'One Team, One Book' teaches young athletes about Title IX

In St. Louis, the Hillsboro High School volleyball team is educating themselves and others about Title IX. With the encouragement of their coaches the team is reading “Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX” and devoting 30 minutes of practice each day to discuss what they have read. The project was started by the school’s librarians in an effort to educate young athletes about the challenges previous generations faced participating in school sports. The project has been a success for this team and has encouraged other teams to take part in similar activities. Click here for more.

Black, female leaders battle Baltimore urban woes

As of this year, Baltimore’s top elected posts- Mayor, City Council President, Chief Prosecutor and Comptroller are all held by Black women. The jury is still out on how their presence may affect growing crime and poverty rates, but many are hopefully that the shift in leadership is for the better. Click here for more.

Female Baby Boomers Face 'Retirement Gap'

The first Baby Boomer to file for social security was a woman, highlighting the increasing number of women who will rely on the program in the near future. Thousands of Baby Boomers could apply for social security everyday over the next 20 years, over half of whom will be women. Yet, in the presidential primaries there has been no mention of the retirement gap or the particular needs of women. Click here for more.

Argentina's first lady wins top job

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, former senator and first lady, won Argentina's presidential election on Sunday. Fernandez won over 40% of the vote and promises to build on the economic legacy of her husband’s presidency. Much of Fernandez’s support came from Argentina’s poor and working class citizens, who credit her husband with generating jobs. Please click here for more.

A woman's supreme right over her own body and destiny is in jeopardy

Forty years after the passing of the Abortion Act in the UK, women’s rights are still in jeopardy. The debate still rages on about the rights of the fetus and the right to privacy as hundreds of anti-abortion activist gather to demonstrate. Click here for more.

For Women, Greater Obstacles to Retirement

For many women, retirement is not an option. An increasing number of women can not afford to retire because they have not saved enough money to support themselves after retirement. Even if they have invested in a traditional pension or a 401(k) plan, women consistently enter retirement with about half as much money as men do. Please click here for more.

For Women, a Slow Narrowing of the Pay Gap

In 1979, women working full time made only 63 percent as much pay as men, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now working women make 81 percent as much as men. Yes, that’s an improvement, but it still means that median weekly earnings were $600 for women last year, compared with $743 for men. Click here for more