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Celinda Lake: A Woman Making History

March 17, 2010 – 4:10 pm

30 Women Making History
In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Women’s History Month, Women’s Media Center is profiling 30 extraordinary women making history. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to support WMC Exclusives — every dollar raised will go directly toward hiring women writers to comment on major news stories and report topics often [...]

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The Time Is Now To Pass Pro-Choice, Comprehensive Health Care

March 11, 2010 – 5:54 pm

“This is not a bill about abortion, this is about health care reform,” said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs to the audience of Good Morning America on Tuesday.
Easier said than done, Mr. Gibbs. For the past six months, the health care reform process has become a venomous tug-o-war over women’s choice in exchange for [...]

By Jen Nedeau | Also posted in Government, Health, Reproductive Rights | Comments (0)

All the Democrats Need Is…Testosterone?

March 10, 2010 – 2:20 pm

Amidst a conversation about President Obama’s attempt to pass health care reform on this morning’s episode of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” commentator Donny Deutsch offered insight about why the process has taken so long: hormones.

“Say what you want about George Bush,” he went on, “There was testosterone, and that exudes everything you do. You could use [...]

By Jehmu Greene | Also posted in Media | Comments (0)

In Chile, Bachelet Steps Down

March 10, 2010 – 9:11 am

By Maxine Lowy
Michelle Bachelet’s presidency comes to a tumultuous end less than two weeks after her country withstood an 8.8 magnitude earthquake. Here, the author assesses what her term in office has meant for women in Chile and what lies ahead.
The massive earthquake that struck Chile before dawn February 27 prompted the government to declare [...]

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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: A Woman Making History

March 8, 2010 – 4:48 pm

30 Women Making HistoryIn recognition of the 30th anniversary of Women’s History Month, Women’s Media Center is profiling 30 extraordinary women making history.  Our goal is to raise $10,000 to support WMC Exclusives — every dollar raised will go directly toward hiring women writers to comment on major news stories and report topics often neglected [...]

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Who Needs More Women in Government? Everyone

March 4, 2010 – 10:10 am

By Siobhan “Sam” Bennett
Women leaders have shown they know how to work together, whether it’s in the public or private sector. Women’s Campaign Forum President Sam Bennett describes a new initiative to put enough women in office this year to overcome the political impasse plaguing our nation’s lawmakers.
I know I’m not the only one [...]

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Health Care Reform—Obama’s Challenge

February 25, 2010 – 9:42 am

By Megan Carpentier
Obama meets with Republicans today in a health-care summit. Women who helped put him in office expect him to step up and lead—on both access to quality care and access to abortion.
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi allowed Bart Stupak’s anti-abortion amendment to the health care reform bill to come to a vote in [...]

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Harry Reid Mocked by Conservative Media for Linking Unemployment to Domestic Abuse

February 23, 2010 – 4:23 pm

As Media Matters points out today, Senator Harry Reid is being mocked by multiple right-wing commentators for his citing, on Monday, of a 2004 study demonstrating that instances of domestic abuse rise during times of economic downturn, like the current recession. Many of the comments focused on Reid’s low approval rating in his state of [...]

By Catherine Epstein | Also posted in Health | Comments (0)

Just Not Married: Fighting for Equality on Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2010 – 1:50 pm

Photo Essay by Leslie Von Pless
Lesbian and gay male couples are ready to step up their protest with creative new tactics—witness the action this morning in New York and see what lies ahead for marriage equality in 2010.
In 2009, the fight for marriage equality gained more U.S. victories in one year than over the previous [...]

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Sirleaf to Seek Second Term

February 11, 2010 – 9:45 am

By Ruthie Ackerman
First elected after a powerful women’s peace movement forced the end of years of brutal civil war in Liberia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is asking for a second term to continue with the enormous challenge of rebuilding her country.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf surprised and even angered some Liberians recently when she [...]

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