Workplace Buzz:Today's Headlines

Workplace Buzz on January 2, 2008 10:04 AM

Military women suffer mental stress, sexual trauma

The mental toll of war has historically hit men. But now that more than 182,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, the horrors of battle are affecting them, too. Iraq is "an equal opportunity war," says a women's military health advisor. In Iraq, "females are combat veterans as well as guys," says Master Sgt. Cindy Rathbun, who recently graduated from a female veterans mental health recovery group. USA Today

She wins sex suit, then returns to firm where it occured

A New York City exec who won $1.2 million in a sex-harass suit after male coworkers allegedly pawed her is back at her old job -- even as the boss vows to appeal the verdict. "I don't need co-workers to be friendly to me. I need them to respect me," says Sydney Nurse, 43, a $100,000 comptroller at Concepts in Staffing in Manhattan.New York Post

Web sites target video games to women

TV networks aimed at women, such as Lifetime and Oxygen, are increasingly putting up game links like "Be my Bra" and "Diner Dish" that appeal to female viewers and advertisers. Games "are a great way for a woman to check out an relieve stress," says Dan Suratt, a Lifetime digital media exec. New York Post

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