Women's group slams Gaza law on gender segregation Apr 2nd, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A new Gaza law mandating separate classrooms for boys and girls from age nine is another worrisome sign that the territory's Islamic militant Hamas rulers are gradually imposing their fundamentalist practices, the he... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : women's, group, slams, gaza, gender, segregation, Top Keywords

Pope washes women's feet in break with church law Mar 29th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) ROME (AP) - In his most significant break with tradition yet, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two young women at a juvenile detention center - a surprising departure from church rules that restrict the Holy Thursday ritual to men. (Source:... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, washes, women's, feet, break, church, Top Keywords

Helen Mirren chides Mendes for not citing women among influences Mar 25th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Helen Mirren has chided filmmaker Sam Mendes for failing to mention any women as influences during an acceptance speech at a British awards ceremony, a thorny issue after no women filmmakers were nominated for an Os... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : helen, mirren, chides, mendes, citing, women, among, influences, Top Keywords

Review: Facebook exec urges women to 'Lean In' Mar 20th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Sheryl Sandberg (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : review, facebook, exec, urges, women, 'lean, in', influences, Top Keywords

New York City "cannibal cop" convicted of plot to kidnap women Mar 12th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) By Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City police officer was convicted on Tuesday of plotting to kidnap, cook and eat women following a trial that shed light on an underworld of people who derive pleasure from fantasizing online about... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : york, city, "cannibal, cop", convicted, plot, kidnap, women, Top Keywords

Facebook's Sandberg says men need to mentor women more Mar 12th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Sheryl Sandberg's new book "Lean In" challenges men in the upper echelons of corporate America to take more women under their wing. Sandberg is on a promotional blitz for the new book, which has been prais... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook's, sandberg, says, need, mentor, women, kidnap, women, Top Keywords

Vatican brings flowers amid debate on women's role Mar 8th, 2013 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's spokesman came to his press briefing Friday bearing flowers for female journalists to mark International Women's Day. "On behalf of all of us men, congratulations and happy Women's Day!" said... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vatican, brings, flowers, amid, debate, women's, role, women, Top Keywords

Libya women face Islamist rise since Gadhafi fall Mar 7th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - On her way back from her job as a lecturer at a university near Tripoli, Libyan poet Aicha Almagrabi was stopped by a group of bearded militiamen. They kicked her car, beat up her driver and threatened to do the same to her. He... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : libya, women, face, islamist, rise, since, gadhafi, fall, Top Keywords

Walmart.com to sell goods made by small women-owned businesses Mar 7th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday will launch a line of products from small, women-owned businesses on its website, its latest push to position itself as a leader in women's economic empowerment. More than 200 items, from jewelry and i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : walmart, sell, goods, made, small, womenowned, businesses, fall, Top Keywords

Facebook exec's new book urges women to 'lean in' Mar 7th, 2013 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - For a book that has yet to be released, Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" - part feminist manifesto, part how-to career guide - has got a lot of people talking. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, exec's, book, urges, women, 'lean, in', fall, Top Keywords