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01/09/2009
Indonesian women protest against Israeli strikes (AFP via Yahoo! News)
About 200 Indonesian women protested against Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip outside the Egyptian embassy in Jakarta on Friday.
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01/09/2009
43% - Women Call the Shots at Home (Pew via Yahoo! News)
When men and women living in couples were asked who generally makes the decisions in four familiar areas of domestic life -- weekend plans, household finances, big purchases and what to watch on TV -- 43% said it was the woman who makes decisions in more areas than the man.
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01/09/2009
N.Y.U.?s Men and Women?s Basketball Teams Are Both Undefeated (New York Times)
N.Y.U. may be a small-time basketball school, but the university is the only one in the N.C.A.A. this season with undefeated men?s and women?s teams.
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01/08/2009
Older women have less access to donated kidneys (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Younger women have equal access to kidney transplants compared with their male counterparts, but older women receive kidney transplants much less frequently than older men, new research shows.
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01/08/2009
Kennedy seen as model for re-entry women (AP via Yahoo! News)
With her Camelot pedigree and Park Avenue address, Caroline Kennedy is not exactly the average American woman. But many women identify with her impulse to enter the work force after two decades of child rearing.
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01/09/2009
Women detect, encode male sexual sweat (UPI)
HOUSTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Women's brains recognize and encode the smell of male sexual sweat, U.S. psychologists said.
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01/09/2009
UW Women's Basketball | Huskies lose by Pac-10 record 77 points (Seattle Times)
Washington's women's basketball team wants to rejoin the upper echelon of the Pac-10 Conference, but Thursday night Stanford showed the...
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01/09/2009
Church Women United set dinner, program (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Taking a stand for human rights will be the topic of a potluck dinner and program for Church Women United in Northern Kentucky this evening.
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01/09/2009
WOMEN WANT STABIL GOVT - SHAHRIZAT (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Wanita Umno vice-chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil is confident that the women voters in Terengganu will support the Barisan Nasional in the Kuala Terengganu by-election as they want a stable government.
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01/08/2009
Older women have less transplant access (UPI)
BALTIMORE, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Younger women have equivalent access to kidney transplants compared with their male counterparts, but older women do not, U.S. researchers said.
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  • Alice Paul Institute Home Page - Works to empower women and girls to accept leadership challenges in their lives, communities and workplaces. Includes history, programs, events, membership information, volunteer and internship opportunities, speaker's bureau and a newsletter.
  • Drifters, Inc. - Women's organization for helping underprivileged children and serving society. Features contact details on local chapters, news, events and resources.
  • National League of American Pen Women - Promotes development of the creative talents of professional women in the arts. Includes information about branches, officers, events, and organization history.
  • Portuguese-American Women's Association (PAWA) - Group created to support and recognize professional women in the United States, who are of Portuguese decent. Organization history, celebrated women, and list of activities.
  • Sigma Beta Sorority - National philanthropic organization open to any woman who is interested in helping others and having fun while doing so.
  • STITCH - A network of US women unionists, organizers, and activists that seeks to build connections between Central American and US women organizing for economic justice. Programs, events, links and support needs are featured.
  • 9to5, National Association of Working Women - Works to strengthen women's ability to work for economic justice. Includes campaign updates, action alerts, publications and membership information.
  • WiseUp!America - Promotes informed participation at the grassroots level to effectively protect, maintain and advance responsive economic and social policies for families and the community. Includes events and membership information.
  • Women Matter - Works to educate women about political processes and help them to use those processes to better their own lives. Includes information about issues such as women's rights, education, the economy, health care, the environment, and electoral issues. Includes forum and how to get involved.
  • Women's Calendar - Electronic listing of women's events. The mission is to provide a calendar of events covering every possible venue, topic or issue important to women. Women's groups, organizations, communities and businesses are invited to list their events.
  • Women's Campaign Fund - Non-partisan organization provides women with resources for winning political offices. Features events, news, resources, photos and statistics.
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