Number of women decreasing in Legislature
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn has been traveling the state telling voters the same thing months: If you want your man’s voice to be heard at the Capitol, you’d better make sure he’s a Republican.
AP sources: Marines seek to close combat jobs to women
The Marine Corps is expected to ask that women not be allowed to compete for several front-line combat jobs, inflaming tensions between Navy and Marine leaders, U.S. officials say.
Officials: Military likely to open most combat jobs to women
Two women have now passed the Army’s grueling Ranger test, and even tougher and more dangerous jobs could lie ahead.
Trump bombast overshadows GOP challenges with women
When Jeb Bush said he wasn’t sure the country needs to spend “a half billion dollars for women’s health issues,” many viewed the remark as a gaffe and the Republican candidate for president rushed to clean it up.
In the Golden Triangle, the numbers are clear: Women go to church more than men
Sunday mornings in America see thousands flock to church and Sunday school. As the preacher reviews his sermon’s notes, congregation members fill pews, mothers settle children, friends greet each other and choir members fan themselves with programs.
Trends: Wedding bells ringing later for Mississippi millennials
“Yours is going to be the next wedding we all get together for!”
This is something a relative said to me at my 21-year-old cousin’s wedding a few years ago. I had just turned 15.
Former coach travels with MSU to NCAA tourney
The “uniform” is different for Sharon Fanning-Otis these days.
As race for UN chief begins, new campaigns demand a woman
At a private working lunch for the five most powerful members of the United Nations Security Council, the conversation turned to the question of the next U.N. secretary-general.
In harmony: Yes, women sing barbershop, too. Check out the Harmony G.R.I.T.S.
“I get a bad rap!” Sandra Stone protested in jest. She’s the baritone of the Harmony G.R.I.T.S. barbershop quartet. “At Christmas, when we sing about being naughty or nice, they always point to me when we get to ‘naughty’.”
MSU women score record crowd Sunday
The No. 11 Mississippi State women’s basketball team defeated Ole Miss 55-47 before a single-game record crowd of 7,326 at Humphrey Coliseum on Sunday.
MSU womens basketball team on record-pace in both wins, fan attendance
Commitment means something to Bob and Carol Schwanebeck.
Lynn Spruill: The plight of women
Recently this paper ran a story with a picture that was, to say the least, disturbing and arresting in its portrayal of human cruelty.
Jamie Stiehm: Hollywood steps outside its comfort zone
As “Wild” goes into wide release, a sacred Hollywood idea will be put to the test — and, hopefully, it will flunk.
Abused women face lonely struggle in Pakistan
When Ruqayya Parveen’s husband dumped a jug of acid on her and her children as they slept, she awoke to a life of pain and disfigurement.
Supreme Court justices weigh bias claim of pregnant UPS driver
Two of the three women on the Supreme Court vigorously questioned a UPS lawyer Wednesday over the company’s refusal to give lighter duty to a pregnant worker.
Our View: Where are all the women?
What is the most under-represented group in our local, state and federal government?
Iraqi Yazidi girl tells of captivity in IS group
The young Yazidi girl rocked apprehensively as she described the ordeal that took her from her family, snatched from her home by militants in Iraq, then sold as a slave in Syria before finally escaping to Turkey.
Childers: Cochran wrong on women’s pay legislation
Democratic former U.S. Rep. Travis Childers said Tuesday that if he’s elected to the Senate, he will support a bill requiring employers to pay women and men the same amount for doing the same jobs.
Women small business owners struggle to get loans
Women are a growing force in the business world, but if they own a company, they may still struggle to get a loan from a bank.
New guidelines could help many pregnant workers
New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in the courtroom.