May is Military Appreciation Month. Consider mentoring a woman veteran or military spouse.
Successful, Equitable Workplaces
Moving beyond Equal Pay Day: Grace, grit and pay check fairness – When? [Forbes]
Despite the challenges involved, organizations should offer women to women mentoring [Management]
Data from the Census Bureau confirmed that Rachel Maddow was right during an interview on “Meet the Press”—men do earn more than women [Huffington Post]
Women are moving up in the defense industry [Washington Post]
New Rutgers U study shows it is time to invest in paid sick leave in the U.S. [National Partnership]
My Mother’s Day Wish; Equal Pay [Forbes]
In US there is a pipeline of strong female executives ready for CEO roles [Wall Street Journal]
Interview with Shellye Archmbeau on finding mentors and leadership [New York Times]
Dark gray suits and pearls: Why women are lacking in corporate leadership [Next Step Follies]
Activists protest about lack of women on Facebook Board [Mashable]
Scandal highlights lack of women in the Secret Service [Seattle Times]
Politics
Why 2012 could be the year of the woman and why it is important that women run [Forbes]
Before the general election, the two presidential candidates will have to address many issues regarding the dominant group of voters: women [The Tower Light]
The State of Women’s Rights: 2012 or 1963? [Huffington Post]
In state capitols across the country last Saturday there were rallies against the war on women [Lezgetreal]
STEM
Why the nation needs more female engineers [Washington Post]
France Córdova lead Purdue University to nearly doubled the number of tenured minority women faculty in STEM [Diverse]
Veterans/Military
Event shines light on military sexual assault [PC Courier]
Army to open 6 military occupational specialties in combat areas to women [Marine Corps Times]
Treatment of PSTD in women veterans – briefing [AAMC]
Loyal canine companion helps veteran regain her life after war trauma [New York Times]
Saluting Misbehavin’ Women
Military spouses, the nation’s other heroes [Huffington Post]
USO honors Gen. Dunwoody is woman of the year [Army.Mil]
Woman who has risen to the top in gaming world thinks more female gamers will turn pro [Forbes]
At 102 WWII female veteran keeps doing good deeds [Los Angeles Times]
Health
The United States fared badly in the first country-by-country global comparison of premature births [New York Times]
Other News of Note
Motherhood remains a serious financial hazard for many moms while fatherhood delivers a bonus to men [Women's e News]
When women’s issues are regarded as secondary to those of men’s, then these human rights often go unnoticed and unsupported [Huffington Post]
Are women ready to retire? [SF Gate]
Women are more active on social media than men [The Atlantic]
Secretary of State Clinton kicks off 7th annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership [Political News]
Are macho cultures fairer to women? A look at the growth of women’s leadership worldwide [HBR}
Note to Foreign Policy magazine: Sex isn’t the only female issues. [Forbes]
The most dangerous cities in America for women [Forbes]
14 year old girl faults Seventeen Magazine for doctoring photos to portray perfect skin [New York Times]
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