Current Women News Today

Many Pregnant Women Not Screened For Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
MADISON,  N.J., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many women are not screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea infection during their pregnancy, and follow-up testing is not always performed as medically recommended ...

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:37:00 -0700

Women: U.S. Demographic Snapshot
The eight things to know about America's female demographic.

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:08:13 -0700

Women in the Workforce: The Post-Fairness Argument for Equality
In 2010, a small change happened on the surface of our nation’s demographics that speaks to much larger things brewing below: Women represented more than half of the national population and the managerial and professional workforce.

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:36:03 -0700

Title IX At 40: Where Would Women Be Without Sports?
Where would women be without sports? If you ask Lalia Ali, former world champion boxer and president of the Women's Sports Foundation, she will tell you that she knows whereDateWed, 23 May 2012 13:51:23 GMT

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:24:43 -0700

Women allege widespread sexual abuse at Alabama prison
An Alabama women's prison is the focus of a formal complaint filed with the Justice Department on Tuesday that alleges male guards for years engaged in the widespread sexual abuse of female inmates, according to a nonprofit group called The Equal Justice Initiative.

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:32:16 -0700