The effects of climate change have driven women in communities in coastal areas in poor countries like the Philippines into dangerous work, and sometimes even the flesh trade, a United Nations official said. Suneeta Mukherjee, country representative of the United Nations Food Population Fund (UNFPA), said women in the Philippines are the most vulnerable to... »

FAIRWAY, Kan. — Innocent until proven guilty is the usual burden of proof under the law. But in Kansas — and until recently in Missouri — there is one allegation that a man can’t shake even with indisputable scientific evidence. Kevin Ballard is No. 943 at Arrowhead Stadium, but you won’t see him on the... »

Maybe not.  The racism contained in these videos is shocking and outrageous.  What is more shocking is that it gets a pass from Telmexuvision for broadcast to an American audience.  But it is an instructive example of egregious double standards in play.  Were this broadcast in English, executive heads would roll, and rightly so. But... »

INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY CELEBRATION 19 NOVEMBER 2009 Men and women across the world will be celebrating International Men’s Day on Thursday, 19 November 2009.  This year, India celebrates International Men’s Day for the third time along with 23 other countries around the globe. Bike and car rallies are being conducted in all major cities in India to... »

Working Mother Magazine published a package of articles on Tuesday called “Lost Custody,” about the new reality of divorce and child custody for working mothers. It is filled with tales of women who were the primary earners in a marriage, and who watched their husbands gain primary physical custody of their children when the marriage... »

An 18-year-old Loyola University student has recanted the report she made earlier this morning about being sexually attacked in her dormitory room, police said. The woman said the assault occurred at about 1 a.m. in a dorm room on the 1100 block of West Loyola Avenue, said Chicago police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines. More… »