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  1. University of Michigan Health System study - women researchers less likely to receive major career funding grants. http://sn.im/thx15
  2. 12/1 - AIDS now the leading cause of mortality among women of reproductive age globally - will its devastation ever end? http://sn.im/thwd5
  3. Not to be missed at YouTube - Pink Glove Dance for breast cancer awareness! http://sn.im/youtube-pgd
  4. RT @AAUW: .@care @nickkristof Tmw = Int'l Day 4the Elimination of Violence Against Wmn. Let's make #genderviolence theme 4 #halftheskytu ...
  5. RT @Womens_eNews: Today's Commentary: Guys Still Hog Role of Intellectual Heavy Weight http://bit.ly/7AwuUy
  6. VMI under investigation for school policies that may be sexist and discriminatory. http://sn.im/tehjk
  7. petition @DCDISB to mandate birth control coverage for ALL insurance plans. http://act.ly/1cd RT to sign #actly
  8. NYT's Bob Herbert on the crush of unemployment among unmarried women. http://sn.im/ta3va
  9. RT @daily_finance Philly transit workers settle strike for more Viagra - wonder if they cover birth control pills? http://bit.ly/3sHMgd
  10. States experience double-digit increases in food stamp program participation over past 12 mos - 2/3's by 20% or more. http://sn.im/t7fw4
  11. Union membership changing - women may become majority of members in next 10 years. http://sn.im/t6st8
  12. Alarming jump in unemployment for female heads of households from 11.6% to 12.9%. http://sn.im/iow-blsaug
  13. WHO releases 2009 report on women's health - wide disparities and inequalities exist for women around the world. http://sn.im/t5mwh
  14. Theragenics CEO Christine Jacobs - longest serving female CEO of companies on the New York Stock Exchange. http://sn.im/t55p1
  15. More on "too female" colleges probe - advocates for Title IX are concerned about reasons and potential remedies. http://sn.im/t1fp6
  16. Swiss company plans to encourage the appt. of women as corp board members through new fund's investment strategy. http://sn.im/t11hs
  17. PS - tenure board at DePaul asked one female professor how many men there were in her classes. Does this stuff still happen???
  18. .... of the 7 women being considered, 2 were granted tenure, of the 18 men being considered, 16 were granted tenure. http://sn.im/t0wbj
  19. DePaul Univ charged with gender discrimination in tenure decisions....
  20. Some colleges may be favoring male applicants in order to avoid becoming "too female" - probe launched to investigate. http://sn.im/t0w5h