Women's Rights

Friday Femme Fatale

by Jen Nedeau

Published November 15, 2008 @ 12:00AM PST

Some of the top stories from the past week include, but are not limited to:

A DNA Backlog by The New York Times, which says: "The measure was named for Debbie Smith, a Virginia rape victim whose assailant was finally apprehended on the basis of DNA evidence collected during the invasive exam she consented to following the attack — after her rape kit sat untested for six years. Sadly, despite tens of millions of dollar in federal grants, a significant backlog remains. When the new House and Senate take office in January, lawmakers need to address this ongoing insult to women and the intolerable loss for effective law enforcement."

Additionally, women in tech got a lot of praise this week with the Most Influential Women in Web 2.0., in addition to the piece by Allyson Kapin called Cracking the Boys Club: 10 Pioneers in Tech and Web 2.0.

In Kapin's commentary, she remarks:

Just last week Tech Evangelist Robert Scobel wrote a column about his favorite tech experts on Friend Feed. He featured everyone from Michael Arrington founder of TechCrunch to Steve Rubel, Director of Insights for Edelman Digital. Great choices, but sadly not a single woman made Scobel's list.

While there are plenty of successful women who have cracked the tech boys club, here is my list of Top 10 Pioneers in Tech and Web 2.0 that should make experts' future lists.

Finally, Tina Brown asks the question this week that has been on every woman's mind: Now that it’s all over, Sarah, who does look after the kids?

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  1. Lisa Smolen-Jenkins

    Great article by Tina Brown. 

    What stuck with me throughout the presidential campaign was that it doesn't matter what job a working mother has, she's either seen as a bad parent for not staying home or not valuable in the workplace because of assumptions by others that she feels guilty for not being home.  There's no way to balance family & work without being crucified by everyone observing you regardless of how "involved" they may be in your situation.  I certainly have felt the backlash, and I know most women/mothers have felt it.

    I had wondered how her family had survived the campaign, but like Ms. Brown pointed out in the article: watching Hilary Clinton breakdown during the campaign was not a sign of weakness, but a sign that she was human.

    Posted by Lisa Smolen-Jenk... on 11/15/2008 @ 02:17PM PST

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  2. Warren McLeod

    if youaremaking a comment base on Sarah Palin,then you really need to shut up ,and take a back seat and let her drive this women is strong, and courageous in dispite of the win obama stole in in U.S.A she is in control of her own destiny,she doesn't need the world telling her how to raise her children. I grown  up with a single mother and there is no one that can contest this as they are the hardess working people on the planet and the fact that she can balance politics and family life just makes her that much stronger,so please for the love of God would liberials leave this women alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    Posted by Warren McLeod on 11/15/2008 @ 02:55PM PST

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Jen is a recovering journalist and new media consultant who has written for the Washingtonpost.com and Stateline.org. She participates with various women and technology groups and also sits on the D.C. Advisory Board for the New Leaders Council.

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