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Australia Opens Combat Jobs to Women

Becomes fourth developed country to place no restrictions on women in military

(Newser) - Another step for women's equality : Australia's military has become the fourth in the world to allow women to take on front-line combat roles. Announced today, the move opens some of the country's most dangerous combat jobs to women, including Special Forces positions in Afghanistan and some army...

Walmart Pledges Billions for Women Businesses

Huge initiative supports women-owned companies

(Newser) - Walmart may have some serious image problems in how it treats women, but the business behemoth is throwing around some serious money that could help change that. Under a new initiative announced today, it pledges to spend $20 billion over the next five years to buy products from women-owned businesses...

Frisco Panel Demands NBC Yank Playboy Club

There they go again

(Newser) - God love the frisky San Franciscans. After banning Happy Meals for kids , and very nearly making circumcision and pet sales illegal , the City by the Bay is poised to demand that NBC yank the upcoming TV series The Playboy Club. A resolution already passed by the city's Commission on...

Surgeon General: Here's Why Women Skip Exercise

...they want to keep their hair nice

(Newser) - In a move that some are calling bizarre, the surgeon general has set her sights on ... women's hair. While visiting a hair trade show this month, Dr. Regina Benjamin spoke about what Anahad O'Connor, writing for the New York Times , calls "something of a pet cause": Her...

Romance and Relationships Study: Nearly 25% of Men Take Just 'Seconds' to Fall in Love
 1 in 4 Men 
 Fall in Love 
 in 'Seconds' 
study says
Aug 20, 2011 10:05 AM CDT

1 in 4 Men Fall in Love in 'Seconds'

Guys fall more frequently and are first to say 'I love you': study

(Newser) - Forget notches on the bedpost: When it comes to true love, men fall hard fast. Most think they can tell whether it’s “the real thing” after a single date, whereas women aren’t certain until the sixth, a study finds. For nearly a quarter of men, things move...

Sweden Busts 23 Women on Child Porn Charges

It's the most women ever arrested for this offense

(Newser) - Twenty-three women from across Sweden have been charged with involvement in what investigators call a unique child pornography case because most of the suspects are female. A 43-year old man was charged today with having provided them with 510 films and photos of children being exploited in an "especially...

2012 Not Looking Good for Women
 2012 Not Looking 
 Good for Women 
dee dee myers
May 17, 2011 2:47 PM CDT

2012 Not Looking Good for Women

Candidates 'provocative but unelectable': Dee Dee Myers

(Newser) - The 2008 election brought us the first victory by a woman in a presidential primary, not to mention the first female GOP candidate for national office. But 2012 isn’t shaping up so nicely for women: Those making headlines are either “provocative but unelectable” or “provocative but who...

Men Often Say 'I Love You' First

But it might be because they have ulterior motives in mind: Study

(Newser) - Women may have a reputation for romance, but when it comes to saying the magic words—“I love you”—it turns out they’re a good deal slower than men. According to a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, two-thirds of couples report that guys...

Men, Women Starting to Look More Alike

Study of ancient skulls shows fewer differences

(Newser) - Anthropologists comparing ancient skulls to modern ones say it's getting harder to tell the girls from the boys. North Carolina State researchers who examined skulls from Spain and Portugal going back to the 16th century say that the differences between male and female specimens have diminished over the ages, reports...

Al-Qaeda Mag Issues Niqab Beauty Tips

Cover model accessorizes with a machine gun

(Newser) - Those al-Qaedians: Always thinking of the little lady. Now a new 33-page magazine just for women issued by al-Qaeda has some fashion tips for wearing the head-to-toe niqab. A machine gun is apparently a key accessory, highlighted on the cover of the glossy Al-Shamikha ("Majestic Woman"). And don't...

Saudi Prince: Maybe We Should Let Women Drive

...that way, we can send foreigners home, says King Abdullah's nephew

(Newser) - Maybe women should be allowed to drive, says a senior Saudi prince—whose reasoning isn't that females should enjoy equal rights, or would make excellent motorists. Rather, it would allow the kingdom to send hundreds of thousands of foreigners home, reports Reuters . "A lot of Saudi women want to...

Where Are All the Male Groupies?

Female rockers don't get much action on tour, they say

(Newser) - Male rock stars are notorious for their groupie magnetism—but the same just isn’t true for female rockers, Salon finds. “Ladies in bands don’t get ANY action,” Neko Case tweeted last weekend, prompting a flurry of agreement from fellow women in rock. (Case made clear later...

Court: German Bosses Can Demand Women Wear Bras

That's 'no impingement on personal rights,' ruling determines

(Newser) - German bosses can order female workers to wear bras, and even dictate the length of their fingernails, a court has ruled. "Being told to wear a bra and to keep fingernails to shorter than half a centimeter does not impinge on personal rights," ruled the Cologne court. Bosses...

Behold: The 'Holy Grail of Flirting'
Behold:
The 'Holy Grail of Flirting'
in case you missed it
Dec 18, 2010 7:00 PM CST

Behold: The 'Holy Grail of Flirting'

Gentlemen of the Internet: Compliment her lips

(Newser) - Because even if it is a pseudo-study designed solely as a PR boost, it's tough to ignore this claim: "We have found the Holy Grail of flirting." So says dating site Badoo, which crowns the single best Internet pickup line: "You have beautiful lips." That's the...

Women Don't Trust Palin on Abortion: Poll

54% of all voters think Planned Parenthood trustworthy; 24% think same of Palin

(Newser) - Most American voters—particularly women—don’t trust Sarah Palin on women’s health issues like abortion, sex ed, and birth control, a Planned Parenthood poll finds. While 54% of voters consider Planned Parenthood trustworthy on women’s health, only 24% find Palin trustworthy on the matter. The numbers inch...

Middle-Aged Women: Have That 2nd Drink

 Middle-Aged Women: 
 Have That 2nd 
 Drink 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 21, 2010 6:00 PM CST

Middle-Aged Women: Have That 2nd Drink

Turns out one to two drinks promote health in old age

(Newser) - Conventional wisdom (along with the American Heart Association) has long held that men can soak up the health benefits of alcohol by way of two drinks per day—while women have been told to not have more than one. Parity at last: Women who have a drink or two a...

What Women Want: Oxytocin
 What Women Want: Oxytocin 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 20, 2010 7:42 AM CST

What Women Want: Oxytocin

Happier women have higher levels of the hormone, study finds

(Newser) - If you've ever found yourself wondering what in the world women really want, scientists have an answer for you: oxytocin . The hormone, which has previously been shown to boost good feelings like trust and empathy, makes women happier, according to new research out of California. Scientists studied oxytocin levels in...

The Trouble With Veils: How to Play Sports

Activist urges Olympic ban of Saudis until nation allows women to compete

(Newser) - Head-to-toe Muslim veils like burkas and abayas make exercise difficult. But an even bigger obstacle is nations that see exercise for women as immodest and even illegal. Physical activity is forbidden in Saudi Arabia’s state-run girls’ schools, notes the New York Times . But debate over the issue has been...

Playboy TV Hot for Women

 Playboy TV 
 Hot for Women 
Nov 17, 2010 7:45 AM CST

Playboy TV Hot for Women

Channel will go less raunchy, more intimate, in effort to draw ladies

(Newser) - Now that you can get porn for free on your computer, Playboy TV is struggling to convince men to pay $15 a month for its soft-core offerings—some of which are even softer than HBO shows. Enter its new strategy: Market to the female audience. How? By adding a block...

High-Stress Jobs Bad for Women’s Hearts

Demanding jobs with little control can boost risk by 40%

(Newser) - Women working in stressful positions face an increased risk of heart-related maladies such as heart attacks, strokes, and clogged arteries, finds a landmark study that followed 17,145 women over a 10-year period. Most of the participants in the study were health professionals, but the findings paint a broader picture...

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