Focus on Women: Good 'Ol Boys (and Girls)

Finally, a UN Women’s Agency with Muscle By Colette N. Tamko

Womens Media Center

Recently the UN announced approval of a new agency for women—an event that followed years of complex organizing by individuals and advocacy groups around the world.    more...

At the UN, Criminalizing Rape as a Weapon

Womens Media Center

In the last week of October, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made headlines and sparked anger in travels to Israel and Pakistan. Her role some weeks earlier was less controversial yet critically important, as she led UN diplomats forward in an action that could ease the suffering of countless women and girls living in conflict zones around the world.    more...

The Real Deal on Health Care

News or Press Release

If you only read one article about what's wrong with the economics of health "care" in the United States, this is a good candidate for the one. more...

In Defense of the French Health System: Having a Baby in Paris By Carolyn Forché

Womens Media Center

Poet Carolyn Forché’s experience suggests that universal access to health care is not only the right thing to do morally but financially as well.    more...

Carter says No to Baptist Treatment of Women

Sheville Staff

Former President Jimmy Carter issued a statement in July 2009 announcing that he is severing ties with the Southern Baptist Church due to their policies on and treatment of women. What is especially fascinating about this news is how poorly it is being covered in mainline US news channels.

Obama celebrates Women's History Month. But what about their economic futures?

Sheville Staff

President Obama's stimulus package has been the centerpiece of his administration's legislative efforts. But will his plan end up hurting women economically?

Flanked by a cadre of beaming, successful women, President Barack Obama signed an executive order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls yesterday. But the president may have to reconcile that with the fact that the centerpiece of his administration so far—the passage of the economic stimulus package—may in fact end up hurting women economically? Click here

So why are there so few female chess grandmasters?

Sheville Staff

Don't you just hate that stupid question about why there are so few women chess grandmasters? Grumble no more! Merim Bilalic, himself a chess fan, researched it - and you'll want to read the results!

Your Laptop can be seized by the Government for no Reason

J. Lee Lehman

One of the hottest issues in privacy is the policy of the Department of Homeland Security that allows for the seizure of laptops and other electronic devices from anyone entering the country - citizen or not. Needless to say, this policy has been justified by claiming national security and the war on terrorism.  What is perhaps more amazing is that, despite the specific constitutional injunction against unreasonable search and seizure, this policy has been upheld by a US appellate court! These are seizures without cause - any agent can seize any laptop or cell hpone for any reason, require passwords to be given, copy an file, or even take the unit and maybe send it back weeks or months later, with no explanation. This is outrageous. While there have been hearings the Summer eelated to this issue, nothing has been done to curb this. Is everybody asleep at the wheel?

North Carolina Women United

Sheville Staff

NC Women United is ... a consensus-based coalition of organizations committed to achieving full equality and empowerment for women Our activities include sponsoring Women's Agenda Assemblies, Women's Advocacy Day, and producing a Legislative Report Card. Click here