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US military to lift ban on women in combat US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lift a ban on women serving in combat, officials said Wednesday -- a ground-breaking move after a decade of war that saw female troops thrust onto the battlefield.
26 January 2013
©REUTERS Women smokers face greater health risks than in past: study Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use.
25 January 2013
©REUTERS Epilepsy drug has long-term effect on child IQ: study A drug found to affect the cognitive ability of toddlers born to women who took the medication for epilepsy has a longer-term impact on their IQ.
25 January 2013
Women join ranks of Assad forces in Syria's Homs At 40 years of age, Abir Ramadan joined the all-female unit of Syria's new paramilitary force, pledging loyalty to Bashar al-Assad in the armed struggle against those seeking to topple the president.
24 January 2013
Delhi gang-rape trial to open in fast-track court The trial of five men accused of the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old student on a moving New Delhi bus was set to open on Monday in a special "fast-track" court established to deliver speedy justice.
22 January 2013
Photo courtesy of whatafy.com Latin American women face widespread violence: study More than half of Bolivian women have suffered domestic violence, according to a report out Thursday that found such abuse widespread in Latin America, with partners usually the perpetrators.
19 January 2013
Canadians protest for India women after gang rape Protesters have rallied in two of Canada's main cities in solidarity with women in India after the deadly gang rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi sparked outrage.
05 January 2013
Indian gang-rape victim dies in Singapore An Indian student whose savage gang-rape on a bus in New Delhi sparked mass protests across the country died on Saturday in a Singapore hospital after suffering severe organ failure.
29 December 2012
Indian gang-rape student 'fighting for her life': hospital An Indian student who was brutally gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi was "fighting for her life" after suffering a significant brain injury.
29 December 2012
Photo courtesy of 1laweyrsource.com 'Irresistible' Iowa woman fired for being too sexy An "irresistible" Iowa dental assistant fired for threatening her boss's marriage -- even though she turned away his advances -- has lost her discrimination lawsuit.
25 December 2012
Indian PM appeals for calm, vows to protect women Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged calm and vowed to protect women as police on Monday struggled to quell increasing outrage over sex crimes following the gang-rape of a student.
24 December 2012
Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin. Photo courtesy of anglicantaonga.org.nz Queen's chaplain says Church of England has racism problem Queen Elizabeth II's chaplain Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, tipped to become one of Britain's first women bishops, said Saturday that the Church of England is struggling with "institutional racism".
22 December 2012
Police clash with Delhi gang-rape protesters Indian police on Saturday baton-charged, tear-gassed and fired water cannon at demonstrators who were demanding better safety for women following the brutal gang-rape of a student last weekend.
22 December 2012
Afghan woman official assassinated: police Gunmen assassinated an Afghan women's affairs official on Monday just months after her predecessor was blown up by a bomb.
11 December 2012
Photo courtesy of wordpress.com 221 women head administrations in Kazakhstan Of course, men rule the world. But men are ruled by women anyway: Nursultan Nazarbayev.
10 December 2012
Photo courtesy of iiwallpepares.com UN passes first resolution on female mutilation The UN General Assembly on Monday passed its first resolution condemning female genital mutilation, which opponents say more than 140 million women worldwide have had to endure.
27 November 2012
Maria Miller. ©REUTERS Minister for women says Church of England must reform Britain's women and equalities minister Maria Miller said the Church of England needs to reform itself and act swiftly to introduce women bishops.
26 November 2012
Photo courtesy of globalnews.com Japan's secret economic weapon: women In next month's general election, politicians -- nearly all of them men -- will make promises on what they will do to fix Japan's economic morass.
24 November 2012
Church of England rejects women bishops The Church of England narrowly rejected Tuesday the appointment of women bishops, triggering turmoil and setting back efforts to modernise the mother church of millions of Anglicans worldwide.
21 November 2012
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