Read more sexism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2379/sexism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:12:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74287/leggy-palin-pic-is-gender-neutral-newsweek.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Newsweek cover of Sarah Palin in running shorts showing lots of leg met a "gender neutral" standard despite Palin's complaints of sexism, said the magazine's editor. "We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme," Jon Meacham said in a statement provided to Huffington Post...http://www.newser.com/story/74287/leggy-palin-pic-is-gender-neutral-newsweek.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 3:19:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74245/palin-slams-sexist-newsweek.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin criticized Newsweek as “sexist” for using a photo from Runner’s World that shows her bare-legged in fitness gear for its cover. “The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now,” Palin wrote on Facebook. “When it comes to Sarah Palin, this 'news' magazine has relished focusing on...http://www.newser.com/story/74245/palin-slams-sexist-newsweek.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:04:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74208/old-paris-law-still-stands-no-pants-for-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTurns out fashion-forward Paris has some rather retro regulations. Namely, a ban on women wearing pants. It's the type of law associated with the Sudan, not the Champs-Elysées, but more than 200 years after it was enacted by the city's police chief, the law stands. But today's cops may have...http://www.newser.com/story/74208/old-paris-law-still-stands-no-pants-for-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 11:06:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73725/ex-editor-sues-racist-ny-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former associate editor of the New York Post says she was fired for complaining about the paper’s racist and sexist atmosphere. Sandra Guzman, who identified herself as the “only female editor of color at the Post, ” is suing parent News Corp. Her suit claims she was among those who...http://www.newser.com/story/73725/ex-editor-sues-racist-ny-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 17:56:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73109/for-female-umps-no-field-of-dreams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget blown calls. The real problem with umpires in the MLB, says Perry Barber: A complete lack of females. Barber, who has been in the business since 1981, works high school, college, spring training, and Independent League games—and tells DoubleX , “ We’re just going to have to storm the Bastille,...http://www.newser.com/story/73109/for-female-umps-no-field-of-dreams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 11:38:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72699/obama-emerges-from-white-frat-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTurns out Tom Friedman played golf with President Obama last month—and fellow New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd isn't ashamed to admit she felt "a twinge of envy." Dowd's happy that Obama finally invited a woman to join him on the links this weekend, after catching heat over all-male...http://www.newser.com/story/72699/obama-emerges-from-white-frat-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 7:44:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72179/berlusconi-sexist-dig-sparks-fury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSilvio Berlusconi may soon have a lot more than corruption charges to worry about. Italian women—who stayed largely silent during his recent sex scandals—are joining a rising feminist backlash against the Italian leader after he made sexist remarks to a female politician on live TV. "You are more...http://www.newser.com/story/72179/berlusconi-sexist-dig-sparks-fury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 4:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70799/11-reasons-to-stop-hating-the-wnba.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe WNBA finals are going on, which has—in the past—led Sam Greenspan to joke, “Man I hope one of the players lands a one-handed breakaway dunk to seal the best-of-one series!” The league is “universally ripped on,” he writes for 11points.com, but the time has come to...http://www.newser.com/story/70799/11-reasons-to-stop-hating-the-wnba.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 12:02:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69702/strip-clubs-lap-dances-part-of-corporate-life-in-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sex industry has become a mainstream part of corporate culture in Britain and is damaging workplace equality, a report from a women's group finds. Researchers found that many firms authorize the use of expense accounts for entertaining clients in lap dancing and strip clubs, and that most strip clubs...http://www.newser.com/story/69702/strip-clubs-lap-dances-part-of-corporate-life-in-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 6:00:56 CDT