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International Women's Day: The 5 Worst Countries to Be Born Female

Over the years a number of organizations have attempted to list the "worst countries for women," often to coincide with dates such as International Women's Day. One immediate challenge: What makes a country "worst for women"? Some researchers focus on humanitarian issues, others on educational attainment and literacy...

Topless Feminists Protest 'Win a Wife' Competition

A feminist group in Ukraine has protested a radio station competition to "win a wife" in the most eye-catching way possible -- by removing clothes. The Femen Movement is angered by a contest organized by a New Zealand radio station that offered a listener the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and meet women. Nine women...

My Wish for 2011: More Progress for Women

My wish for the new year, the dawn of the second decade of the 21st century, is for women around the globe to progress significantly in both public and private arenas. On Dec. 10, the world observed Human Rights Day, commemorating the 1948 adoption by the U.N. General Assembly of the inalienable rights of mankind. The...

Study: Women Don't Have More Work to Do, After All

(Aug. 6) -- There's a new voice in the never-ending argument of who works harder, men or women. A new study from the London School of Economics has come up with an unexpected answer to that question, at least as it applies to Europe. Data gathered from across the European Union showed that both men and women generally put...

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The G(irls)20 Summit: The Next Steps Forward

The third annual G(irls)20 Summit will be held in Mexico City between the 23rd and 31st of May this year, gathering 21 women between the ages of 18 and 20 representing the G20 nations and the African Union.

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Sex, Control and Advertising: It's A Mad Men World Out There

So much has been written in the last few days about the recent episode of Mad Men, I was not going to join the frayâbut I haven't seen anything about what I consider a key thread of this last episode and the series itself.

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Lily Zweig: Don't Give Up Your Power

"The most common way people give up their rights is by thinking they have none."

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What Not to Do at Work

I chose to move to Portland when I was twenty because that's where my favorite band, Sleater-Kinney lived.

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Women in Middle East/North Africa Are Underrepresented in Science and Technology Professions

The debate that Mona Eltahawy triggered refocused women's issues primarily on the socio-cultural dynamic.

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05/31/12 LETTER: Differences between Barrett, Walker are big Source: Coulee News - West Salem WI I was at a meeting last Wednesday, and a woman attending said she hadn't made up her mind between Scott Walker and Tom Barrett for governor because there was no difference.
05/31/12 The G(irls)20 Summit: The Next Steps Forward Source: The Huffington Post The third annual G(irls)20 Summit will be held in Mexico City between the 23rd and 31st of May this year, gathering 21 women between the ages of 18 and 20 representing the G20 nations and the African Union.
05/31/12 YWCA and NCCJ bring back Anytown Alabama Source: CBS - WIAT 42 - Birmingham AL The YWCA Central Alabama and the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) are excited to host Anytown Alabama this summer, June 3-9, 2012 for high school students across the greater Birmingham area.
05/31/12 Kathy lets Puberty Blues flow Source: AdelaideNow - Australia At the old Caringbah High School, where the series is being filmed for Channel 10, Lette said a lot had changed since the book she co-wrote with Gabrielle Carey was published in 1979.
05/31/12 AUDIO: John Irving reveals last line of new book Source: New Zealand City Over the last 40 years, author John Irving has regularly explored the cultural undercurrents of America.

Background on Sociological paradigms

In sociology, sociological perspectives, theories, or paradigms are complex theoretical and methodological frameworks, used to analyze and explain objects of social study, and facilitate organizing sociological knowledge.

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