FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sandra Spady pr@womensenews.org 212-244-1720 May 10, 2009 Watch Our Space: Roving Reporter Dominique Soguel continues her series on the Equadorian sex trade. Cover Story: For This Working Mom It's a Real Balancing Act http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4005 Other news on the Women's eNews site: Cheers and Jeers: News from all over that makes us laugh or work just a bit harder. This week: Same-Sex Marriage Laws Spreading; Recession Impacts Health. http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4006 Podcast: http://www.womensenews.org/WEnews.mp3 Please wait 30 seconds for downloading. Pregnant? Your Job Is To Take Care of Yourself By Kimberly Seals Allers In an excerpt from one of her "Mocha Manual" books, Kimberly Seals Allers, editorial director of the Black Maternal Health Series, gives pregnant black women some key, common-sense advice: Take time to take care of yourself. Read the full article at: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4004 Commentary: Pound a Tambourine, the Future Is Coming By Rita Henley Jensen As Women's eNews honors our annual roster of 21 Leaders for the 21st Century tonight, Rita Henley Jensen calls this a potentially breakthrough moment. Amid economic adversity it's time to invest in the future of women and news through WeNews. Read the full article at: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4003 Brothels in Ecuador Skirt Law Banning Minors By Dominique Soguel Maternity Center Showcases Full-Service Approach By Molly M. Ginty Nixon Gafe Sparks Era of Judicial Avenue By Sally Kenney Commentoon by Ann Telnaes Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes is once again brilliantly sharp. See this week's Commentoon at: http://www.womensenews.org Permissions to reprint and repost Women's eNews content are always available. Just click on the copyright.com link at the bottom of each of our pages. Questions? Visit our reprint FAQ's: http://www.womensenews.org/reprint_faq.cfm About Women's eNews Women's eNews is a prize-winning nonprofit news service supported by its readers and other donors. Launched in 1999, the independent media outlet provides news coverage unavailable anywhere else of substantive issues of particular concern to women and their allies. Rita Henley Jensen is founder and editor in chief. For more information or to inquire about subscribing, permissions to reprint or licensing arrangements, please contact Sandra Spady at 212-244-1720 or e-mail her at sandra@womensenews.org. For interviews with Women's eNews editor in chief Rita Henley Jensen, e-mail her at rita@womensenews.org, or call 212-244-1720.
By Pamela Rogow
Shana Miller Kennedy has figured out how to balance work and family, quite literally. But the founder of one of the country's few circus-arts schools cautions against multitasking. A good juggler must have total focus. Babysitters also help a lot. Read the full article at:
Brothels in the petroleum port province of Esmeraldas provide an employment magnet for underage women. A significant number are lured into the work by a man they consider a romantic partner. Third of six on Ecuador's sex industry. Read the full article at: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4002
Unlike compartmentalized programs, the Developing Families Center in Washington D.C. brings social and medical services under one roof--and offers better outcomes for the predominantly African American community it serves. Read the full article at: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4001
1971: 'Best Man for Job' Turns Into Legal Gaffe. Read the full article at: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3999