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The White House Project A Female Parliamentary Majority in Just One Country: Rwanda

New York Times - Economix
Catherine Rampell
March 9, 2010

As my colleague Lydia Polgreen writes, the upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill on Tuesday that would amend the Constitution to reserve a third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatures for women. Such a provision may sound extreme, but it is nothing new: According to the Quota Project, about half of the world’s countries currently use some type of e… Continue

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The White House Project Female Directors a Rare Breed

Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow proves female directors are a rare breed themselves
By Stephen Whitty/The New Jersey Star-Ledger
March 09, 2010

With her win for best director at this year’s Academy Awards, Kathryn Bigelow joins a small, honored society of filmmakers. But then, she’s already part of a small select group:

Female directors.

Yes, women nominated for best-director Oscars are a rarity — only four in the Academy’s 82-year-history. (The previous nominee… Continue

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The White House Project A Win for Bigelow Could be a Boost for Women Directors

A win for Bigelow could be a boost for women directors — or no boost at all
By Beth Wood, SPECIAL TO THE SAND DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 12:05 a.m.

Kathryn Bigelow is only the fourth woman to be nominated for a best director Oscar. Tonight, she could become the first to win. But she’s already made history. “The Hurt Locker,” a tense war movie set in Iraq, earned her the Directors Guild of America award and the British Film Academy Award (BAFTA), making her… Continue

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The White House Project Never Dismiss Power of Afghan Women

CNN
March 8, 2010
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Editor's note: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon covered presidential politics at ABC News in Washington. Since 2005, she has been reporting on women entrepreneurs starting small and medium-sized businesses in post-conflict economies such as those in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Rwanda. She is working on "The Dressmaker of Khair Khana," a book scheduled for early 2011 publication by HarperCollins, about a young Afghan entrepreneur whose business… Continue

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The White House Project 'The Hurt Locker' Wins Big at the Oscars

The New York Times
By Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes
March 8, 2010


LOS ANGELES — “The Hurt Locker,” a little-seen war film with big backing from the critics, pushed past “Avatar” and other crowd-pleasers to win the best picture Oscar at a Sunday night ceremony here, while its director, Kathryn Bigelow, became the first woman to win the directing award.

“Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” had come into the night as favorites, but the smaller film took the priz… Continue

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The White House Project Bigelow the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director

By Dave McNary
Variety

Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar win for directing "The Hurt Locker" capped an awards season that saw the 58-year-old helmer emerge as the first woman to win the honor in the 82-year history of the Academy. She took the nod over fellow nominees James Cameron for "Avatar," Lee Daniels for "Precious," Jason Reitman for "Up in the Air" and Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds." On opening the envelope Sunday night, presenter Barbra Streisand declared, "Well, the ti… Continue

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The White House Project Women's Rights: A Matter of Peace and Stability

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General, NATO
The Huffington Post

On this International Women's Day, it is fitting that we reflect upon United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, adopted almost ten years ago. With this resolution, the United Nations recognized that conflict disproportionately impacts civilians, and particularly women. It remains a powerful call to protect those who are most vulnerable in conflicts and their aftermath, and to enhance the participation of w… Continue

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The White House Project And the Gender-Neutral Oscar Goes To...

The New York Times
By Kim Elsesser
March 3, 2010



MANY hours into the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony this Sunday, the Oscar for best actor will go to Morgan Freeman, Jeff Bridges,

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The White House Project Half The Sky Events Across the Country- March 4

Half the Sky, the book by NY Times writers Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, has become a full fledged movement to recognize that women aren’t the problems in societies — we are the solutions. On March 4, in celebration of Women’s History Month, Half the Sky events will be held in movie theatres across the country. You can get information on where it is playing here. The event will feature Kristof and WuDunn, India.Arie and the premiere of Woineshet a short film co-directed by Marisa Tomei a… Continue

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The White House Project Olympic Glory for Women in 2010 Games

By Caitlin Endyke Two days after the closing ceremonies, I can’t help but sense those familiar feelings that come at the end of every Olympiad. Glory for games won, disappointment for hard losses and a general sense of “what’s next?” when I can no longer fill my days with curling matches, alpine races, and those VISA commercials with Morgan Freeman that always leave me inspired and chanting “Go World”. As we begin counting down the days until London 2012, I’m reflecting on what this past Olympi… Continue

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The White House Project What's Your Point, Honey?


NYC Media will air WHAT’S YOUR POINT, HONEY? on NYC life (Channel 25) on Monday, March 15th at 8 pm. Encores will happen on Tuesday, March 16th at 2 am, Friday, March 19th at 12:30 pm and Saturday, March 20th at 8 am.
What’s Your Point, Honey? – a documentary film about how young women view themselves in today’s political world – will make its broadcast debut on NYC life (Channel 25) on Monday, March 15 at 8pm in celebration of Women’s History Month. NYC life is part of the official t… Continue

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The White House Project 2009 Was No Year of the Woman in Hollywood

Women and Hollywood
Melissa Silverstein
February 24, 2010

Just forget all the bullshit you and I are constantly fed (and I sometimes write) about how great things are for women in Hollywood. We did have a better year at the box office with a couple of female led films making it to the top 10, and we did get a woman nominated for best director, BUT and this is a big BUT, when you look even a little bit below the surface you will realiz… Continue

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The White House Project US Women Take Home Bronze in Bobsled

US Scores Bronze in Women’s Bobsled
USA Today

The U.S. women's bobsled team has earned a medal for the third consecutive Olympics, getting a bronze Wednesday night to go with its gold from 2002 and a silver in 2006.


Erin Pac, with brakeman Elana Meyers, drove the USA-2 sled to a third-place finish. They had a four-run total of 3 minutes, 33.40 seconds. Canada won the top two spots: Canada-1 in a time of 3:32.18 and Canada-2 in 3:33.13.


Pac's sled was in se

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The White House Project US and Canada Battle for Gold in Women's Hockey

American Women Know Canada’s Biggest Advantage
John Branch
The New York Times


VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The United States hockey player Julie Chu stood in the bowels of the arena on Wednesday afternoon, discussing the next day’s gold-medal game with Canada.


Up in the bowl of Canada Hockey Place, Canada’s men’s team was playing Russia. The noise surged through the walls, giving Chu a sense of what to expect on Thursday.


“I’m getting goose bumps a

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The White House Project Why Girls Need to Put On Their Running Shoes

Getting to 50|50
Sharon Meers
February 22, 2010

Yesterday, I got an email from my high school track coach -- he asked if I’m still working on my 400 meter dash (let me tell you, it needed work.) I wasn’t a natural athlete. I was a bookish girl who liked ballet and chorus. For most of my childhood, no one seemed worried about my non-participation in sports -- I wasn’t a boy so, the message seemed to be, it didn’t matter so much. Thank heavens for track!

I’ve… Continue

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The White House Project The East Wing: Alumna Monique Dorsainvil Interns in the White House Office of the First Lady

Emory Magazine
Mallory Goldberg 10C
Winter 2010


For most of us, walking through the White House is a memorable sightseeing experience; for Monique Dorsainvil 09C, it’s a daily event. As one of seven interns selected to work in the Office of the First Lady, Dorsainvil is spending three months learning and observing national politics in the footsteps of Michelle Obama.

“Meeting Mrs. Obama was just thrilling,” Dorsainvil… Continue

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The White House Project The Academy for Sport Leadership

February is Sports Month on The White House Project’s Benchmarks website. Dedicated to cross-sector conversations and solutions arising out of our recent report “Benchmarking Women’s Leadership,” the website currently features information on women in sports around the United States. Your Great Lakes Regional Office is pleased to spotlight a Michigan group working to increase women’s leadership in this sector: The Academy for Sport Leadership.

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Added by The White House Project on February 18, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

The White House Project Pirates to Host Baseball Clinic for Women

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced the team will host the first-ever Baseball Basics Clinic for Women on March 26 at McKechnie Field. Participating women will receive interactive professional instruction in baseball fundamentals by Pirates players, coaches and trainers.
On-field instruction will be presented in five areas – hitting, fielding, pitching, catching and base running. A sixth station – Clubhouse Chatter – will offer participants a question and answer session with a pl… Continue

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The White House Project Play Sports, Do Better in Life; says new study

By Tara Parker-Pope

New York Times Blog


Almost four decades after the federal education law called Title IX opened the door for girls to participate in high school and college athletics, a crucial question has remained unanswered: Do sports make a long-term difference in a woman’s life?

A large body of research shows that sports are associated with all sorts of benefits, like lower teenage pregnancy rates, better grades and higher self-esteem. But until now, no on… Continue

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Cindy Fallsen osteoporosis

Women are at risk for osteoporosis and most Health Insurance companies see this. They are asking history questions before giving Health Insurance Quotes. Some International Health Insurance firms are having a hard time covering some of the conditions ass… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on February 16, 2010 at 8:44pm — No Comments

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