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Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, which runs Muirfield course in East Lothian, continues policy of excluding women One of Scotland’s last remaining men-only golf courses has lost its right to hold the Open championship after its members voted to continue to exclude women.  A two-thirds majority was required for the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, which runs the Muirfield course in East Lothian, to alter its constitution, but this was not met following a postal ballot of its members. Martin Slumbers, chief executive of the Royal and Ancient, which organises the Open tournament, said it would not be held in future at a venue that did not admit women members. Slumbers said: “The R&A has considered today’s decision with respect to the Open championship. The Open is one of the world’s great sporting events and going forward we will not stage the championship at a venue that does not admit women as members.  Donate Car  Published By - Theguardian.com- Te...

City council speaker reveals more than 100 policy recommendations, including free long-term contraceptives and expanding job programs More than 100 policy recommendations to benefit young women – from hiring a police liaison for abortion centers to creating a fund for free long-term contraceptives – were announced by the New York City council speaker on Monday, in the country’s first large policy report to focus on young women. Similar to Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper, a program aimed at supporting young black men nationwide, New York’s Young Women’s Initiative is the first time young women, specifically women of color and trans women, have been the focus of a major policy initiative. Young women, particularly young women of color, are “in the business of opening doors and shattering glass ceilings”, said the city council speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, the first Latina to hold the role. She called on more young women to run for political office, and the report encourages the ...