even some who don't—find that the New York senator's bid for president has unleashed unsettling sexist hostility in the workplace and elsewhere, the Wall Street Journal reports. A woman shouted at by a stranger for her Hillary bumper sticker says the "level of venom" always takes her by surprise. More »

News Sections

Newser Specials

Stories

Lieberman, 50, Returning to WNBA

Title IX Turns to Science: Where Are the Women Physicists?

From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities

Nurses Raise Alarm Against Attacks at Work

Are We Happier Without Kids?

Stay-At-Home Mom, Indeed

Hathaway Dumps Shyster Beau

Inside Academia, Subtler Sexism

Aniston to Face Jolie This Fall

Mommy Spears-est Memoir Unshelved

How About a Sex Speech, Obama?

Nearing 50, Madonna Jabs 'Ageist' Society

Carly Fiorina Puts Feminine Face on McCain Campaign

Angelina: Woman, Uninterrupted

Madge Kid Wants Tour Gig

Women-Only Saudi Hotel Raises Debate on Progress

'Mommy Weirdest' Blogger Tells It Like It Is: Depressing

Japanese Women Turn to 'Geisha Guys'

Citigroup Will Pay $33M to Settle Gender-Bias Suit

Clinton Supporters See Sexist Backlash

Related Threads

What is Newser?