Provides the latest RSS feeds for Womens Interest News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Hong Kong Herald.com http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/cat/dfb5c895ca980c17/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:57 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:57 -0400 30 A right group has said the number of women and girls in Afghanistan imprisoned for moral crimes has risen by 50 percent in the past 18 months. Human Rights Watch said that many women are jailed for running away from home, often from forced marriages or domestic violence. According to the BBC, the group said other women are jailed for alleged adultery, in truth often involving rape. HRW said ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214683572/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214683572/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Heather Graham has said that women are still judged by society about their sexuality. She said that it is expected from women to not be too sexy and sexual. "I don't think we have a healthy attitude in our society about women and sex," the Sun quoted her a saying. The 43-year-old, returning to her tart-with-a-heart role as Jade in 'The Hangover Part III', is convinced that legions of women ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214683566/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:01 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214683566/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 A self-proclaimed Saudi cleric said that if women turn on air-conditioners at home in their husband's absence could lead to moral depravities. The man claiming to be Salafist-Wahhibist cleric posted on Twitter that if any woman turns on the cooler ventilator in the absence of her husband, someone might notice her presence home and this might bring about immorality. Salafists and Wahhibists are ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214682632/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:01 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214682632/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women players which will result in the Australian female cricketers becoming some of the best paid female athletes in the country. CA approved a restructure of the contract system with a move from a three-tier payment system to a squad-ranking system. The top player retainer increases substantially from ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214661903/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:20:02 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214661903/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Simon Cowell will be surrounded by women when 'The X Factor' returns for its third season this fall on BIG CBS LOVE. Grammy Award winning artist Kelly Rowland, international pop star Paulina Rubio and Demi Lovato join him as judges on the hit singing competition series, CBS News reported. "It's taken more than a decade but I'm delighted to finally be on a panel with three girls (I think!)," he ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214660362/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214660362/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 A nurse (far left) explaining a point to the visitors. Seated on the bed (right) is the patient The Brong Ahafo Regional Women's Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justina Owusu-Banahene and some party women at the national headquarters have paid a visit to the Deputy Eastern Regional Women's Organizer of the party who is currently on admission at the Korle Bu ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214686421/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:47:01 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214686421/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Fruits and vegetables market The largest fruit and vegetable factory has opened its doors to Saudi women for the first time, hiring 100 female employees and aiming to hire 300 more in the coming two years.The factory's Executive Chairman Saifullah Sharbatly said they took the initiative of hiring in line with labor market regulations to create jobs for Saudi women in the private sector ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214686422/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:43:32 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214686422/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 mental health conditions, according to new analysis by a clinical psychologist at Oxford University.The finding, based on analysis of epidemiological studies from the UK, US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, has significant consequences for public health, according ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214685805/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:57 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214685805/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 KABUL, Afghanistan Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital Wednesday, demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they deem un-Islamic. More than 200 male students protested in front of Kabul University against the decree, which includes a ban on child marriage and forced marriage, makes domestic violence a crime and says rape victims cannot be ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214685788/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:17 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214685788/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 KABUL, Afghanistan Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital Wednesday, demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they deem un-Islamic. More than 200 male students protested in front of Kabul University against the decree, which includes a ban on child marriage and forced marriage, makes domestic violence a crime and says rape victims cannot be ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214685558/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:12 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214685558/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 'Horsing Around at the Ritz.' Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops; his wife, Emiley Lockhart, Jana Gimenez, partner at AE Events; and former WBZ-TV arts and entertainment anchor Joyce Kulhawik gathered recently at BiNA Farm's 3rd annual "Horsing Around at the Ritz," a benefit for the farm that brings together youngsters with and without special needs to help them ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214685628/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:06 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214685628/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 asthma severity levels in pregnant asthmatic women, according to a new study. "Air pollution is a known trigger for asthma symptoms," said lead author Janneane Gent, PhD, Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Environmental Health) at the Yale School of Public Health. "In our study, exposures were assessed using a sophisticated air pollution modeling system (Community Multiscale ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214684798/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:29 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214684798/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 diarrhea or other bowel disorders during their pregnancies, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found. But such bowel disorders only minimally affect a pregnant woman's quality of life, the study found. The study by senior author Scott Graziano, MD, and Payton Johnson was presented during the 61st Annual Clinical Meeting of the American Congress of Obstetricians and ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214684800/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:28 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214684800/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Real estate in China is the main source of wealth for China's wealthiest women, a sign that the sector remains one with huge growth potential even as it contends with cooling measures, shows a survey by research firm Wealth-X released Wednesday. Total wealth attributed to real estate accounts for more than 60 percent of the combined net worth of the 15 wealthiest women in China, which is ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214684639/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:17 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214684639/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 The 10 worst countries to be a mother are all in sub-Saharan Africa. This editorial by two researchers with the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch urges the African Union, celebrating its 50th anniversary this week, to prioritize the human rights of African women and ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214683830/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:39:52 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214683830/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Hard-line Islamist students are protesting in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214683811/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:57 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214683811/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50 percent in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women's rights, Human Rights Watch said ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214681957/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:55:41 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214681957/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Stanford's Kristie Ahn reacts after beating Texas A&M's Cristina Stancu during their match to win the women's NCAA college tennis team championship at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex Tuesday, May 21, 2013 on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill. (AP Photo/Stephen ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214680334/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:56 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214680334/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Angela was 11 years old when a court in Australia ordered that her uterus be removed. Why? Because Angela has Rett syndrome, a neurological disorder resulting in severe intellectual and physical impairments, and epilepsy. A judge decided that it was in her "best interests" to have a hysterectomy. The decision to start a family is a deeply personal one, and one that these days is often ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214680563/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:31:52 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214680563/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 URBANA, Ill. ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214680562/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:11:58 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214680562/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 On March 16, Courtney Tamasitis lost a good friend in Kristina Quigley, who was killed in a bus crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Carlisle. Now, Tamasitis wants to carry on her friend's ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214679457/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:14 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214679457/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 ST. LOUISoA St. Louis man got life in prison plus 30 years for terrorizing two young women during two separate kidnapping incidents that ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214678315/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:29 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214678315/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Female student stands in a burnt classroom at Maiduguri Experimental School, a private nursery, primary and secondary school burnt by the Islamist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria on May 12, 2012. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214676809/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:33:40 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214676809/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Hardly a day goes by without a news story on some violation of women's rights. In recent months, appalling incidents of violence against women and girls, from Delhi to Johannesburg to Cleveland, have sparked public outrage and demands to tackle these horrific abuses. In Bangladesh and Cambodia, the shocking loss of life by garment factory workers, many of them women, sparked global debate ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214675373/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:20 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214675373/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 LOME, Togo (AP) — Thousands of women have taken to the streets in Togo to protest the death of an opposition figure who had been jailed.Tuesday's march comes nearly two weeks ago after the death of Etienne Yakanou.Authorities say he suffered from malaria. His supporters, though, say he did not receive adequate medical care and should have been brought sooner to a hospital.Yakanou had ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214675144/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:27 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214675144/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Researchers following more than 116,000 women found that morbidly obese study participants were 39 percent less likely than normal-weight women to develop the endometriosis -- a chronic condition in which uterine tissue grows outside the uterus and causes painful periods and bleeding. (Peter Dazeley) Heavy women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than their slimmer peers, ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214675145/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:02 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214675145/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Afghanistan continues to be an enduring concern of the United States," she said, promising to keep the issue "front and center." Promises, as they say, don't butter the bread. Even before Clinton left office, and well in advance of ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214672286/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:49:41 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214672286/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 the creative point of his film (we’ll get to that). But let’s start with his thesis about why women, more than men, will understand his film about a luscious teenage girl exploring the ‘fantasy’ of ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669775/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:43:02 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669775/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 By Premium Times The military said it was acting on directives by President Goodluck Jonathan. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced in Abuja on Tuesday that it would release some persons detained in connection with terrorist activities. The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, said in a statement that the decision to release the suspected terrorists was based ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669898/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:40:38 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669898/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 View Photo AFP/AFP/File - Saudi women watch the official opening ceremony of the Gulf Cup at the 22 May Stadium in Aden, Yemen, on November 22, 2010. Women could be allowed in to football stadiums in Saudi Arabia in ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669916/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:37:13 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669916/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Two Virginia women tried to induce an abortion that ended with one woman's preterm baby dying shortly after birth, authorities allege. Jessica Renee Carpenter, 20 and her roommate, Rachael Anne Lowe, 27, were each charged April 30 with one count of producing an illegal abortion. The charge carries a prison term of between two and 10 years if they are convicted. The Norfolk women, who also ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214670287/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:16 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214670287/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Australian actress Rebel Wilson poses as she arrives at the premiere of her new film "Pain & Gain" in Hollywood April 22, 2013. (FRED PROUSER) Now that the upfronts -- the events at which television networks announce their schedules for the coming season and then try to sell advertising slots to advertisers -- are over, we've got a good sense of what's hot and what's ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214670507/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:16:10 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214670507/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Two women face assault charges after they admitted they attacked an 8-year-old boy used alcohol to intensify his pain, Hopkinsville police said. Paulette M. Godfrey, 32, and Latoya L. Stampley, 28, were interviewed by police after officers were called to Belmont Elementary School to investigate a report of child abuse, according to an arrest citation. The citation described the women violently ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667830/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:40 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667830/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 One of the most satisfying aspects of working in the American auto industry today is to see the way all three Michigan-based companies are turning out hit products, generating strong profits and putting thousands of people back to work. It's something that we in Detroit always knew was possible, and it's something the rest of America can be rightly proud of.We have certainly come a long ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669002/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:26 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669002/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Reigning Olympic and world champion Anna Chicherova of Russia cleared 2.02 meters to win the women's high jump title at the 2013 IAAF World Challenge Beijing on Tuesday.The 30-year-old veteran enjoyed a comfortable dominance in the field, securing the title after she leaped over 1.98m. She cleared 2.00m with her second attempt and went to go jump over 2.02m before she failed all the three ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667625/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:34:49 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667625/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 required women to report an instance of ';fetal death'; to the police within 24 hours if it did not occur in the presence of a doctor. The implication behind that type of measure is, of course, that law enforcement should double check to make sure that the women experienced a miscarriage rather than induced an illegal abortion. Obenshain, who is now the state’s Republican nominee ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669003/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:30 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214669003/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Many women getting breast surgical biopsy instead less invasive biopsy. A pink ribbon to recognize breast cancer awareness hangs on the North Portico of the White House in Washington. UPI/Kevin ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214668522/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:37 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214668522/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Kabul, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The Afghan Interior Ministry confirmed today that the number of women and girls in prison in this country for so-called moral crimes has increased by 50 percent over the last eight months. According to official data published on the Khaama Press website, in October 2012, about 400 women were jailed for escaping from their homes or having extra-marital sex, in ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214665935/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:30 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214665935/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Photographed in Vancouver last week, Vicky Crompton underwent a mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction last year after waiting two years for the surgery. She carries a defective BRCA-2 gene that increases her risk of developing breast ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667253/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:57 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667253/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 May 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Challenge Meeting Beijing Men/Women on Tuesday Men's 100m 1. Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 9.91 2. Michael Rodgers (U.S.) 9.96 3. Su Bingtian (China) 10.06 Men's 200m 1. LaShawn Merritt (U.S.) 20.40 2. Jeremy Dodson (U.S.) 20.62 3. Xie Zhenye (China) 20.66 Men's 800m 1. Alfred Kirwa Yego (Kenya) 1:46.43 2. Edwin Kiplagat Melly ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667254/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:56 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667254/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Researchers say the spike in women being jailed for their "moral crimes" may reflect conservatives' growing confidence ahead of the pullout of Nato ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667255/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:46 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667255/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Two women employees of a private school here were arrested for sexually molesting a six-year-old Class 3 student for the last few months, police said Tuesday.The women - Daana, 37, and Sajida, 28 - were arrested for playing with private parts of the girl in the washroom."The girl told her mother about the latest instance. We have arrested the duo on the complaint of victim's ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667256/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:41 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667256/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s acknowledgement of the unleashed potential of women should herald a new beginning for female empowerment in Japan. Yet his proposals to encourage more women to remain in the workforce actually may do more to hurt their prospects by merely reinforcing existing prejudices toward female workers and the role of women in society in general. In fact, his ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667258/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:18 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667258/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Raha Moharrak, the first Saudi Arabian woman to scale the world's highest peak Mount Everest, talks to the media at Yak and Yeti Hotel in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. According to mountaineering officials, Moharrak was among 64 climbers who successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain. May is the most popular month for Everest climbs because of more ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214666275/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:13 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214666275/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving. Al-Watan said Tuesday Oman made the proposal at a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council police traffic department heads. It singled out the niqab, a mask that covers a woman's face, leaving only a slit for her eyes. The Oman delegate said that wearing a niqab ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214665725/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:03 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214665725/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Researchers at John Hopkins University think they have found two genes that can predict if a woman is likely to suffer from postpartum depression, and it can be detected through a simple blood test. Researchers monitored how two genes changed throughout pregnancy in 52 women, the researchers state in a paper released this week. The women who developed postpartum depression had more changes in ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214665274/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:32 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214665274/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost 12 years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. "That increase reflects a shameful lack and failure ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214663839/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:52 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214663839/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 If you're a woman, should you be working with a female financial adviser? The question and very idea, at first glance, sounds like reverse sexism. After all, if any man seriously suggested men should seek out male financial advisers, he would be pilloried in the press and on Facebook, the 21st-century version of being run out of town on the rails. But then again, women haven't exactly ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214663497/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:18:11 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214663497/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 annual Global Leadership Conference kicks off Tuesday with the announcement that the League is teaming up with Bethune Cookman-University to design research that specifically addresses key barriers to professional Black women's leadership ambitions. The League of Black Women Global Leadership Research Institute was first created by the League in 2010 to be a world-class destination for ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214664796/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:01 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214664796/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 SAUDI Arabia is debating whether to allow access to women in sports stadiums after an official backed the idea, triggering a storm in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where female sports are severely restricted. "Women would be authorised in the stadiums soon," said Saudi Football Federation chief Ahmed Eid. Eid raised the possibility of allocating 15 per cent of the capacity of a ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667257/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:41:15 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214667257/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan is urging authorities to fully implement the Elimination of Violence Against Women law, a news release states. "Progress in implementing the EVAW law contributes to deterring harmful practices and protecting women from violence in their daily lives," said the U.N. Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214664007/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:35:30 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214664007/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Football Federation chief Ahmed Eid. Eid raised the possibility of allocating 15 per cent of the capacity of a stadium being built in a sports complex in the western city of Jeddah to family booths where women could attend football matches. The stadium is due to be completed in 2014. His remarks have triggered a wide debate, mostly opposing the idea, in Saudi media forcing Eid to clarify that ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214663879/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:31:00 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214663879/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 93 percent of our communication is nonverbal. This means that our body language, facial expressions and other nonverbal behavior is even more important than our verbal content -- yet most people don't even think about what their body language is saying to others. As a result, many women don't ever realize how much their body language is holding them back at work. I recently did body ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214662029/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:51:00 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214662029/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Female Afghan prisoners play volleyball at a prison in the eastern Afghan city of Herat on July 2, 2010. There are 110 women inmates at the main Herat ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214662472/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:37:23 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214662472/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 The Afghan government should take urgent steps to halt an alarming increase in women and girls imprisoned for "moral crimes," Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.Statistics from Afghanistan's interior ministry indicate that the number of women and girls imprisoned for "moral crimes" had risen to about 600 in May 2013 from 400 in October 2011 - a 50 per cent rise. Since ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214662473/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:31 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214662473/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Orlebar Brown , best known for its tailored men's trunks in preppy colors and funky photographic prints that look as good on land as at sea, introduces its debut collection for women. The founder, Adam Brown, created a 16-piece capsule collection of simple bikinis, one-pieces, sporty rash guards and shorts modeled after the signature men’s ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214663154/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:27 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214663154/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 VfL Wolfsburg coachRalf Kellermannis savouring a final showcased in "the birthplace of football" against an Olympique Lyonnais side unrelenting in their pursuit of ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214661033/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:57 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214661033/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwired - May 21, 2013) - The Women Presidents' Organization (WPO) has named Quantum Health to its 2013 list of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies in North America. Earning a ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214661762/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:28:16 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214661762/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 It's a rich moment for women in big-ticket philanthropy. Sara Blakely, founder of the privately held Spanx, just became the first self-made female billionaire to sign ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214661763/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:28:15 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214661763/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Women Deliver . Madhu Deshmukh is Director of Special Initiatives for MNCH, mHealth, and Gender at CARE USA-mHealth Alliance. The proliferation of mobile phones in low- and middle-income countries over the past decade has been rapid and remarkable. This boom in mobile technology offers an incredible opportunity to provide historically marginalized groups, such as girls and women, with increased ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214660398/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:19:20 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214660398/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Since then, the Southern Stars beat England to clinch back-to-back world Twenty20 titles last October and again defeated them on the way to winning this year's World Cup. But, with England hosting this year's series, Southern Stars coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick says Australia won't have the upper hand. The last time Australia faced England away was in the women's quadrangular ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214659853/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:45 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214659853/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Two women were injured in an accident when a Myanmar Airways aircraft carrying 55 passengers was landing at the Monghsat Airport in Myanmar's eastern Shan state Thursday due to the malfunction of the breaking system, official sources ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214659510/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:54:52 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214659510/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Women are more judgemental than men about breast-feeding in public, says BBC presenter Edith Bowman, calling their catty glances "a real ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214659256/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:11:00 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214659256/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Many women in Texas who are found to have an abnormality on routine mammogram or discover a lump in one of their breasts end up having an old-fashioned surgical biopsy to find out whether the breast abnormality is malignant. Since 2001, national expert panels have recommended that the first course of action for women ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214657663/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:20:41 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214657663/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 New research indicates that women's reproductive function may be tied to their immune status. Previous studies have found this association in human males, but not females. The study appears in the American Journal of Human Biology. An animal's energetic resources must be carefully allocated, said University of Illinois anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy, who led the new ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214657661/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:20:40 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214657661/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Women who eat a lot of meat are apt to weigh more than those who do not. Previous studies have consistently shown that vegetarians are lighter and have a lower body mass index than their omnivorous ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214656610/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:11:55 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214656610/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Australia's women cricketers have been rewarded with big pay rises as they prepare their bid to add 2013 women's Ashes glory to their current World Cup and world T20 titles.Cricket Australia (CA) has announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women's international and state cricket which will make national team members some of the best paid female athletes in the ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214657281/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:57:58 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214657281/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 The Sacramento area and other Northern California communities are among the nation's best for women in the workforce, according to research by consumer finance site NerdWallet.com in San Francisco.Weighing multiple variables – including overall pay, salaries vs. male workers and area population – NerdWallet ranked the Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville region 10th nationwide among large ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214656207/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:54 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214656207/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 The triumphant New Zealand Women's Sevens team has returned home after securing the inaugural IRB Women's World Sevens Series with a win at the final tournament in Amsterdam. There will be little time for the players to rest on their laurels with the squad due to get back together in just over a week for a camp in lead up to next month's World Cup in Moscow. Coach Sean Horan is ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214655690/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:57:48 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214655690/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 In Women Writing Violence, Shreerekha Subramanian provides an intense and close reading of a few literary texts which are indisputably feminist novels. In these she sets out to make a case for defining women and their experience of violence and loss as one that makes them members of an invisible but definitely existing community. This community of women is ranged against the fact of the ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214656385/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:53:27 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214656385/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Books supplied to libraries of several government primary schools in Punjab have caused major embarrassment to the state government.Approved by a panel of five government officials and supplied to schools by the Punjab education department, the books contain "vulgar and sexist" remarks about girls.One of the books, which the education department thought appropriate for students up to ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214656386/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:51:09 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214656386/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 SHERMAN OAKS -- Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys Division tried today to determine what killed a passenger in a car parked along the Ventura (101) Freeway in Sherman Oaks. California Highway Patrol officers came upon a black Toyota Yaris near the San Diego (405) Freeway on Sunday and the officer stopped and saw there were two females in the car. The passenger ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214655511/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:50 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214655511/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 When it comes to foreign aid, sending soccer players to Brazil might seem a bit like shipping coals to Newcastle.But when those players are women, the story is different. As part of the State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, retired U.S. women’s soccer players Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain (yes, the one who tore off her shirt) are traveling to ... http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214654194/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:22 -0400 http://www.hongkongherald.com/index.php/sid/214654194/scat/dfb5c895ca980c17