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Bitch vs. Ditz: '08 Campaign Was a Setback for Women

opinion

Nov 17, 2008 11:21 AM CST

Bitch vs. Ditz: '08 Campaign Was a Setback for Women

Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton delivered major blows to feminism, gender equality

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin shattered the glass ceiling in politics, but the broken shards sharply undercut the feminist movement. “In the grand Passion play that was this election, both Clinton and Palin came to represent—and, at times, reinforce—two of the most pernicious stereotypes that are applied...

Female Bombers
Not So Different
From Men

Opinion

Aug 2, 2008 4:52 PM CDT

Female Bombers Not So Different From Men

Women's motivation is no different

(Newser) - Female suicide bombers have captured much media attention of late, inspiring analysts to think they've been used, or manipulated. The truth, writes political scientist Lindsey O’Rourke in the New York Times, is that they're not that different from their male counterparts. O’Rourke has spent years studying every known...

$Girls=Boys in Math, Says Study$

Girls=Boys in Math, Says Study

Jul 24, 2008 6:00 PM CDT

Girls=Boys in Math, Says Study

Gender gap discovered in the 1970s has been closed, researchers say

(Newser) - Girls are just as good as boys at math, says an exhaustive study of 7 million test scores from elementary through high school students, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The findings, to be published tomorrow in Science, are at odds with 30-year-old studies—and a view entrenched in our...

From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities

Jul 13, 2008 4:32 PM CDT

From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities

Spy agency wants women, Asians, Arabs, to help fight terrorism

(Newser) - 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...

Voters May Yet Warm Up to Michelle Obama

Jun 14, 2008 5:24 PM CDT

Voters May Yet Warm Up to Michelle Obama

Would-be first lady reaches out to women by hosting The View

(Newser) - Nicknamed "the closer," Michelle Obama is known for winning over voters—but many still have not warmed up to her, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A recent poll shows that 42% of voters have an unfavorable view of her and 25% are "very unfavorable." The first...

She Does All the Talking, Ergo, He's Not a Man

Dec 4, 2007 8:23 PM CST

She Does All the Talking, Ergo, He's Not a Man

We don't like couples that break with gender roles, study finds

(Newser) - The fairer sex should also be the quieter, according to a new study that found both sexes look more harshly upon couples in which she does the talking. Gender equality be danged, "We have these gender stereotypes where we expect men to be dominant," the lead researcher told...