41.   Women worldwide are gaining ground in education and health but continue to lag seriously behind men in economic and political status, according to an international report released Thursday.

42.   Women more commonly gain weight below the waist, which has less of an effect on coronary risk factors.

43.   Young women have gained, Sister Damienne notes, many more opportunities to serve without joining a convent.

44.   Young women have gained many more opportunities to serve without joining a convent, she says.

45.   And a new report in The New England Journal of Medicine underlines the benefits these women can gain.

46.   Ashley said the U.S. women are gaining confidence, as evidenced by quick times.

47.   FEATURE-US-WOMEN CAPTAINS, women are slowly gaining the highest mariner ranking.

48.   Taiwan law recognizes men as heads of families, and a foreign woman gains the right to reside in Taiwan after she is married to a Taiwanese man.

49.   The report being released Wednesday showed the changes over the last four decades as more women gained college degrees and professional management positions, analysts said.

50.   The researchers checked medical records to see how much the women gained during pregnancy.