Japan eye women's volleyball Olympic berth May 19th, 2012 - 07:10h (CET +01.00) Hosts Japan are hoping home advantage in the final Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament starting Saturday will help them secure a berth at London 2012 as they bid to end a 28-year medal drought. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : japan, women's, volleyball, olympic, berth, Top Keywords Also visit volleyball.2central.net

New bill offers Indian women post-divorce security May 18th, 2012 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) Indian women's groups applauded Friday cabinet approval of amendments to a bill that would for the first time grant women a clearly-defined share of their husband's property after divorce. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bill, offers, indian, women, postdivorce, security, Top Keywords Also visit postdivorce.2central.net

Indian police 'disregard women's dignity': rights group May 14th, 2012 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) A leading rights group accused the Indian police on Monday of denying and disregarding the rights of women, highlighting the recent case of a pregnant sex worker who says she was beaten by an officer. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : indian, police, 'disregard, women's, dignity', rights, group, Top Keywords Also visit indian.2central.net

Call for NATO summit to protect Afghan women May 12th, 2012 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) The upcoming NATO summit in Chicago must ensure that special measures are taken to protect the rights of Afghan women as US-led coalition forces prepare to pull out, UN organisations said Saturday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : call, nato, summit, protect, afghan, women, group, Top Keywords Also visit protect.2central.net

Divorce courts mirror society as more women pay alimony May 10th, 2012 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tables have turned in U.S. divorce courts with more women paying their former husbands alimony and child support than ever before, according to U.S. lawyers. As women climb higher up the career ladder and outpace their exes in sa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : divorce, courts, mirror, society, women, alimony, group, Top Keywords Also visit divorce.2central.net

Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault May 9th, 2012 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) Women protesters and rights groups on Wednesday accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crackdown on demonstrations, reviving allegations they are using abuse to intimidate female detainees and protesters. (... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : women, accuse, egyptian, military, sexual, assault, group, Top Keywords Also visit egyptian.2central.net

China cricket coach excited by women's progress May 8th, 2012 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) China's coach Rashid Khan on Tuesday expressed high hopes for his women's team at this year's Asia Cup Twenty20, saying that they were outperforming the men. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, cricket, coach, excited, women's, progress, group, Top Keywords Also visit progress.2central.net

New Zealand offers contraception to women on welfare May 8th, 2012 - 02:10h (CET +01.00) New Zealand's government is to offer women on welfare benefits, and their daughters, free long-term contraception in a move immediately rejected by rights groups Tuesday as insulting to women. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : zealand, offers, contraception, women, welfare, progress, group, Top Keywords Also visit contraception.2central.net

Hollywood courts women to boost superhero summer May 3rd, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Disney's superhero movie "The Avengers" hits U.S. theaters on Friday, the actors who play Captain America and Thor will chat up the hosts of female-oriented TV talk show "The View." Hollywood is p... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hollywood, courts, women, boost, superhero, summer, group, Top Keywords Also visit hollywood.2central.net

Strong women take center stage in Tribeca foreign films Apr 26th, 2012 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - As women increasingly press for greater equality in countries around the world, filmmakers are breaking barriers too, making their female protagonists as strong and varied as the characters they meet in everyday life. New York�... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : strong, women, take, center, stage, tribeca, foreign, films, Top Keywords Also visit tribeca.2central.net