When it comes to women and power, there’s some good news, and some bad news…

If we were in any doubt that the prospect of a female leader fills some people with fear and loathing, the coverage of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin’s political careers should be enough to confirm our worst fears (although I’ve got to say that another one of my worst fears is a fundie, anti-environmentalist gun-nut [...]

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Bad Judgement

A 22 year old Russian woman’s boss locked her out of the office when she refused to have sex with him. And although only two women in Russia have ever successfully brought sexual harrassment suits against their employers, she bravely took him to court. But not only did she lose, the judge ruled that her [...]

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