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If an agency has ever pitched you on outreach to women's blogs and they don't mention the BlogHer network, there's something wrong with them. BlogHer and its 2,500 contributing blog affiliates are celebrating the network's 5 year anniversary with the combined traffic of 21 million unique visitors per month and some huge lessons learned along the way.

Curbs on wearing the full Muslim veil came a step closer in France Tuesday with a report that will call for a ban on the dress in post offices, universities, hospitals and state-owned premises, as well as public transport.

After a year in the classroom with female teachers who say they are anxious about math, girls are more likely to share that attitude -- and score lower on tests, researchers say.

Men 30 to 44 years old are increasingly likely to marry women with more education and income than they have.

As co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski has emerged as a leading voice on morning television. But success for the daughter of former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski hasn't always come easy. Read our exclusive excerpt of Mika Brzezinski's ''All Things at Once.''

As more women are starting their families in their late 30, 40s and even into their 50s, it's not a given they'll live long enough to meet their grandchildren or see all of their kids' big milestones. Some are making big changes to add years to their life spans.

More than 1,000 followers of an Indian sect pledge to marry female sex workers wanting to escape exploitation.

The Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill banning female genital mutilation, a traditional rite that has sparked an international outcry and is practiced in some African and Asian communities.

Sex and the City 2's new poster is out and it's the stuff dreams are made of -- provided that what you dream of involves sequins, bright lights, Sarah Jessica Parker, and a fairly obvious advertisement for Chanel (check out the purse).