UK government unveils plan for sex trade crackdown
Paisley Dodds, The Associated Press, November 19, 2008
LONDON - The British government announced plans Wednesday to make it illegal to pay for sex with women forced into prostitution and to name men who solicit sex on the streets — measures that prostitutes say will put more women at risk.

France strikes down court ruling on virginity
Benedicte Manier, Women's eNews, November 18, 2008
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.

Survey: Progress of women lawyers, reveals impact of lateral moves
Market Watch, November 17, 2008
Survey shows that women continue to be markedly under-represented in the upper levels of law firms. The majority of women who start as associates in firms do not reach the position of equity partners; law firm leaders, including governing committees and managing partners, are overwhelmingly male.