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December 29, 2001 - January 25, 2002

Work and Education

Article: Vivian Marino. 2001. “Severance Packages Growing, Survey Finds.” The New York Times. 12/30/01.
Summary: Nearly 60 percent of the 925 companies surveyed recently said they had formulas in place to give their
 top executives two weeks of severance pay for each year of service.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/30/business/yourmoney/30PDIG.html
Study: Lee Hecht Harrison. 2001. Severance and Separation Benefits – Bridges for Employees in Transition.
Available from: Lee Hecht Harrison, http://www.lhh.com/us/rsrchinfo/studies/sevsepbenefits.html
Price: Free
Keywords: employee benefits; job security

Article: Bloomberg News. 2002. “Initial Jobless Claims Fall, Spurring Optimism.” The New York Times. 1/11/02.
Summary: The Labor Department reported today that the number of workers filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped last week to a level that led economists to suggest that the worst of the recession might be over.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/business/11ECON.html
Study: Department of Labor. 2002. Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Report.
Available from: Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: unemployment; workforce

Article: Gordon Fairclough. 2002. “Antismoking Programs Lack Funds Set in Tobacco Settlement Guidelines.” The Wall Street Journal. 1/16/02.
Summary: Only five states spend as much on antismoking programs as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1011135525912960640.djm
Study: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. 2002. Show Us the Money: An Update on the States’ Allocation of the Tobacco Settlement Dollars.
Available from: The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, http://tobaccofreekids.org/reports/settlements/2002/fullreport.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: tobacco; smoking

Article: Stephen Barr. 2002. “Study Undercuts Popular Notions About Bureaucrats and Spending.” The Washington Post, B02. 1/17/02.
Summary: Senior executives are less likely than the general public to favor increased spending on the vast majority of government programs, contrary to assumptions about self-interested bureaucratic behavior.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58672-2002Jan16.html
Study: Julie Dolan. 2002. The Budget-Minimizing Bureaucrat? Empirical Evidence from the Senior Executive Service.
Available from: The Public Administration Review, http://www.aspanet.org/publications/par/index2.html
Price: Subscription varies according to annual income
Keywords: federal government; demographic trends

Article: Eric Pianin and Michael A. Fletcher. 2002. “Many Schools Built Near Toxic Sites, Study Finds.” The Washington Post, A02. 1/21/02.
Summary: Most states and public school systems lack environmental standards for selecting school construction sites.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11893-2002Jan20.html
Study: Child Proofing our Community Campaign. 2002. Creating Safe Learning Zones: Invisible Threats, Visible Actions.
Available from: Child Proofing our Community Campaign, http://www.childproofing.org/cslzindex.html
Price: Free 
Keywords:  schools; safety

Article: Karin Chenoweth. 2002. “Two Groups Envision What Tests, Reforms Can Achieve.” The Washington Post, GZ05. 1/24/02.
Summary: When students have to pass high-level tests of knowledge to graduate from high school, we will enter a new era in Maryland.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A25840-2002Jan23
Study: Visionary Panel. 2002. The Report of the Visionary Panel for Better Schools.
Available from: Maryland State Department of Education, http://www.msde.state.md.us/Visionary_Panel/final_report.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: test scores; schools

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Politics and Society

Article: Robin Gerber. 2002. “Female Candidates Still Battle for Serious Attention.” USA Today, 11A. 1/3/01.
Summary: The media, which drive political stardom, deny women the chance to compete fairly with male candidates.
Location: http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020103/3742978s.htm
Study: Caroline Heldman et al. 2000. Gender Differences in Print Media Coverage of Presidential Candidates: Elizabeth 
Dole's Bid for the Republican Nomination.
Available from: The Center for American Women and Politics, http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/pdf/dole.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: political participation; media

Article: Dina ElBoghdady. 2002. “Women Take Lead in Web Shopping.” The Washington Post, D11. 1/02/02.
Summary: Women outshopped men on the Internet during the holidays for the first time ever.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49305-2002Jan1.html
Study: Pew Internet and American Life Project. 2002. Women Surpass Men as e-Shoppers During the Holidays.
Available from: Pew Internet and American Life Project, http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/pdfs/PIP_Holiday_2001_Report.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: internet; demographic trends

Article: Glenn Kessler. 2002. “CBO Report Rates Bush Economic Proposals Poorly.” The Washington Post, A04. 1/5/02.
Summary: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office gave poor grades to several of the president's economic stimulus proposals in a report issued yesterday.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64194-2002Jan4.html
Study: Congressional Budget Office. 2002. Economic Stimulus: Evaluating Proposed Changes in Tax Policy.
Available from: Congressional Budget Office, http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=3251&sequence=0&from=7
Price: Free
Keywords: economics; legislation

Article: Gordon Fairclough. 2002. “Study Supports Graphic Cigarette Warnings; Lawmakers Seek to Introduce Labels in U.S.” The Wall Street Journal. 1/10/02.
Summary: Larger, more graphic health warnings on cigarette packs have heightened concern about the dangers of tobacco among Canada smokers, a finding that probably will strengthen the hand of regulators and politicians who want to impose similar labeling requirements in the U.S.
Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1010594547531187040.djm
Study: Canadian Cancer Institute. 2002. Evaluation of New Warnings on Cigarette Packages.
Available from: Canadian Cancer Institute, http://www.ontario.cancer.ca/siteboth/english/cigarette_package_warnings.asp
Price: Free
Keywords: prevention; smoking

Article: Thomas B. Edsall. 2002. “Poll Finds Bad News for Democrats Looking for a Traditional Midterm Election Edge.” The Washington Post, A07. 1/13/02.
Summary: A solid Democratic advantage going into the 2002 House and Senate elections has evaporated in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37218-2002Jan12.html
Study: Ipsos-Reid Corporation. 2002. The Ipsos-Reid/Cook Political Report National Poll.
Available from: IPSOS-REID, http://www.ipsos-reid.com/media/content/pdf/mr020109-1.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: public opinion; politics

Article: Cheryl Thompson. 2002. “Gun Study Faults State Background Checks.” The Washington Post, A05. 1/17/02.
Summary: Nearly 10,000 convicted felons and others who were prohibited from buying guns passed background checks and obtained firearms after dozens of states did not adequately automate background check records.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58340-2002Jan16.html
Study: Americans for Gun Safety. 2002. Broken Records.
Available from: Americans for Gun Safety, http://www.agsfoundation.com/media/BRReport.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: guns: gun control

Article: Dow Jones Newswires. 2002. “Illegal Immigrants In The US Doubled In The 1990s -Census.” The Wall Street Journal. 1/23/02.
Summary: The number of illegal immigrants in the United States more than doubled during the 1990s.
Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=DI-CO-20020123-001021.djm
Study: Marc Perry. 2002. Evaluating Components of International Migration: Legal Migrants.
Available from: The Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0059.html
Price: Free
Keywords: immigration; national comparison

Article: Jonathan Weisman. 2002. “Bush’s Budget Projects Deficits.” USA Today. 1/23/02.
Summary: Projected federal surpluses over the next decade have plunged.
Location: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2002/01/23/budget.htm
Study:  The Congressional Budget Office. 2002. The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2003-2012.
Available from: The Congressional Budget Office, http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=3276&sequence=0&from=7
Price: Free
Keywords: economics; federal expenditures

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Family Life

Article: Amy Goldstein. 2002. “GAO Tests Value of Drug Discount Cards.” The Washington Post, A25. 1/4/02.
Summary: Prescription drug discount cards typically save consumers less than 10 percent of the retail cost of medicines 
commonly taken by older Americans.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59128-2002Jan3.html
Study: General Accounting Office. 2001. Prescription Drugs: Prices Available Through Discount Cards and From Other Sources.
Available from: General Accounting Office, http://www.gao.gov
Price: Free
Keywords: elderly care; prescription drugs
 
Article: Eric Nagourney. 2002. “Habits: Experts Revisit Perils of Thumb-Sucking.” The New York Times. 1/1/02.
Summary: Thumb sucking or pacifier use after age 2 may increase the risk of conditions like buck teeth and the eventual need for braces, researchers report.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/01/health/children/01HABI.html
Study: John J Warren et al. 2001. Effects of Oral Habits' Duration on Dental Characteristics in the Primary Dentition.
Available from: The Journal of the American Dental Association, http://pcedev23.ingenta.com/content/templates/el/el_searchexpand.htm?
comm=portal&token=0003F8477D2104111D31420701D473&action=expand&caller=portal0&identifier=ada%2fjada%2f2001%2f000
00132%2f00000012%2fart00007&type=infobike&local=yes&format=application
Price: Free
Keywords: child development; children

Article: Associated Press. 2002. “Number of Americans Being Treated For Depression Soars, Study Shows.” The Wall Street Journal. 1/8/02.
Summary: The number of Americans treated for depression soared to 6.3 million from 1.7 million between 1987 and 1997, and the proportion of those receiving antidepressants doubled, researchers say.
Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1010524368382563280.djm
Study: Mark Olfson et al. 2002. National Trends in the Outpatient Treatment of Depression. 
Available from: Journal of the American Medical Association, http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n2/abs/joc11356.html
Price: $9.00
Keywords: depression; drug treatment

Article: Staff. 2002. “Outcomes: Heart Attacks' High Toll on Women.” The New York Times. 1/8/02.
Summary: More women die in the hospital after a heart attack than men; some attribute this to unsatisfactory care given to women in hospitals.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/08/health/womenshealth/08OUTC.html
Study: Babak A. Vakili et al. 2001. Sex-Based Differences in Early Mortality of Patients Undergoing Primary Angioplasty for First Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Available from: Circulation, http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol104/issue25/index.shtml
Price: $15.00
Keywords: heart attacks; medical treatment

Article: Eric Nagourney. 2002. “Safety: Beltless Human Missile in the Back Seat.” The New York Times. 1/15/02.
Summary: Back-seat riders who are not wearing seat belts pose a deadly threat to those in the front of a car in an accident.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/15/health/anatomy/15SAFE.html
Study: Masao Ichikawa et al. 2002. Mortality of Front-seat Occupants Attributable to Unbelted Rear-seat Passengers in Car Crashes.
Available from: The Lancet, http://www.thelancet.com
Price: $30.00
Keywords: safety; prevention

Article: Associated Press. 2002. “Group: US Needs to Support Religion.” The New York Times. 1/15/02.
Summary: The nation should do more to support religious organizations in their efforts to solve social problems, including more private support and increased technical assistance, a group with wide-ranging perspectives agreed.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Religion-Charities.html
Study: The Working Group on Human Needs and Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. 2002. Finding Common Ground: the 29 Findings of The Working Group on Human Needs and Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Available from: Beliefnet, http://www.beliefnet.com/frameset_offsite.asp?pageLoc=http%3
A%2F%2Fwww%2Eworking%2Dgroup%2Eorg%2F&query=sectionID%3D0%26storyID%3D9771%26boardID%3D32121%26pageLoc%3D
%2Fstory%2F97%2Fstory%5F9771%5F1%2Ehtml&script=/frameset.asp
Price: Free
Keywords: religion; funding

Article: Dow Jones Newswires. 2002. “Where the Boys Are.” The Wall Street Journal. 1/25/02.
Summary: A 1996 reinterpretation of a federal anti-sex-discrimination law that is today causing colleges and universities to sacrifice male sports teams and athletes to meet gender quotas.
Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1011924085932158640.djm
Study: Kimberly Schuld. 2000. Background and Analysis of Government Policy Governing Sports in Schools.
Available from: The Independent Women’s Forum, http://www.iwf.org/news/t9book.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: sports; gender comparisons

Article: Lisa Rein. 2002. “Loan Plan For Unwed Couples Dropped.” The Washington Post, B01. 1/24/02.
Summary: Virginia's housing authority today killed a plan to extend state loans to gay and other unmarried couples by allowing them to pool their money to buy a home.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28239-2002Jan23.html
Study: Virginia Housing Development Authority. 2001. Analysis of Housing Needs in the Commonwealth.
Available from: The Virginia Housing Development Authority, http://www.vhda.com/comm/vhdastudy.asp#
Price: Free
Keywords: families; housing

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Health and Reproductive Issues 

Article: Justin Gillis. 2002. “A Cancer Fighter Is Linked To Aging.”  The Washington Post, A01. 1/03/02.
Summary: A critical protein that protects animals from cancer in their early years appears, in later life, to cause much of the deterioration associated with aging.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54421-2002Jan2.html
Study: Stuart D. Tyner et al. 2002. p53 Mutant Mice That Display Early Ageing-Associated Phenotypes.
Available from: Nature, http://www.nature.com/nature/links/020103/020103-2.html
Price: $25.00
Keywords: cancer; aging

Article: Craig Stoltz and Sally Squires. 2002. “Vitamin A and Osteoporosis Risk.” The Washington Post, HE03. 1/8/02.
Summary: Intake of high amounts of vitamin A may increase women's risk of osteoporosis.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11351-2002Jan7.html
Study: Diane Feskanich et al. 2002. Vitamin A Intake and Hip Fractures Among Postmenopausal Women.
Available from: The Journal of the American Medical Association, http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n1/rfull/joc11339.html
Price: Free
Keywords: osteoporosis; health risks

Article: Sally Squires. 2002. “Aspirin Can Help Millions.”  The Washington Post, HE01. 1/15/02.
Summary: Under new recommendations, people who are merely at risk for heart disease are now advised to consider low-dose aspirin therapy.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46060-2002Jan14.html
Study: Michael Hayden et al. 2002. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events.
Available from: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/prevnew.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: heart disease; drug treatment 

Article: Shankar Vedantam. 2002. “Prematurity's Effects Linger in Adults.” The Washington Post, A11. 1/17/02.
Summary: Babies born prematurely continue to have neurological and developmental problems well into early adulthood.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57908-2002Jan16.html
Study: Maureen Hack. 2002. Outcomes in Young Adulthood for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants.
Available from: The New England Journal of Medicine, http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/346/3/149
Price: $10.00
Keywords: birth; child development

Article: The Associated Press. 2002. “Prenatal Device Found to Offer Little Help on Early Labor.” The New York Times. 1/24/02.
Summary: Using a portable device to monitor contractions in pregnant women does not help detect early labor and prevent premature delivery, a study found.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/24/health/24BABY.html
Study: Jay D. Iams, M.D., et al. 2002. Frequency of Uterine Contractions and the Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Delivery.
Available from: The New England Journal of Medicine,
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/346/4/250
Price: $10.00
Keywords: pregnancy; medical treatment

Article: The Associated Press. 2002. “U.S. Health Improves, But Racial Gaps Remain.” The Washington Post, A08. 1/25/02.
Summary: Americans made advances in the 1990s against a broad range of diseases and other health threats, but glaring racial and ethnic disparities remain, the government reported yesterday.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35253-2002Jan24.html
Study: Kenneth G. Keppel, Ph.D., et al. 2002. Healthy People 2000: Trends in Racial and Ethnic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States, 1990-98.   Available from: The National Center for Health Statistics, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/statnt/statnt23.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: health; racial comparisons

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Poverty and Income

Article: Staff. 2002. “Initial Jobless Claims Continue to Increase, Casting Doubt on Labor-Market Rebound.” The Wall Street Journal. 1/03/02.
Summary: Initial jobless claims rose by 36,000 to 447,000 in the week that ended Saturday, the Labor Department said.
Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1010064253865473640.djm
Study: Department of Labor. 2002. Unemployment Weekly Claims Report.
Available from: Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: labor; job security

Article: Jonathan Eig. 2002. “Many Employers Cut Worker Hours To Avoid Layoffs; Spending Suffers.” The Wall Street Journal. 1/03/02.
Summary: Many employers, uncertain about how long this recession might last and wary of losing valued workers altogether, are reducing the workweek rather than the work force.
Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1010008332301615400.djm
Study: Department of Labor. 2002. The Employment Situation:  December 2001.
Available from: Department of Labor, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: income security; poverty

Article: Associated Press. 2002. “More Post - Attack Job Loss Predicted.” The New York Times. 1/11/02.
Summary: The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will reverberate through the U.S. economy for years, wiping out more than 1.6 million jobs in 2002 alone.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Attacks-Lost-Jobs.html
Study: Milken Institute. 2002. Metropolitan Economies in the Wake of Sept. 11.
Available from: Milken Institute, http://www.milken-inst.org/presrel/National%20Metro%20Impact%20Report.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: workforce demographics; job security

Article: Associated Press. 2002. “Report: Poverty, Disease Worsening.” The New York Times. 1/10/02.
Summary: In its annual report, the Worldwatch Institute said problems such as poverty, disease and harm to the environment should be confronted with the same determination as the war on terrorism.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/AP-Global-Pulse.html
Study: Christopher Flavin et al. 2002. The State of the World 2002.
Available from: The Worldwatch Institute, http://secure.worldwatch.org/cgi-bin/wwinst/BSW02P
Price: $15.95
Keywords: poverty; federal expenditures

Article: Reuters. 2002. “Report Says Civil Rights of Homeless Under Attack.” The New York Times. 1/15/02.
Summary: The civil rights of homeless Americans are under attack coast-to-coast through laws designed to criminalize homelessness by banning such things as sleeping in public.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-life-homeless.html
Study: National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. 2002. Illegal to be Homeless: The Criminalization of Homelessness in the United States.
Available from: National Coalition for the Homeless, http://www.nationalhomeless.org/crimreport/index.html
Price: Free
Keywords: homeless; discrimination

Article: Associated Press. 2002. “Census: Home-Based Workers Tend To Have Own Business.” The Wall Street Journal. 1/17/02.
Summary: People who work from home tend to be executives or managers. They are also better educated than many Americans and make more money.
Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/archive/retrieve.cgi?id=DI-CO-20020117-000011.djm
Study: Census Bureau. 2002. Home Based Workers in the United States: 1997.
Available from: The Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/workathome.html
Price: Free
Keywords: business ownership; national comparison

Article: Bloomberg News. 2002. “Jobless Claims Are Now Near a 6-Month Low.” The New York Times. 1/25/02.
Summary: The number of workers filing new claims for state unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in almost six months, the Labor Department reported today, a sign that companies are slowing the pace of dismissals.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/business/25ECON.html
Study: The Department Of Labor. 2002. Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report [02/24/2002].
Available from: The Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: unemployment; national comparison

Article: The Associated Press. 2002. “Recession Slows Hispanic Economy.” The New York Times. 1/24/02
Summary: Hispanics headed into this recession better off than ever before, but they will feel its effects longer because of where they work, their age and immigration, a new report says.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Recession-Latinos.html
Study: Arturo Gonzalez. 2002. The Impact of the 2001/2002 Economic Recession on Hispanic Workers: A Cross-Sectional Comparison of Three Generations.
Available from: Pew Charitable Trust, http://www.pewtrusts.com/pdf/vf_pew_hispanic_recession.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: economy; racial comparisons

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Of Interest

Article: Pamela Ferdinand. 2002. “Mass. Settles An Issue of Posthumous Conception.” The Washington Post, A04. 1/3/02.
Summary: Massachusetts's highest court ruled today that children conceived artificially after a parent dies are entitled to the same inheritance rights as naturally conceived children under state law.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54102-2002Jan2.html
Keywords: technology; birth

Article: Harry Holzer and Paul Offner. 2002. “Welfare: What About The Men?” The Washington Post, A17. 1/3/02.
Summary: Young black men have seen their employment drop from 62 percent to 54 percent as a result of the decline of low-skill job opportunities and the continued effects of poor schooling, discrimination, and weak employment networks.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54511-2002Jan2.html
Keywords: welfare; gender equity

Article: Robert Pear. 2002. “Bush Plan Seeks to Restore Food Stamps for Noncitizens.” The New York Times. 1/10/02.
Summary: The Bush administration proposed today to restore food stamps to many legal immigrants, whose eligibility for benefits was severely restricted by the 1996 welfare law.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/national/10BUDG.html
Keywords: food stamps; immigrants

Article: Lisa Rein. 2002. “Signs of Change Read 'Ladies' Room.’” The Washington Post, B01. 1/11/02.
Summary: The Gentlemen's Lounge on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates has been changed to the Members Lounge.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28547-2002Jan10.html
Keywords: gender equity; government

Article: Alessandra Stanley. 2002. “For Women, to Soar Is Rare, to Fall Is Human.” The New York Times. 1/13/02.
Summary: Each departure of a high-level executive woman — voluntary or with a push — unleashes a torrent of scrutiny and, often, sweeping conclusions about the female condition in modern society.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/13/business/yourmoney/13WOME.html
Keywords: gender equity; business

Article: Associated Press. 2002. “British House Hears Women's Issues.” The New York Times. 1/17/02.
Summary: For the first time in the 600-year history of Britain's House of Commons, a Cabinet minister dedicated a formal question-and-answer period to women's issues Thursday -- but before a mostly male audience of lawmakers.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Britain-Womens-Questions.html
Keywords: women; international comparisons

Article: Michelle Singletary. 2002. “Sound Financial Advice for Women Is as Close as the Bookstore.” The Washington Post, E03. 1/24/02.
Summary: We have come a long way, baby. And the publishing world now wants to show women how to take advantage of their newfound power -- economic power, that is.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A28647-2002Jan23
Keywords: women; finance

Article: Jennifer Frey.2002. “The Woman Who Saw Red: Enron Whistle-Blower Sherron Watkins Warned of the Trouble to Come.” The Washington Post, C01. 1/25/02.
Summary: She was the so-called "whistle-blower" in one of the biggest corporate scandals in modern memory, the woman who had warned Enron's now-former chairman, Kenneth Lay, of major irregularities in the company's accounting practices months before the corporation collapsed, embroiled in a major Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A35005-2002Jan24
Keywords: women; workplace