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Warning over maternity leave threat to women's careers
A commission has claimed that the right for a woman in the UK to take a year for maternity leave may be making employers hesitant to hire or promote women, for fear of losing them for a eyar down the line."THE right to a year's maternity leave could be ruining women's... Northern Ireland Mums : Where are you all?
I have been searching to find other Northern Ireland mums to make friends with. My husband and I have not long returned home after living abroad for some years. It seems that all the mums in / from Northern Ireland have disappeared....if you're a mum reading... Sweden ranks world's best place for mothers
Among the many social benefits of living in Sweden are the long maternity leave and care for new mothers."Sweden has once again been rated as "the best place to be a mother in the world" by a U.S.-based charity in a...Women Face Bias Worldwide, UN Report Says
Women's struggle for gender equality and justice continues on a global scale. Today's UN report shockingly indicates that the disparity between women and men's rights is all too common and prevalent.In 2008, it is... Japanese staff get paid "heartache leave"
A Japanese firm is allowing scorned lovers to lick their emotional wounds on company time.To me the funniest thing about this idea is the graduatedness of it--you get more days off the older you are. Maybe the... Unassisted Childbirth: Beyond The Fear
Unassisted childbirth is when a woman gives birth either alone or with
only her partner and children present. More people are aware that
freebirthing is a phenomenon because Canadian doctors recently rang
alarm... Need to get some Maternity Swimwear nice site
Cool price comparison site which has the latest designer maternity fashions at the very lowest prices.It has all kinds of maternity products like maternity clothes, motherhood maternity,maternity swimwear, maternity clothing, maternity dresses,plus size maternity clothes, and...Administration Withheld E-Mails About Rove by Murray Waas, National Journal
"The Bush administration has withheld a series of e-mails from Congress showing that senior White House and Justice Department officials worked together to conceal the role of Karl Rove in installing Timothy Griffin, a protégé of Rove's, as U.S. attorney for the Eastern...Ukraine babies in stem cell probe
"Healthy new-born babies may have been killed in Ukraine to feed a flourishing international trade in stem cells, evidence obtained by the BBC suggests. Disturbing video footage of post-mortem examinations on dismembered tiny bodies raises serious questions about what...Gulf Veterans Have Fathered Offspring With Serious Birth Defects
At a rate FOUR TIMES higher than the non-veteran population.Children Born Of Female Military Veterans
Study reveals that U.S. Gulf War veterans' children have a much higher likelihood of having three specific types of birth defects: Children born of male veterans -Two types of heart valve abnormality. Children born of female veterans - Genital-urinary defects. Study...Fastest Growing Leukemia Cluster In The U.S. Over The Past Decade
"Thousands of tons of DU weapons tested for decades by the Navy on four bombing and gunnery ranges around Fallon, Nevada, is no doubt the cause of the fastest growing leukemia cluster in the U.S. over the past decade. The military denies that DU is the cause."Babies Born To 251 Veterans
"67 per cent of the babies were reported to have serious illnesses or serious birth defects. They were born without eyes, ears, had missing organs, fused fingers, thyroid or other malfunctions. Depleted uranium in the semen of the soldiers internally contaminated...He Was Exposed To Depleted Uranium
He was sent home from Iraq, stricken by a sudden illness. One side of his face would swell up each morning. He had constant migraine headaches, blurred vision, blackouts and a burning sensation whenever he urinated.Tests On Returning Troops Suggest DU Health Consequences
"immediately urged his wife to get an ultrasound check of their unborn baby. They discovered the fetus had a condition common to those with radioactive exposure: atypical syndactyly. The right hand had only two digits/angry at a government that never warned him about...
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