(AdvanceWomen.org) - As of July 2, 2010, Faye Wattleton has officially stepped down as president of CFAW, after 15 years of leadership. She is proud of CFAW's accomplishments. Using the highest research standards, CFAW has documented women’s priorities, concerns, and the challenges we face, from healthcare reform to domestic violence, to unequal pay, and threats to reproductive rights. Our groundbreaking report, “Progress and Perils”, remains a singular benchmark for women’s status at the beginning of the 21st century.

(Ben Evans, The Associated Press) - WASHINGTON — Dorothy Irene Height, a pioneering voice of the civil rights movement whose activism stretched from the New Deal to the election of President Barack Obama, died Tuesday. She was 98. Height, who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and led the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years, was known for her determination and grace — as well as her wry humor...(Read more about her amazing life)

(Newswire Services, World Sentinel) - The continued failure of the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 1979, deprives women in the US of the full protection of their rights, Human Rights Watch said.

(Mimi Hall, USA Today) - A new White House Council on Women and Girls is assessing every government agency to see if its programs do enough to benefit women. The first senior adviser on domestic violence and the first ambassador for women's issues around the globe are developing programs to prevent violence again women at home and abroad

(Brian Moore, The New York Post) - Women who took vacations only once in two years were more likely to experience depression, tension, fatigue and marital dissatisfaction than women who took time off at least twice a year, according to a five-year study...

(The Three Tomatoes.com) - The Three Tomatoes, the Metro New York Chapter of the US National Committee for UNIFEM, and several other leading women’s organizations on April 6, 2010 will hold an event to support the United Nations/UNIFEM campaign “Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women” .This is a global call for action on ending violence against women and girls through social mobilization. Click for details...

(Reuters) - Approximately $4 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding is available to support and strengthen services to women who are victims of violent crime, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency said today.

(Megan Twohey, Chicago Tribune) - Two new state laws strengthening protections for victims of domestic violence and stalking were welcomed Wednesday by advocates who have long complained that Illinois does too little to stop these crimes.

(Amanda Mathias, WPRI.com) - Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri signed legislation Monday that will protect the victims of domestic violence and their . The legislation makes it harder for perpetrators to track down their victims.

(Susan Tompor, Detroit Press) - In domestic-abuse situations, abusers use money or finances to prevent victims from leaving. Advocates of domestic violence victims are concerned that the difficult economy could lead to more cases of financial abuse -- especially if the abuser is out of work, too.

(Timothy Williams, The New York Times) - War widows' needs have come to exceed available help

(AFP) - A woman suicide bomber killed 32 Shiite pilgrims, mostly women, as she blew herself up in a crowd south of the Iraqi capital

(Aseel Kami, Reuters) - Iraqi forces captured a woman who trained more than 28 female suicide bombers

(Brenda Gazzar, Women's eNews) - Israel's military has convened its first international conference to highlight women's integration in the last 60 years. But most Israeli combat roles are off limits and activists say there is still room for progress in tackling "inbuilt chauvinism."

(Los Angeles Times) - On the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist acts, events big and small are planned nationwide to remember.

(Tamm Dennis, Los Angeles Times) - Religious involvement may affect a young woman's attitude toward abortion, but when she finds herself unmarried and pregnant, such devotion appears to lose sway.

(Dionne Walker, Associated Press) - A Muslim woman was arrested Tuesday for refusing to take off her head scarf at a security checkpoint.

(Benedicte Manier, Women's eNews) - On Monday a French court struck down a ruling that allowed a Muslim man to annul his marriage because his wife was not a virgin. The case continues the legal battle over freedom of religion and women's secular legal rights.

(The Boston Globe) - As Catholic bishops ratchet up their antiabortion arguments on the eve of the presidential election, many Catholic voters don't rank it a top issue.

(George Pitcher, The Telegraph) - Today's report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), revealing that the number of women in the most powerful jobs is now falling, casts a shaft of light on one institution – the Church – in which there are still no women in the top posts.

(Kandice Carter, Symmetry Magazine) - Women and men from all over the world converged on Jefferson Lab for the Women in Science and Engineering Workshop. Attendees from a broad array of careers participated, from physicists and engineers to computer scientists and administrators. In all, more than 120 people came together to talk about the challenges faced by women in the science and engineering disciplines.

(USA Today, Open Road) - With dealerships around the country closing, where will millions of Chrysler and GM owners go next to buy or get service? A lot of these “orphaned owners” are women who don’t have time or energy in their lives to go to four or five dealers to decide which one meets their needs.

(Katherine Harmon, Scientific American) - A new government study surveyed top-tier research universities to see how women were faring in the largely male-dominated fields of math and science.

(Teresa Garcia, ABC News-San Francisco) - An Oakland school has become an inter-stellar testing ground for an innovative new idea to boost young girls' interest in science and technology.

(Cornelia Dean, The New York Times) - The prospects for women who are scientists and engineers at major research universities have improved, although women continue to face inequalities in salary and access to some other resources, a panel of the National Research Council concludes in a new report.

(Megan Brooks, Reuters Health) - NEW YORK - There is no reason why pregnant women at low risk for complications during delivery should be denied fluids and food during labor, a new Cochrane research review concludes.

(Lisa Wangsness, The Boston Globe) - State Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic nominee for US Senate, reluctantly threw her support yesterday behind the Senate health care bill, even though it contains restrictions on abortion coverage that abortion rights groups are calling unacceptable.

(CNN.com) - Societies fail women at key moments in their lives by not offering them quality health care, which undermines their ability to reach their full potential, the World Health Organization says in a new report.

(Kate Michelman & Frances Kissling, NY Times) - "A GRIM reality sits behind the joyful press statements from Washington Democrats. To secure passage of health care legislation in the House, the party chose a course that risks the well-being of millions of women for generations to come..."

(ABC News.com, Lisa Stark) - Several women testified on Capitol Hill today about the gender gap in health insurance; resulting in higher premiums for less coverage. Watch this ABC News Special Report video.