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Lenovo Sponsors Global Webcast to Encourage More Women Engineers

Leading PC-Maker Pledges Multi-Year Support for National Engineers Week Foundation

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Statistics on women, minorities and persons with disabilities

The National Science Foundation today released the latest statistics on women, minorities and persons with disabilities in science and engineering. The report focuses on education and employment statistics for these groups.

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Long-term harmful effects of Britney, Paris and Lindsay's bad behavior on young women

In Feb 12 issue of Newsweek: 'The Girls Gone Wild Effect.' Newsweek examines if there are any long-term harmful effects of Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan's bad behavior on young women.

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Nearly 50 % of Women Over 40 Do Not Receive Annual Mammogram

New Survey Shows Nearly 50 Percent of Women Over 40 Do Not Receive Recommended Annual Mammogram

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Valentine's Day Tips Help Couples Build Year-Round Relationships

The art of building a relationship can take years. And while Valentine's Day is a great day to focus on a relationship, Maryland Psychology Assistant Professor Ty Tashiro offers some great tips to help couples find meaning and purpose all year round.

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Valentines Day Symbols of Love

Showing Commitment to Relationship Ranks Above Flowers and Candy.

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Ford Presents 2007 'WISE' Prize To Female Engineering Star

Ford of Britain has awarded this year's WISE prize to 22-year-old mechanical engineering student Holly Castleton.

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Study shows romantic films not just for women

"Chick flicks" aren't just for women. According to research by Richard Harris, professor of psychology at Kansas State University, guys like romantic movies, too.

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Zanne Stapelberg The "Awesome" Woman

Cape Town Opera's popular soprano Zanne Stapelberg has been chosen by Cosmopolitan as one of the "30 Awesome Women of 2006". Along with the other selected women "The Diva of District Six" (as Zanne jokingly calls herself), will be featured with an interview and photographs in the December issue of the magazine.

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Safeway Funds High-Tech Mobile-Mammography Clinic

A gift of $800,000 from the Seattle division of Safeway Inc. to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) will bring a mobile-mammography clinic with the latest diagnostic-technology tools to women who may not otherwise be screened for breast cancer.

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Gift Catalog To Help Empower Girls And Women

The number of shopping transactions by and for women each day around the globe is mind-boggling. Meanwhile, millions of girls and women work tirelessly but still lack the minimal resources needed to protect themselves and to feed and care for their families. Of the 1.3 billion people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 70 percent are women.

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How Keroack Got Oxytocin Wrong

Behavioral neuroscientist Jill Schneider looks at the science behind Eric Keroack's theories on oxytocin and premarital sex.

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