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From FEMA's site, "The Heroes of 9/11" – this photo was selected to be featured in the section for children. Click the image to see FEMA’s site.

I was not in New York that day. I was getting ready to drop my four-month-old baby off at my parents’ so I could go to a luncheon with my former co-workers, in honor of my having worked for the company. It was just pizza and …

The parents of slain Yale student Annie Le – who filed suit this week against the University for failing to adequately protect their daughter — don’t have a legal leg to stand on.  That’s the assessment of some bloggers – and Yale — who contend that as horrible a crime as this was, the University cannot be held accountable.
The parents contend – among other charges — that the University fostered an atmosphere of misogyny that “emboldened” Annie’s killer. The suit references a Title IX sexual discrimination complaint filed by students …

Republished from MORE magazine, September 10, 2011.
We go behind enemy lines for the real story.
It’s back-to-school time, which is exciting for the kids except for, oh yeah, all their anxiety over schedules, books, classes and clothing.  Yet those pale in comparison to what moms face coming back this week—another year on the PTA battlefield.

I’m a PTA mom in transition. I spent 19 years working on Wall Street. Three years ago, I left to raise my kids and became more involved with the PTA. Wall Street was easier. Hands down.

Having been …

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According to Jane Hyde, a psychologist from the University of Wisconsin, “the stereotype that boys are better at math is alive and strong…Parents still believe it, and teachers still believe it” (Alice Park, Time Science). But based on the research she and other researchers from University of California, Berkeley, are conducting, this stereotype is just that: a stereotype and a myth, and girls are shutting it down with irrevocable force.
Funded by the …

Sarah Palin had QUITE a day in Iowa on Saturday. That title of this post? That’s the headline of the story published in the Washington Times, in which lively reporter Eric Golub describes the day and the message:
Despite torrential rains, Sarah Palin lit up the Iowa sky and lit into the failed Obama presidency.
It was an honor to be one of her “opening” acts.
I met Governor Palin for the first time recently at the Iowa State Fair. She is every bit as genuine as I expected. She is …

Reprinted with the express permission of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the author. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Next Thursday, September 8, President Barack Obama will give what’s being touted as a major speech that will pressure the so-called debt “super committee” to focus on job creation and tackling the nation’s high unemployment rate, which stood at 9.1 percent in July 2011.
While the speech is of interest to all Americans, it’s particularly important to …

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NASCAR is divided into three parts: the Truck Series, the Nationwide Series (much like a minor league) and the Sprint Cup (the Major leagues). Although there are women competing in each level, none has more fame than Danica Patrick.
Patrick formerly was a competitor in “Indy” style racing, but announced a few days ago that she would be concentrating all her efforts next year towards competing in the Nationwide Series. Along with Jo Cobb, …

Cross-posted from Taylor Marsh’s blog with her express permission. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
“… Without the women’s vote — because women comprise the majority of the electorate — it’s virtually impossible for a candidate to win the election.” – Jennifer Lawless, director of the Women and Politics Institute at American University

This is the alternate, political version of why buy the milk if the cow is free?, with the biggest feminist names in Democratic politics giving away their power …