Read more women stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1250/women.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74638/women-hate-on-their-bodies-36-times-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen are pretty good at feeling bad: They have negative thoughts about their appearance an average of 36 times a day, a survey shows. One hundred women, aged from 35 to 70, were asked to carry a clicker and register every time they felt anxious about any aspect of their...http://www.newser.com/story/74638/women-hate-on-their-bodies-36-times-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:59:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74127/stupak-is-the-last-straw-no-more-caving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPainting the Stupak-Pitts amendment as a necessary evil—a concession women should make for the “greater good” of health care reform—is ridiculous, Katha Pollitt writes. Women have been consistently sidelined by the “theocrats and male chauvinists” throwing their weight around in the Democratic Party. “Why don't you take one...http://www.newser.com/story/74127/stupak-is-the-last-straw-no-more-caving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 11:12:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73641/gop-bails-on-its-feminine-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRebelling conservatives pushed Republican Dede Scozzafava out of the House race in New York’s 23rd District because she’s a moderate. But she’s also a woman, and her ouster points to a toxic side effect of the tea party revolution: the closing of the GOP to all but the most reactionary...http://www.newser.com/story/73641/gop-bails-on-its-feminine-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:47:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73408/give-these-gifts-and-get-lucky.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you're out to win the heart of a woman impressed with pricey baubles and bubbles, Esquire has just the gift guide for you. Ask Santa to help you pay for: La Perla Signature Collection: A $242 bra may seem outrageous, but it's hand-embroidered and Italian. Christian Louboutin heels: The...http://www.newser.com/story/73408/give-these-gifts-and-get-lucky.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 12:39:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72961/clinton-talk-annoys-pakistani-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton was relaxed in her town hall-style address to professional Pakistani women today in Islamabad, discussing “habits of the heart,” like tolerance and compromise, and touting the female doctors sent on US aid missions to Pakistan. It was nice, she said with a chuckle, to not talk about security...http://www.newser.com/story/72961/clinton-talk-annoys-pakistani-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 12:20:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72713/somali-women-whipped-for-wearing-bras.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMuslim Shabaab religious enforcers in battered Somalia are finding time to whip Muslim women for wearing bras. They're being punished because the underwear accentuates breasts and in some cases gives a "fraudulent" impression to possible suitors, reports the Independent . "Al Shabaab now orders us to shake our breasts," one woman...http://www.newser.com/story/72713/somali-women-whipped-for-wearing-bras.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 2:15:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72596/madonna-starts-malawian-girls-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConstruction on a Malawian school for girls founded by Madonna began today. The singer has put up $15 million for the creation of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is expected to be finished in 2 years, the BBC reports. "Growing up in a privileged life, I took education...http://www.newser.com/story/72596/madonna-starts-malawian-girls-school.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 16:39:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72580/strong-women-do-like-movies-good-movies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis weekend's battle at the multiplex, where sci-fi trounced Amelia Earhart, has carried over into the world of virtual opinion. Washington Post critic Ann Hornaday fired the first shot, and Sady Doyle fires back, explaining that she senses a “note of condescension.” See Amelia , Hornaday implores. “No Manolo Blahniks! No...http://www.newser.com/story/72580/strong-women-do-like-movies-good-movies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 13:56:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72539/women-drive-recovery-but-dissed-by-retail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen who shop til they drop are stimulating the economy more than any Ben Bernanke, but the planet's greatest spending bloc feels dissed by retailers and service providers. Women control $20 trillion in annual consumer spending in the world—a figure likely to climb to $28 trillion by 2014. Despite...http://www.newser.com/story/72539/women-drive-recovery-but-dissed-by-retail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 2:32:30 CDT