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Pop Culture's Assault on Reproductive Rights and Cult of Teen Moms
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Political Independence is the New Feminism
by Nancy Hanks
Thoughts for a New Decade: What I Wish for Women
By Marcia G.Yerman
As we move into a new decade, I can't help looking over my shoulder at all the things I would like to leave behind.
The Olympics Should Include Women's Ski Jumping--But Not By Court Order
When the Winter Olympics begin in mid-February, they will do so without women ski jumpers, making ski jumping the only sport in the Winter Games which is male-only. This was not through lack of trying on the part of a dedicated group of elite jumpers, who have fought the IOC policy all the way to the Canadian Supreme Court, which refused to hear the case. The athletes argued that th
Donate to Haiti: An Activist In Cap Haitien suggests Giving to These Organizations
by Nadine Mondestin
Not So Pretty in Pink: Women Need to Fight for The Health of All Our Body Parts
by Linda Brodsky, MD
Chinese-American Women Do Better: More Money and Less Unemployment
What Do Women Get in the New Health Exchange?
Right now, if you are a woman and you are insured through an employer’s health insurance plan, it’s likely that you have abortion coverage. Like most women, you may never plan to use it, but in reality, each year around 1.3 million unintended pregnancies end in abortion.
Rihanna Got Help: Why Aren't Women Like Me Heard?
December 7th, 2009
The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor, The City of New York
Office of the Mayor
New York, NY 10007
Dear Mayor Bloomberg,
Nanny Trafficking: A Filipina Woman Fights Back
Nannies around the world get treated pretty badly.
But a Filipino woman recently used the Canadian courts to get justice.
If Girls Facebook All the Time, Why Don't They Want to Dissect it?
by Elena Strange
The Rehabilitation of Ellot Spitzer: The Disgraced Governor does Panels and Punditry
Kids Deserve Better Lunches: Let's Pay Attention to the Child Nutrition Act
By Jerusha Klemperer,
In a variation of this week's thanksgiving, 20,000 people in every state got together to break bread for a greater good. This Labor Day, hundreds of public potlucks were held in support of updating our nation’s school lunch program
Sarah Palin's Values are Black Values: Pro-God, Pro-Life and Pro-Family
by Adrienne Ross photo: Elliott Andrew
Sexual Assault in the Military - Women Seeking Treatment and Justice
By Marcia G. Yerman
Giving Work Not Aid: An Interview With Samasource founder on How Microwork Can Help Eradicate Poverty
Leila Chirayath Janah started the non-profit social enterprise Samasource that brings computer-based work to the world’s poor, making outsourcing a tool for development. Currently working in Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, and Pakistan, Samasource provides what Janah calls micro-work for
Diet Reform: How Government Can Help Health Care with Better Diets
by Susan Levin, MS, RD photo: Nathalie Maynor cc
