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Archive for September, 2007



Putting Money on the Table: Woman on Top of the “Pay Gap”

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:48 pm

For the first time, women in their 20s who work full time in several American cities — New York, Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis — are earning higher wages than men in the same age range, according to a recent analysis of 2005 census data by Andrew Beveridge, a sociology professor at Queens College in New York.


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Study: Women earning more than men in major US cities

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:46 pm

Dr Andrew Beveridge, of New York’s Queens College, analyzed US census data from 2005 - and found that women between the ages of 21 and 30 living in certain large urban areas were taking home bigger pay checks than their male colleagues.


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‘Miranda complex’ hits US women

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:43 pm

WHEN Jessica Valenti read that successful young New York women were hiding their large incomes for fear of intimidating potential boyfriends, her response was an angry snort. “This just makes me sad,” said Valenti, the 28-year-old editor of Feministing.com , a popular feminist website. “Is masculinity so damn fragile that it can’t handle being treated to dinner? It seems there is no worse dating gaffe than having the nerve to make more money than your significant other – if you’re a woman, that is.”


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Divorce law reform overdue

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:41 pm

“Everybody talks about it, but nobody ever does anything about it. Similar to talking about bad weather. But the terrible weather conditions I’m talking about are the legal storms which can engulf and batter those unfortunate souls caught in the path of our system of family law.”


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Divorce and its impact on the UAE society

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:40 pm

“In my grandmother’s generation for an Arab and Muslim woman to divorce in our society was a rare thing, in my mother’s generation it became far more acceptable, and in my generation it has become common practice.”


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Free Government Divorce Seminar in Hawaii on October 4th

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:35 pm

The Hawaii State Judiciary is providing free sessions to educate the public on divorce law in the island state, according to the Hawaii State Judiciary’s announcement. These sessions occur every month. The next “Divorce Law in Hawaii” meeting will be taking place on October 4th from 12pm-1pm at the Supreme Court in Honolulu, Hawaii.


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Police: Sitter Put Boy’s Feet In Boiling Water

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:20 pm

A 20-year-old baby sitter was charged with aggravated child abuse after police said she submerged an 18-month-old baby’s feet in boiling water, causing second-degree burns.


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YOUTUBE VIDEO AND OP-ED: We Can Do Without TeenScreen

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 4:12 pm

TeenScreen operates in 43 states, and at 450 locations. Mostly middle schools and high schools. These children are fresh meat for those who want to provide more young minds with more psychiatric labels and drugs. TeenScreen is a multi-level process that does not simply end after a young student takes a computerized ten minute questionnaire.


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Before: It’s Always the Husband (Searching for Missing Woman)

Friday 28 September 2007 @ 11:38 am

Tom says he knows in case like this police consider the husband a possible suspect.


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After: But Not This Time (Woman Survives 8 Days in Wrecked SUV)

Friday 28 September 2007 @ 11:37 am

Tanya Rider, 33, responded to her name when her SUV was found along a highway in suburban Seattle, State Patrol Sgt. Dave Divis said.


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