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April 2008
- Japanese Women Turn to 'Geisha Guys'
  
  CNN | Apr 7, 08 12:11 CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Reuters | Apr 4, 08 4:44 CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 29, 08 8:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Norway Shatters Its Glass Ceiling
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 6, 08 5:44 CST
  
  (Newser) - A state-mandated shattering of Norway's glass ceiling is drastically changing gender balance in boardrooms there—and not without some resistance, the Guardian reports. A law that 40% of non-executive board directorships at larger firms must go to women went into effect Feb. 22—and though a dozen Norwegian companies failed to fill the quota, an astounding 451 out of 463 did. More »
February 2008
- Oscar Smiles on Women Writers
  
  Associated Press | Feb 23, 08 10:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - When the Oscars for screenplays are awarded tomorrow, chances are pretty good that women's names will be on the envelopes. Three are up for best screenplay and one for adapted screenplay, an Oscar record. Women still make up only 19% of film writers, the AP reports, but the tide may be turning. "We all feel that a victory for one of us is a victory for all," said Diablo Cody, nominated for Juno . More »
- Catholic HS Bars Female Ref
  
  Associated Press | Feb 14, 08 11:43 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Kansas Catholic high school’s decision to ban a female referee from officiating a boys’ basketball game because of the school’s religious beliefs has state officials investigating the incident and considering banning the school from future competition, the AP reports. Referees said officials from St. Mary’s Academy, near Topeka, refused to let Michelle Campbell work a game Feb. 2. More »
January 2008
- Feminist Group Slams Kennedy for Obama Pick
  
  Times Union (Albany) | Jan 28, 08 7:45 CST
  
  (Newser) - Feminists denounced Ted Kennedy today for endorsing Barack Obama, calling it "the ultimate betrayal," the Times Union reports. The National Organization for Women's New York chapter released a statement that Kennedy has "joined the list of progressive white men who can't or won't handle the prospect of a woman president who is Hillary Clinton." More »
- Countrywomen Rate Bhutto's Feminist Legacy
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 20, 08 1:00 CST
  
  (Newser) - Benazir Bhutto wasn't always a staunch defender of women's rights, but for Pakistani women the fight for gender equality is a lot tougher now that she's gone. Bhutto may have jump-started women's health care and job programs, but she missed opportunities to repeal harsh anti-egalitarian laws—failures her defenders chalk up to the demands of political compromise. "She walked the walk," said one. "We just expected her to walk more." More »
December 2007
- India Allows Female Workers Behind Bar
  
  BBC | Dec 7, 07 4:50 CST
  
  (Newser) - Women in India who want to work as bartenders are popping corks after the country's supreme court this week overturned a law banning women from serving alcohol. The decision was a major victory for both gender equity and the Institute of Bar Operations and Management, which has already reported rising demand for female bartenders, the BBC reports. More »
- Motherhood Holds Back EU Women: Study
  
  Guardian (UK) | Dec 6, 07 4:57 CST
  
  (Newser) - Motherhood has its joys, but professional advancement isn’t necessarily one of them, a study of European women shows. Taking on domestic duties has kept them in lower-paying, lower-status jobs; after having kids, women tend to spend more hours at home and not enough in the office to earn promotion. Top jobs belong to men, on the other side of the "lifestyle divide." More »
November 2007
- Female Leaders Provide More, Are Thanked Less
  
  Slate | Nov 29, 07 8:07 CST
  
  (Newser) - Women in power provide public services at higher levels, and they get less respect for it, a study of Indian villages shows. Researchers studied the impact of female leadership by tracking a law mandating that women lead councils in a third of villages. The quality of schools, health care and other services spiked as women took the reins—as did public dissatisfaction. More »
- Latinas Lead New Revolución
  
  New York Times | Nov 4, 07 2:30 CST
  
  (Newser) - Latin America is hardly crying for Argentines who elected Cristina Fernández de Kirchner president as the latest in the region's new wave of female leaders. Voters in countries still emerging from dictatorships and financial ruin are looking for new politicians, reports the NY Times , and Kirchner's election follows that of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Jamaican PM Portia Simpson-Miller. More »
September 2007
- Dutch Gov't Courts More 9-to-5 Women
  
  Economist | Sep 8, 07 2:24 CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Dutch government is working to get women working. A new law mandating that schools must provide afternoon childcare is meant to raise the number of mothers in full-time jobs, the Economist reports. At 66%, the Netherlands has a higher than average female workforce among European countries, but 61% of those are part time. And other social forces stand in the way. More »
August 2007
- A Woman's Place Is in ... Charge
  
  Forbes | Aug 31, 07 2:21 CDT
  
  (Newser) - Forbes names the 100 most powerful women in the world, putting Oprah one spot south of Ruth Bader Ginsburg—and placing Meredith Vieira ahead of Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer. The top 10: German chancellor Angela Merkel Chinese vice premier Wu Yi Temasek Holdings chief executive Ho Ching Condoleezza Rice Pepsico president and CEO Indra K. Nooyi More »
- Congress' Feminine Mystique May Wane in '08
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 15, 07 3:57 CDT
  
  (Newser) - If Hillary Clinton is elected president next year, she could be deilvering her State of the Union before a dwindling number of women, the Journal reports. Many female governors and congresswomen face either tough re-election campaigns or term-limit boundaries in 2008, and after a surge in the early 1990s, the number of female office-holders could tumble. More »
April 2007
- Threats Force Women Out of Blogosphere
  
  Washington Post | Apr 30, 07 10:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Violent, sexualized threats against female bloggers are forcing some of them out of the online community, reports the Washington Post . The problem, highlighted by the harassment that caused Kathy Sierra to suspend her popular technology blog, is frustrating at best; at worst, it causes women to fear for their safety and abandon the medium. More »
- Web Sexism Spurs Meltdown
  
  Salon | Apr 2, 07 7:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Salon Editor-in-chief Joan Walsh admits that sexist web trolls are a serious problem, despite her own longtime dismissal of the issue. Her mea culpa follows the implosion of programming instructor and game developer Kathy Sierra's blog after Sierra was assaulted, on her site and others, by crude sexual insults and finally death threats. More »
March 2007
- The Women's War
  
  New York Times | Mar 18, 07 8:41 CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sara Corbett writes in The New York Times Magazine about the role of women soldiers in the Iraq war and the extraordinary toll it is taking on many of them. More »