9/3/2010
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EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit Settled with ABM Industries
ABM Industries, a maintenance contracting company, will pay a $5.8 million settlement to the 21 California Latina janitorial staff who filed a class action sexual harassm ... |
9/3/2010
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Family of Human Rights Lawyer Flees Iran
The wife and daughter of Iranian human rights lawyer, Mohammad Mostafaei, both arrived in Norway yesterday, where the family is seeking asylum. Mostafaei sought asylum in ... |
9/2/2010
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Boxer and Fiorina Debate in CA
Incumbent Senator Barbara Boxer (D) faced Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in a debate yesterday where they addressed many feminist issues.
Regarding abortion, Boxe ... |
9/2/2010
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Amelia Earhart Statue to be Added to Capitol
Plans to add a statue of groundbreaking aviator Amelia Earhart to the collection displayed at the United States Capitol became public this week. Earhart will be the 10th ... |
9/1/2010
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IL Supreme Court Will Not Hear Parental Notification Appeal
The Illinois Supreme Court announced yesterday that they will not hear an appeal related to a state law that requires parental notification 48 hours in advance for women ... |
9/1/2010
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China Court to Hear Nation's First HIV Discrimination Case
The case of an unidentified prospective schoolteacher who was denied a job in China because he is HIV positive was the first case of HIV discrimination to be accepted in ... |
8/31/2010
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Justice Department Sues AZ Community College System
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Maricopa Community College District in Arizona on Monday. The suit is based off of an 18-month ... |
8/31/2010
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New MO Anti-Choice Law Goes into Effect
A Missouri law that includes a number of new abortion restrictions was enacted Saturday. The legislation became law last month after Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) avoid ... |
8/30/2010
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Campaign Workers for Afghan Woman Candidate Murdered
The bodies of five campaign workers who had been working for a woman parliament candidate in Afghanistan's Herat province were found over the weekend. The workers had bee ... |
8/27/2010
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Polish Parliament Hearing Held Regarding Women Traveling for Abortions
Leading Polish activists held a civil hearing at the Polish parliament yesterday on the rising number of Polish women who are traveling abroad to obtain access to abortio ... |
8/27/2010
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Sri Lankan Woman Tortured by Employers in Saudi Arabia
A Sri Lankan woman, LP Ariyawathie, who worked in Saudi Arabia as a maid for a private residence was tortured by her employers. She has had thirteen nails and five needle ... |
8/26/2010
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Former RNC Chair Comes Out
Ken Mehlman, the campaign manager for George W. Bush in 2004 and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has publicly come out as gay to his friends, family ... |
8/26/2010
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Wal-Mart Appeals Class-Action Sex Discrimination Suit
Wal-Mart has appealed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals's ruling that a class action gender discrimination lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart can move forward to trial. The ca ... |
8/25/2010
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Alaska Voters Pass Parental Notification Law
As a result of a voter initiative passed Tuesday in Alaska's primary election, women age 17 and under seeking an abortion in state of Alaska must have their parents notif ... |
8/25/2010
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New Gas Attack on Afghan Girls' School
A girls' school in Kabul, Afghanistan was the target of a gas attack yesterday. The attack sickened 59 students and 14 teachers, reports
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VA Attorney General Issues Opinion on Abortion Clinic Regulations
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued a legal opinion yesterday that empowers the Virginia Board of Health to require women's health clinics that offer abortion ... |
8/24/2010
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Gang-Rape Used as Weapon of War in Congo
Rwandan and Congolese rebels reportedly gang-raped between 150 and 200 women and young boys during a raid of eastern villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier ... |
8/24/2010
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Cesar Laurean, Ex-Marine, Convicted of Murder
A jury found ex-marine Cesar Laurean guilty of first degree murder yesterday in the 2007 death of his colleague, Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, who was eight months pregnan ... |
8/23/2010
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Karzai Promises Not to Sacrifice Women's Rights
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that he will not sacrifice women's rights in any peace deal with the Taliban.
In an interview, President Karzai discussed p ... |
8/23/2010
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Muslim Woman Sues Disney Over Hijab
Imane Boudlal, a hostess in a Disneyland restaurant, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the theme park because its management alle ... |