(Anna Clark, Women's eNews) - Literary prizes for women continue to stir controversy about the benefit of putting a female prefix in front of a writer's work. But the founder of the Orange Prize says it helps flag an ongoing absence of women from serious short lists.

(Louis Uchitelle, The New York Times) - Across the country, women in their prime earning years, struggling with an unfriendly economy, are retreating from the work force, either permanently or for long stretches.

(Laura Palotie, Inc.com) - Whether it's the result of unexpected expenses or overextended credit, American women are declaring bankruptcy at a higher rate than men, according to the Institute for Financial Literacy.

(Viv Bernstein, Womens' eNews) - After opening a Hall of Fame for women's sports and switching CEOs, the Women's Sports Foundation is at a crucial juncture. In a tighter marketplace for sponsors, the group finds itself competing with the results of its own Title IX success.

(Karen Crouse, The New York Times) - Women on the pool deck have come a long way since the late 1980s, when the only attention they received from many of their male brethren was a compliment on their appearance.

(Samantha Maziarz Christmann, The Buffalo News) - An organization focuses national resources on the niche issue of economic control, the program provides tools and strategies for domestic violence victims to escape abuse and become economically self-sufficient.

(John Taddei, Bloomberg.com) - More than four in 10 U.S. undergraduates in a survey reported having been assaulted emotionally, physically or sexually before or during college, researchers said.

(Alison Bowen, Women's eNews) - A U.S. woman granted asylum in the Netherlands because she couldn't be protected from domestic violence is suddenly in the spotlight after quietly living underground. She faces charges in Minnesota and fears she will lose custody of her son.

(NewsLI.com) - Senate Democrats are calling for tougher laws on domestic abusers and holistic family support systems for victims in New York as the number of incidents continue to increase in some parts of New York.

(Marie Tessier, Women's eNews) - Landmark laws passed in the 1990s aimed at keeping guns from abusers have fallen short of their mark, say law enforcement personnel and advocates.

(Sherry Jones, Women's eNews) - The military disproportionately discharges women under its policy that bans homosexuals from service. An advocacy group says straight women who spurn men's advances risk false accusations while those who are cleared retain a stigma of suspicion.

(Peter Spiegel, Los Angeles Times) - President Bush on Monday nominated a top logistics officer to be the first female four-star general in U.S. history, tapping Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to head the command responsible for supplying the Army with all its equipment.

(Thom Shanker, The New York Times) - The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group.

(Elaine Sciolino and Souad Mekhennet, The New York Times) - A female Al Qaeda warrior uses the Internet to rally women to join the cause.

(Jennifer Hill, Reuters) - LONDON - Identify theft has overtaken the "yob culture" as the top safety concern for British women, a survey shows. Overall, public fears over identity theft doubled during 2007.

(Steve LaBlanc, The Associated Press) - An activist group hoping to pressure the Roman Catholic church into dropping its long-standing prohibition barring women from the priesthood says it ordained three women on Sunday.

(Meera Selva, The Associated Press) - LONDON - The Church of England's ruling body has voted its support for women to become bishops without giving traditionalist supporters of male-only priesthood the concessions they had sought.

(Martin Beckford, The Telegraph) - UK- Members of the Church of England's ruling body will today stage an epic eight-hour debate on the introduction of women bishops after 13 new versions of the controversial proposal were put forward.

(BBC News.com) - Clergy members have written to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to say they will leave the Church of England if women bishops are ordained.

(Associated Press) - New decree says anyone involved in ordination ceremonies of female priests will be automatically excommunicated.

(Women in Technology) - A website has been set up to try to commemorate and find some of the most influential female scientists of all time.

(Laura Holson, The New York Times) - In the last year the number of American women using smartphones more than doubled to 10.4 million, growing at a faster pace than among men, according to Nielsen Mobile, which tracks wireless trends.

(David Schepp, USA Today) - Despite women's advances in the workplace, men still dominate in careers in technology. In some schools, fewer students overall are seeking information technology careers, partly because of a perception that there are few jobs in that field.

(Barbara Rose, Chicago Tribune) - A new study, "The Athena Factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering and Technology," is the fourth in a multiyear project by a task force of 42 global companies.

(Darren Waters, BBC News.com) - UNITED KINGDOM - A survey commissioned from Research in Motion, reports 73% of girls aged 11 to 16 believe there is a gap between school interest in technology and a career in the industry because of a lack of UK female role models.

(The Seattle Times) - Disguised as an employment-discrimination imitative, the Bush administration's proposed funding rule would limit women's reproductive health rights.

(David Hutton, The Canadian Press) - CANADA - A new Canadian study shows that middle-aged women face far greater risks of heart disease than men as a result of depression.

(Allsion Stevens, Women's eNews) - Federal funding for family planning clinics could dry up under a proposal from the Bush administration. Pro-choice advocates attacked the proposal as an assault on women's health and for expanding the definition of abortion to include birth control.

(Brenda Gazzar, Women's eNews) - As donated eggs run low for infertile couples in Israel, a push is on to widen the ranks of possible donors. But one of the country's oldest women's rights groups fears the possibility of financial exploitation and wants tighter oversight.

(Kara Alaimo, Women's eNews) - At this week's world summit, advocates will call for billions to reduce maternal mortality. After 40 years of stagnation, efforts are mounting against the leading killer of young women in developing nations, but the U.S. is far from the front lines.