- Afghan families dress girls as boys out of "economic need, social pressure to have sons, and in some cases, a superstition that doing so can lead to the birth of a real boy."
- A woman allegedly robs a bank in Grants Pass, Ore., but makes sure to pick up her kids from school on the way home. She's a thief, not a bad mom.
- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refers to Kirsten Gillibrand as "the hottest" Senate member.
- India is thankfully experiencing blowback from that Human Rights Watch report about rape victims being subjected to the "finger test."
- Bill Clinton says changing the view of women as "part human and part property" is key in the fight against global poverty.
- The 28-year-old woman who falsely claimed that a black woman threw acid in her face is charged with theft.
- Female politicians just might take over the Swedish Cabinet.
- Jill Johnston, leader of the lesbian separatist movement, dies at the age of 81.
Roundup: Backlash over India's rape test
Also: A mother robs a bank before picking up her kids up from school
Published September 21, 2010 11:30PM (EDT)
By Tracy Clark-Flory
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