Women
Troubling Obsession With ‘Thigh Gap’ Growing Among Women
You can it see it when models walk down the runway – A visible gap between their thighs, or a thigh gap. Teens and women are becoming dangerously infatuated with acquiring the thin legs and wide thigh gaps.
San Francisco Promotes Gender Equality In Workplace As Union Claims Hypocrisy
San Francisco officials on Monday called on the city’s private sector to promote gender equality in the workplace but also faced criticism from their own city employees for a proposal to reduce pay for public sector jobs primarily held by women and people of color.
Female Tech Developer Fired After Tweet About Men’s Sex Comments At Conference
A female technology developer has been fired after tweeting about a group of men she said were making sexual comments at a Silicon Valley technology conference.
Facebook COO Sandberg’s Book On Women & Work Shows Strong Early Sales
Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” sold 140,000 copies its first week of publication, has gone back to press seven times for additional printings and now has 400,000 copies in print, publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Wednesday.
Study Ranks SF-Based Williams-Sonoma #1 For Executive Gender Equity
San Francisco-Based Williams-Sonoma ranked number one in UC Davis’ annual study of gender equity among California’s 400 largest companies.
Bay Area Lawyer For Military Women ‘Thrilled’ About Ending Combat Ban
A lawyer for four servicewomen who sued the U.S. Department of Defense for the right to have combat duty said in San Francisco Thursday that she and her clients are “thrilled” that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the lifting of the combat ban.
Servicewomen Sue In SF Courtroom To Challenge Exclusion From Combat
Four military women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan sued the U.S. Department of Defense in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to challenge the policy of excluding women from almost all combat duty.
Opinion: Crowley’s Obama Favoritism Completely Discredits Her As A Journalist
There were so many blatant signs of Obama-favored bias displayed by CNN political correspondent Candy Crowley that one scarcely knows where to begin. She caused the difference between Romney’s huge win in the first debate and his extremely narrow win in the second.
With Calif. Marriage Case Pending, Scalia Says Gay Rights Among ‘Easy’ Issues To Decide
Justice Antonin Scalia said his method of interpreting the Constitution makes some of the most hotly disputed issues that come before the U.S. Supreme Court among the easiest to resolve.
Top-Seeded Stanford Women Pull Away From Hampton For 73-51 Win
Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored 22 of her 28 points in the first half Saturday and top-seeded Stanford pulled away before halftime and beat Hampton 73-51 in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament.
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