Gloria Steinem News

Click here to view these pictures larger Just before the City Council held its first hearings on the Paid Sick Time act yesterday, Gloria Steinem joined over a hundred people who rallied on the City Hall steps to support the groundbreaking bill: The bill would mandate up to nine days paid leave for people at firms with more than 10 workers, or up ...

The most recognizable and accomplished feminist thinker, writer, activist and lecturer of the past fifty years, Gloria Steinem, will be in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, November 7. On November 7, 2009 NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina will be hosting Gloria Steinem for two events.

It's been almost 40 years since Gloria Steinem and Letty Cottin Pogrebin started putting out Ms.

Edie Cofrin is honored by Charis Books & More founder Linda Bryant. Linda Bryant, founder of Charis Books & More, shared a story at the start of last night's event celebrating the bookstore's 35th anniversary, "Founding the Future: A Conversation with Beverly Guy Sheftall & Gloria Steinem," moderated by Alexis Pauline Gumbs.

"Founding the Future: A Conversation with Beverly Guy Sheftall & Gloria Steinem," moderated by Alexis Pauline Gumbs.

November 4, 2009 at 10:01 am by Wyatt Williams in Books , Community , Events Alice Walker, Pearl Cleage, and the Indigo Girls will perform on November 6 at the Hillside International Truth Center Tonight marks the beginning of two events that will take over Atlanta's literary scene for the rest of the week.

When a woman takes a job, she does so with her eyes wide open as far as salary is concerned.

Big names appearing at events to celebrate Charis Books & More's 35th birthday include Pearl Cleage and the Indigo Girls.

Feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem was the keynote speaker at a fundraiser that celebrated Women Aware's 30th anniversary at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick Wednesday night.

Emory University will honor six notables for achievements in their field early next month.

Dr. Michael Kimmel is touted as a leading authority on men and their masculinity, so I was a bit taken aback when Feminisiting.com published an interview with him.

Author and activist Gloria Steinem will be the featured speaker as a support agency for victims of domestic violence in Middlesex County celebrates 30 years.

The line of women, books in hand and inscriptions in mind, at times reached more than 50 deep.

Ms. celebrates Love Your Body Day with a look at some hopeful developments in the world of women's magazines - could this be the year that our call to show more realistic body images is finally answered? "Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on its own terms." Gloria Steinem, founder of Ms.

American icon, feminist, and activist Gloria Steinem was the keynote speaker at a program hosted by the organization WV Free.

The pioneer of the Feminist Movement is coming to the Capital City. Gloria Steinem is scheduled to speak Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston.

Feminism made women miserable. This, anyway, seems to be the most popular take-away from ``The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness,'' a recent study by Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers that purports to show that women have become steadily unhappier since 1972.

I was 17 years old and a guppy reporter for The Bradenton Herald when my editor sent me on my first assignment in the field.

From the pill to pantyhose to Title IX, the lives of American women have changed dramatically since 1960, says Gail Collins, the first female editor of The New York Times ' editorial page.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20. TICKETS: $25 INFO: Call 304-342-9188 or visit online at www.wvfree.org Women's rights activist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem has less of a problem with David Letterman than some of her peers.