But as the clamour for female emancipation grew, it shook what happened in the home, as well as in politics.
Buying a home makes great economic sense for some of these singles, male or female, but not for all of them.
But for whatever reason even female journalists are still having a hard time wrapping our brains around the complex decisions that face moms at every turn.
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Title IX, however, not only requires schools to establish athletic programs for female athletes, but also prohibits schools from discriminating against females participating in those programs by denying equivalence in benefits, such as equipment, facilities, coaching, scheduling, and publicity.
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Access to startup capital has consistently been cited as the biggest pain point for female entrepreneurs, but the latest research is beginning to show an inching forward of the angel and venture capital landscapes as the number of female investors rises.
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The law does not ban male teachers from teaching girls, but the Education Ministry prefers female teachers for girls.
Silly, but that is the constant storyline for the female athletes as accomplished as Kim Clijsters, U.S. Open champion, and Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn, among many others.
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Not least, that the U.N. had no power over the Sudanese government, but, for example, some of the female gate guards the U.N. employed were from the displacement camps.
But secular feminists ought to be grateful, for female empowerment has more chance of being accepted when preached by ladies in scarves.
This new UCLA study can be a turning point, not just for NFL athletes, but all male and female athletes who play contact sports.
Half a year later, Silverman struck back in an Esquire article, calling McPherson a "D-girl, " industry slang for an attractive, but powerless, junior female executive.
Initially, it may seem like a happy coincidence that programmers chose a female voice for Siri, but once you actually begin to use the software, a discomforting possibility arises.
Christie Hefner left her role as CEO of Playboy Enterprises in 2009, but she remains an important female business leader for the generations that will enter the business world in the future.
Sony Santa Monica has also mentioned plans to include a female protagonist for the main storyline but ended up scrapping the idea.
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Margaret Thatcher had originally planned to go into politics, but she had soon found that the prospects for a female MP in the then-male dominated world of Westminster were far from enticing.
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No official reason is given for this, but one probable cause is that hiring female staff would put a lot of men out of work - not a popular move in a country where 13% of men are unemployed.
But grabbing the female vote has become somewhat of a priority for both candidates as we head into the final stretch.
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Mr Chirac may be a male chauvinist at heart, but he can see the electoral advantages of a female mayor for Paris.
Between 50% and 70% of the time, it is the female who nurtures and provides for the brood but the male assumes this role in between 5% and 20% of nests.
This can be a valid reason for challenges female entrepreneurs face in business in some instances but not in this one.
Benazir Bhutto was famous for being Pakistan's first female prime minister, but she was also the daughter of a powerful political family.
In the past, education was abandoned for homemaking, but in the last decade, the number of female college degree earners has risen steadily.
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The S820 is more of an unknown, but the Chinese site maintains it's meant for a more fashionable, female demo.
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The Premier Hotel in Times Square wasn't getting too many requests from female solo travelers looking for protection from male guests, but they were getting requests for better makeup lighting and more diet-friendly cuisine.
She came away empty-handed, but with a desire to explore the well-documented gender gap in funding for female-led start-ups.
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The European Commission has proposed making it mandatory for companies to have 40% female directors on their boards, but the UK is among EU nations opposed to the idea while lawyers have raised doubts over whether it could be enforced.
Female executives have never imagined life would get easier for them, but lingering financial uncertainty across our ever more interconnected markets may just provide the last little push they need to get ahead--if they dare to.
On the nearly 40 college campuses that run Elect Her, a program that trains women to run for student government, female students comprise over half of the student body but only hold about a third of the executive positions in student government.
"The female participation in the Olympics is a symbolic leap forward, but in order for it not to remain symbolic it's really for the Saudi authorities to start acting, " Wilcke said.
Ministers have urged the UK's 350 largest public companies to set targets against which progress in boosting female representation on boards and executive committees can be judged, but have rejected calls for quotas.
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