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1/3 Cervical cancer shots gaining reputation as painful 1/4 Women World Leaders Reassess Security 1/7 Study: Girls' self-image may affect future weight 1/8 Women Are Never Front-Runners 1/11 Women's Organizations Host Feminist Economic Justice Summit 1/11 Feminist Legislation Held Up in Congress 1/14 Is Primary Season Good for Feminism? 1/14 Norwegian Women Break into the Boardroom 1/15 Pentagon Refuses to Investigate KBR Gang-Rape Allegations 1/16 Cutbacks in Family Planning Foster US Baby Boomlet 1/17 Kindness RX Offered to Pregnant Black Women 1/18 Sexual Violence in Kenya Increasing Amidst Post-Election Chaos 1/18 Feminist Leaders Speak Out Against Sexism in the Media 1/18 Contraceptive patch gets new warning 1/18 Judith Meuli Remembered 1/18 Arab World Forum Shares Gender Field Notes 1/19 Cheers & Jeers 1/20 In Somalia Refuge Rapes Left to Clan Justice 1/21 35 years after Roe: A legacy of law and morality 1/21 Study: Caffeine may boost miscarriage risk 1/22 UN Panel Questions Saudi Restrictions on Women 1/22 Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in S.C. 1/22 CNN readers respond angrily to 'race or gender' story 1/23 Muslim women advise on extremism 1/23 Married couples are no longer the social norm 1/23 In Honor of My Mother and the Power of Love 1/23 So Suze Orman Is Gay, What Does That Have To Do with Financial Advice? 1/23 Damned if She Does, Damned if She Doesn't 1/23 Oscar nomination for documentary about lesbian cop 1/24 KENYA: Women Stood Up to Be Elected 1/24 Afghan Journalist Sentenced to Death 1/24 Alabama women's group honors Rosa Parks 1/25 Mexican women ride worry-free 1/28 Oral Contraceptives Protect Again Ovarian Cancer, Study Finds 1/28 Wyoming Gender Wage Gap Widens 1/28 UN Panel Questions Saudi Restrictions on Women 1/28 Resegregation of US Schools Deepening 1/28 Women Lose in Mexico Indian Rights Gain 1/28 Formal award for WWII Land Girls 1/28 Breast milk 'may be allergy key' 1/29 Is Clinton Scrutinized About Her Looks Too Much? 1/29 Segregating Women to "Save" Them 1/29 India party reserves women posts 1/29 In Turkey, a Step to Allow Head Scarves 1/29 Anti-trafficking drive launched 1/29 Women prisoners need life support 1/30 Election 2008: Add Women, Change Everything? 1/30 Rural Alaska Steeped in Sexual Violence 1/30 Abortion and the Earth 1/30 Jailing mothers 'damaged a generation' 1/30 Burmese women in Thai 'human zoo' 2/1 Ignoring Girls' Welfare Carries High Price 2/2 Goodbye To All That 2/4 Matloff Breaks Silence on Reporters' Sex-Assault 2/5 Feminist Ultimatums: Not In Our Name 2/6 Ghana: International Day Against FGM/Cutting 2/6 Saudi woman arrested for meeting man 2/6 Bush Budget Cuts Domestic Programs 2/6 Chile’s Policy of Free Emergency Contraception Under Threat 2/7 New exercise studio aims to help women with cancer 2/7 Quarter of U.S. women suffer domestic violence: CDC 2/8 Iran Shuts Down Feminist Magazine 2/8 Domestic Violence Linked to Long-Term Health Problems 2/8 In NYC, Church Joins State in Preventing Abuse 2/8 Violations of 'Islamic teachings' take deadly toll on Iraqi women 2/8 Iran Shuts Down Feminist Magazine 2/10 When Women Rule 2/10 Police say 17,000 women are victims every year 2/11 Nigeria: FG Doles Out N162 Million Loan to Women 2/11 Times Won't Run Vagina Ad 2/12 NYC may ban sex predators from online social sites 2/12 Banks told to help women entrepreneurs set up businesses 2/12 Namibia: Women Robbed of Motherhood 2/12 Women Speak Out On Sexual Abuse By Relations 2/12 Legal Standards Target Protective-Order Breakdowns 2/13 Limbo for U.S. Women Reporting Iraq Assaults 2/13 Progressive Upsets Compromising Congressman 2/13 Rape 'epidemic' in African conflict zones 2/14 Saudis should halt execution of a woman for witchcraft 2/15 Banda sisters 2/15 Italians Rally to Defend Abortion Law 2/15 Some voters say sexism less offensive than racism 2/18 In Kenya, Women Absorb Country's Shock Waves 2/18 Nurse's Aide Brings Fears of Police to Surface 2/18 College Web site posts sex gossip, hate, rumor 2/18 Short Maternity Leaves, Long Deployments 2/18 Project to Benefit Women Film-Makers 2/19 Many Women Stay Away From the Polls in an Uneasy Pakistani City 2/20 Women's Membership Vital for Union Growth 2/20 MKs to vote on law easing women's ability to get restraining orders 2/20 Move to Empower Women Politicians 2/21 Notorious Mississippi Girls' Prison Closed 2/22 UN Launches Program to Decrease the Practice of FGM 2/23 African Women Seek Peace; Army Moms Given Only 6 Weeks 2/24 Empowering women to become a driving force in UAE society 2/24 Islamic classes for women, by women 2/25 Women Burned by Subprime Mortgage Industry 2/25 Lawmakers Urged to Curb Forced Marriages 2/27 Anti-Choice Amendment Restricts Abortion Funding for Indian Health Services 2/27 African Lesbians Fight for Decriminalization 2/27 Minister Faces New Charge for Marrying Lesbian Couple 2/27 All boys here, girls there 3/8 Int'l Women's Day Reports Document Gains, Intense Need 3/11 Sudanese Bachelors Share Questions About FGM 3/12 Ghanaian Women Spread Message of Safe Abortions 3/14 Do Caucuses Serve Women? Onlookers Debate It 3/16 Sex Workers Need Safety, Not Prosecutors 3/18 'Torture Porn' Makers Shrug Off the Label 3/18 US Senate Votes to Increase Funding for Programs Under Violence Against Women Act 3/19 Pakistan Elects First Woman Speaker 3/23 Economic Rescue Plan Called MIA for Women 3/24 Supreme Court Upholds Inmates’ Right to Chose 3/24 Sex-Abuse Survivors Urge Each Other to Speak Out 3/25 Study Shows Comprehensive Sex Education Reduces Teen Pregnancy 3/26 Woman Sentenced to Be Stoned to Death Is Released from Iranian Prison 3/26 Domestic Violence Survivor Brings Case to International Tribunal 3/31 Knowing She's Powerful, Her Gifts Get Girls to Go 4/1 In Ghana, Liberian Protesters Fear Deportation 4/1 Iraqi Women Face Increased Human Rights Violations in Post-Invasion Iraq 4/1 Lawmakers Call for End to Federally Funded Abstinence Only Programs 4/1 Army does about-face on soldier couples in Iraq 4/2 Senate Bill Targets Deceptive Advertising by Pregnancy Crisis Centers 4/2 On-Screen Sex Ratios Add Up to One Big Minus 4/3 Senate Committee Hearing on Rape as a Weapon of War 4/4 Wisconsin Law Allows Victims of Domestic Violence Out of Rent Agreements 4/4 Recent Study Highlights Need for Comprehensive Sex Education in Florida 4/5 Cheers & Jeers of the Week 4/6 V-Day Spotlights Katrina's Forgotten Misery 4/7 Abortion Restored in Reproductive Health Database 4/7 LAPD SWAT Admissions Tests Changed to Include Women 4/8 N.Y. Pioneers Tougher Approach to Batterers 4/9 Rape Still Widespread in Darfur 4/9 Senators Propose Bill to Improve Women Veteran's Health Care 4/9 Nepal's Historic Vote Puts Women in Running 4/11 California Assembly Committee Approves Online Domestic Violence Offender Database Bill 4/14 Medical Model Teaches Students Art of Gentle Exams 4/14 Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Arrested 4/15 Yemeni Girl Demands Divorce 4/15 Obama v. Clinton Puts Stretch Marks on Sisterhood 4/15 Anti-Sexual Assault Organization Launches Online Counseling Hotline 4/16 Texas Company Sued for Defrauding Pregnant Women 4/18 A Women's Questionnaire for Democratic Candidates 4/20 India's Forest Law Leaves Women Feeling Cut Out 4/21 Fundamentalism Comes Under Public Health Scrutiny 4/21 Council of Europe Pressures Member States to Legalize Abortion 4/21 Illinois House Approves GPS Tracking for Stalkers 4/24 House Committee Holds Hearings on Failed Abstinence-Only Policy 4/25 Chilean Catholics Protest Court Ruling against Free Contraception Program 4/27 Rush to Biofuel Market Bypasses Female Farmers 4/28 $11 Million Grant Provides HPV Vaccine to 30,000 Women and Girls in Missouri 4/28 Afghan Girls Missing Out on Education 4/28 Transgender Rights Run Into Bathroom Politics 5/4 Child Care Gets Special Mother's Day Promotion 5/5 Mother's Day Forecast: I'll Embrace an Empty Nest 5/6 Anti-Choice Groups Launch Deceptive Campaign against Oral Contraceptives 5/6 Students Protest University Honoring Notorious Anti-Feminist 5/6 Malaysia Rejects Plans of Travel Restrictions for Women 5/7 Women's Group Holds Bike Ride for Peace across the Middle East 5/7 Feminist Videos on YouTube 5/13 Unions' Appeal to Women Includes Caregiving Help 5/13 Marketing to Women Seems Unable to Keep Up 5/14 In Kuwait, Female Candidates Make a Second Try 5/15 California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban 5/15 States Required to Pay for Anonymous Rape Kits 7/22 Economic Downturn Drives Women from Workplace 7/31 Proposed Health and Human Services Rule Would Override MN EC Law 8/25 Mexico City struggles with law on abortion 8/25 In India, New Opportunities for Women Draw Anger and Abuse From Men 8/25 Sexuality Education in India: It's Not Comprehensive! 8/25 Doctor writes a guidebook for pregnant working women 8/26 Women's Equality Day: Many fought to ensure women's rights 9/1 Out of Work and Benefits, Women Look for Relief 9/6 Cheers & Jeers of the week: Women Earn Another Penny; GOP Seeks Abortion Ban 9/7 More Than Half of Young Mothers Give Birth Out of Wedlock 9/7 Syrian Case Tests Tolerance on Killing Kinswomen 9/9 Rhode Island Workers Face Deportation to Abusers 9/12 Israel's Female Soldiers Face Military Inspection 9/12 Dr. Kaye Whitley Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Sexual Assault in the Military 9/15 Under Her Own Name, She Cast Off Caste Tyranny 9/15 Women Business Owners Oppose Small Business Administration’s Regulations 9/17 Iran's Women's Rights Activists Are Being Smeared 9/17 Iran's Women's Rights Activists Are Being Smeared 9/25 Report Indicates New Abortion Low, Affected Demographics Shift 9/30 US Department of Justice Awards $114 Million to Address Violence Against Women 10/1 New Requirement Says Immigrant Women Must Receive HPV Vaccination 10/1 http://feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11317 10/2 Remembering Paul Newman 10/3 Breast Cancer Bills Move in Congress 10/7 Nepal appoints 3-year-old as new living goddess 10/23 Support for Women's Rights May Cost Afghan Student 20 Years 10/27 Virginia Pharmacy Certified "Birth Control-Free" 10/29 Sexual Trauma Affects Many Women Veterans 10/29 Plan to Clear Rape-Kit Backlog Announced in L.A. 10/30 Despite Setback, Livni Still in Running to Become Israeli Prime Minister 10/31 Women paying more than men for health insurance 10/31 "Healthy Marriage" Funds Improperly Used to Promote Abstinence

11/13 Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Now Issued in Connecticut 11/13 Afghan Schoolgirls Targeted in Acid Attack 11/17 Forced Abortion Planned by Chinese Officials 11/17 Military Promotes First Woman to Four-star General 11/18 As children starve, world struggles for solution 11/18 Mother sues daughter over bestselling 'abuse' memoir 11/18 Professional Japanese Baseball League Drafts First Woman Player 11/19 Commentary: Sexism sneaks in over open mic 11/20 Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Honors Those Lost to Violence 11/21 Phillipine Reproductive Health Bill Likely to be Defeated 11/21 Discrimination Lawsuit Settled Against eHarmony, New Suit Looms 11/22 Cheers & Jeers of the Week 11/25 Radio Hosts Prove Media Cavemen Are Alive, Well 11/25 Female Majority to Control N.H. Senate

12/3 Girl from iconic Great Depression photo: 'We were ashamed' 12/3 Avery suspended indefinitely for comments related to ex-girlfriends 12/7 With Mentors at Their Sides, Girls in Need Write Their Stories and Find New Lives