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Web Sites Steer Visitors to Domestic Safety

By Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● January 14, 2008

Web pages for those escaping domestic violence are coming online all the time. One new site offers a chilling photo gallery. Another caters to those suffering violence from a law enforcer. Part of our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

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‘Reference Man’ May Lose Radiation Modeling Job

By Julie R. Enszer ● Employment ● November 13, 2007

Safe levels of ionizing radiation from products such as smoke detectors and mammograms are based on a male health subject. Health advocates want statistics based more on fetuses, girls and women to take over as the model.

Business Women Add Tech Gadgets to Juggling Act

By Amy Rogers Nazarov ● Employment ● September 18, 2007

Armed with handy gadgets and the latest laptop, female entrepreneurs are investing in technology and praising it for pushing profits and aiding work-life balance. They also say it’s tough to keep up with rapid advances, particularly on the Web.

Web Offers Mother Lode of Data for Parents

By Womens Enews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● May 8, 2007

Mothers are surfing the Net these days and an explosion of sites offers advice on everything from shopping for strollers to political activism on behalf of family-friendly policies. Just as important is the chance for parent-parent contact.

Mentor Programs Help Girls Engineer Their Futures

By Karen A. Frenkel ● Health & Science ● May 4, 2007

Women continue to lag behind men in engineering in terms of degrees awarded, presence in the field and sheer numbers. But several mentorship programs are helping to attract girls and young women to the profession.

Young Latinas Have Webzine to Call Their Own

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Arts & Culture ● December 26, 2006

Four years ago two journalism students in Austin, Texas, decided that young U.S. Latinas need a magazine to call their own. Today they produce a Webzine and run workshops that train girls and teens to report, edit and keep asking questions.

African Female Scholars Share Virtual Lifeline

By Gretchen L. Wilson ● Politics ● December 17, 2006

Female faculty are rare at African universities, but the Internet helps university women exchange ideas and moral support. It provides what some participants call a “virtual feminist university.” Second in a series on higher education in Africa.

Hi-Tech Stalking Devices Extend Abusers’ Reach

By Marie Tessier ● Uncategorized ● October 1, 2006

The case of a Seattle woman who was stalked by her estranged husband shows how controlling personalities can use cell phones, spyware and GPS technologies to terrorize their victims. First in “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

E-Mail Health Alerts Spread Help and Hoaxes

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● September 7, 2006

E-mails health alerts have special appeal to women, who share them with friends and family. But while some alerts are helpful, health advocates say many are bogus and spread unnecessary anxiety. Online resources can help weed fact from fiction.

African American Women Gain Ground in Sciences

By Jennifer Friedlin ● Health & Science ● February 28, 2006

Women of color in the sciences are celebrated in a new book that aims to inspire the next generation. But educators and some of the featured scientists worry that recent gains for black female scientists are vulnerable to unraveling.