After Machismo's Long Reign, Women Gain in Spain
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MADRID -- When Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega graduated from law school in the 1970s, Spanish law prohibited her -- and any other woman -- from becoming a judge, serving as a witness in court or opening a bank account.
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Cristina FernÃ¡ndez de Kirchner has become the first woman to be elected president in Argentinaâs history.
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A traveling exhibition commemorates the innovative journalism from the period in the late 1930s when the literary elite descended on Spain.
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Some women's advocacy groups are complaining about a magazine spread in which eight female ministers in the Spanish government &#151; which has vowed to fight sexual discrimination &#151; pose like fashion models in designer clothes.
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Spain is being transformed by a new government, regional pressures and EU integration, writes Katya Adler.
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Espana . . . Espana . . . ESPANA! It hit me when I heard these words from Carmela, the lead character in a Spanish play set during its civil war of 1936-1939. Espana...Spain, for some reason, took on a greater ...
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Politicians in Spain slammed the use of models to be stand-in ball girls for the Madrid Masters. The 19 to 28-year-olds, who are likely to be in action when Tim Henman plays tomorrow, were drafted in to replace
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Top seed Tim Henman joined a chorus of players who can't see what the fuss is about as a feminist Spanish politician goes to war against leggy models serving as ball girls at the 2.425-million-euro Madrid ...
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - After spending several  years distracted by Iraq and the war on terror, Spain under its  new socialist government is turning again toward Latin America  where its historical and business links give it an unrivaled  edge.
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BARCELONA, Spain  - There is often talk of two Spains, right and left or traditional and modern; the debate will go on for years but one issue was settled long ago.
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Some women's advocacy groups are complaining about a magazine spread in which eight female ministers in the Spanish government - which has vowed to fight sexual discrimination - pose like fashion models in ...
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After spending several years distracted by Iraq and the war on terror, Spain under its new socialist government is turning again toward Latin America where its historical and business links give it an unrivaled ...
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Argentina on course for first elected woman president after Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declares victory.
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For decades after the Spanish Civil War, the country remained divided, but there were some couples who dared to marry across the deep political rift during Franco's dictatorship.
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ATHENS, Greece - This country has long been seen as a patriarchal society. But the critical role played by two women in the success of the Olympic Games shows how much that society is changing.
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South America's leaders are increasingly naming women as their defense ministers, putting them in charge of keeping the peace in nations still grappling with legacies of military dictatorships.
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Castigated for losing track of their own prisoners, leftist rebels release two long-held women politicians -- which could be a boost for Venezuela's Hugo Chavez