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Wall Street billionaire: Babies kill women’s focus

Trader Paul Tudor Jones touched off a firestorm after The Washington Post obtained a video where he says you will never see as many great women investors or traders as men because they have babies, which are distracting. Read More

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Naval Academy commencement ceremony in Annapolis, May 24, 2013.     (REUTERS/Larry Downing)

Obama comdemns sexual assault in Naval Academy speech

President Obama condemned the ongoing military sexual assault crisis in his commencement address at the United States Naval Academy. Read More

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Hedge fund billionaire: Babies are ‘killer’ to women’s focus in business

It’s not that women aren’t capable, the billionaire investor said in April at a University of Virginia panel discussion in front of students, “they are very capable,” but babies are a “killer” to a trader’s focus. Read More

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Anti-abortion bill goes before all-male House panel. Déjà vu, anyone?

A bill that would institute a nation-wide on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on Thursday went before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, which has no female members. Haven't we seen this before? Read More

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Does the culture in the military need to change?

In the third case of sexual misconduct in the military in the past couple of months Army Sgt. Michael McClendon is accused of planting a hidden camera in the showers and locker rooms at West Point to record female cadets. Read More

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Germany’s Angela Merkel named world’s most powerful woman in 2013

First lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also made the Forbes list, which is comprised of 100 women from around the world. Read More

President Barack Obama speaks about the deadly tornadoes that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, May 21, 2013. (Photo by: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images).

What we’re reading: Thursday, May 23, 2013

President Obama is making a wide-ranging speech at the National Defense University, discussing the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay and the administration's… Read More

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Fla. teen faces felony charges for lesbian relationship

An 18-year-old girl got offered a plea deal: two years of house arrest and one year of probabtion as punishment for her relationship with another teenage girl. Read More

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Endometriosis Foundation of America's Annual Blossom Ball in March, 2012.

Attention to women’s diseases should reach beyond Angelina Jolie

"MHP" guest Valarie Kaur and a health professional argue that the spotlight on Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy should open up our scope to other women's illnesses deserving attention. Read More

Congratulations, Class of 2013! Professor Harris-Perry has some advice for you.

My advice to graduates: Be ignorant, make mistakes

Tulane professor--and MSNBC host--Melissa Harris-Perry had some advice for the class of 2013 in her Sunday Footnote. Read More

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Conversation about breast cancer shifts to genes

Angelina Jolie's op-ed in the New York Times, in which she talked about her double mastectomy, raised awareness about breast cancer and the gene, BRCA1, that puts women at high risk of developing the disease. Read More

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When will it stop? Sexual assault claims pile up in military

Despite decades of promises, military leaders have repeatedly leaned on a single cliché to explain why they've failed survivors of sexual assault. Read More

Actress and activist Angelina Jolie made big news with her recent announcement that she underwent a double mastectomy to lessen her risk of breast cancer.

The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 19 ‘MHP’

The class of 2013 gets recognized in #nerdland, as do fast food strikers -- and Angelina Jolie's big decision highlights a discussion about the politics of breast cancer on Sunday's "MHP." Read More

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Military rape survivor: ‘I had to lose my career’

One survivor of military sexual assault shares her story. Read More

What is a "scandal," really? Join actress Kerry Washington (really, she's a fan of the show) and others on Saturday at 10am ET for "MHP"!

The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 18 ‘MHP’

What is a "scandal," really? Good question in light of the week President Obama has had. Read the Syllabus for a preview of Saturday's "MHP" discussion on that question and much more! Read More

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and the service secretaries, service chiefs, and senior enlisted advisers to discuss sexual assault in the military in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)

‘Scourge’ of sexual assault hurts military effectiveness, says Obama

Women leaders have put a spotlight on the epidemic of military sexual assault. "This is not a sideshow," said Obama in a meeting with his top military and national security team. "This goes to the heart and the core of who we are and how effective we're going to be." Read More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darin Haas was removed from his position as the manager of Fort Campbell's Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Prevention/Equal Opportunity program Thursday after his arrest in a domestic dispute.

Army sexual assault prevention officer arrested for stalking ex-wife

An Army officer in the Fort Campbell, Kentucky, sexual assault prevention office has been arrested for violating a restraining order that his ex-wife filed against him. Read More

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Washington’s top women lobbyists trail male counterparts by $600K

Women may be moving up the corporate ladder, but new data from Bloomberg shows that the glass ceiling of compensation is hard to break - even at the country's top trade groups. Read More

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Gillibrand on new bill to prevent sexual assault in military

Sen. Kirsten Gillibran (D-N.Y.) discusses her new bill aimed at preventing sexual assault in the military Read More

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‘Enough is enough’: Gillibrand introduces bill on military sexual assault

Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, along with a bipartisan group of legislators, unveiled a bill Thursday that would demand greater training for military officers overseeing allegations of sexual assault. Read More