February 10, 2014 in Business, Top News, Women
Dr. Janet L. Yellen took office Monday, Feb. 3 as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. She also became the first female to take the […]
July 1, 2013 in Top News, U.S. News, Women
DALLAS — Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis won admiration and praise from millions of women across the country this week for taking a successful stand against limitations on women’s health […]
June 24, 2013 in Top News, Women
A United Nations report on incidences of widespread sexual harassment of women in Egypt released May 23 has identified a comprehensive set of recommendations for reducing such harassment. According to […]
April 1, 2013 in Analysis & Editorial, Women
Mary Walker (Nov. 26, 1832 to Feb. 21, 1919) was an American feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war and surgeon. She is most notably distinguished for being the […]
March 24, 2013 in Trivia, Women
Popular contention has it that Belva Lockwood ─ the first woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court ─ was the first woman to run for president of the United […]
March 18, 2013 in Women
In Barcelona, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association ─ a powerful trade association uniting almost 800 mobile operators worldwide and hundreds of companies in related industries ─ awarded its […]
July 22, 2012 in Business, Top News, Women
Controversy over when Mitt Romney actually discontinued responsibilities with Bain Capital now threatens to resurrect a news item which could seriously damage his support from anti-abortion constituencies. In 1999, Bain […]
July 9, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Featured News, Women
Ever since Twilight first hit bookshelves in 2005, it soon manifested into a mass-marketing, best-selling, and heart-capturing phenomenon for teenage girls to flock to. Twilight blew up the charts of […]
June 7, 2012 in Politics, Top News, Women
This year’s reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) hinges on getting the U.S. Senate and House into conference to iron out several key differences in coverage of the […]
