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September 06, 2012 | Mary Ann Swissler |
Economy,
Health,
Immigration,
LGBTQIA,
Politics,
Violence against women
DNC Platform—Reaching for a New Normal
The author, who last week analyzed the potential impact on women of the policies outlined in the Republican National Platform, here turns to the Democratic statement of principles.
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2012 DNC: A View from the Maryland Women's Caucus
The author, founder of Legalspeaks.com, finds the essence of diversity within the Maryland delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
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Tea Party, Anyone?
The GOP platform presumably states the values of the party—not good news for the 99 percent of us, argues the author.
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Nancy Pelosi on her 25 Years in Congress
The House minority leader reflects on her battles to combat AIDS/HIV and improve women's health over the years, and on women's role in a polarized Congress.
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Missing the ‘Big Story’–on Purpose
This journalist finds that the essential story is the one occurring after the national media leaves a neighborhood in the news.
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Women’s Magazines and the Cult of Hypocrisy
This week, Seventeen magazine promised to publish un-photoshopped images of real girls, finally responding to 14-year-old SPARK activist Julia Bluhm's campaign. Such pressure must continue argues author Laura Bates.
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Nuns Mad As Hell
As a group of nuns plans to crisscross the country to highlight their work with the poor and powerless, Adele M. Stan explains why we may be witnessing a catalyzing moment in U.S. Catholic history.
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Childbirth Hollywood Style
Okay, it's a comedy. But does the most recent pregnancy-themed film have to trivialize women by ignoring any and all real issues about giving birth?
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Women Work to Save Preventive Care Gains
A fund designed under the Affordable Care Act as an investment in prevention, thus saving future health expenses and enriching people's lives, is under non-stop attack in Congress.
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A Mother's Day Conundrum
Psychologist Paula Caplan describes the complicated balancing act involved in honoring her mother while caring for her.
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May Day with Occupy Oakland
The author describes the Occupy movement's action in Oakland last week, in light of a very different mood in the city that greeted the general strike called six months ago.
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Young Feminists Go Live to Protect Women's Reproductive Rights
Young feminists, whose presence in the current War on Women plays out largely online, plan to emerge from the virtual world with rallies in Nashville and other state capitals April 28.
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Victory for Prevention?
As we celebrate Earth Day this Sunday, the author is cautiously optimistic about a new era with a healthier environment.
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State Legislators Grab Platform to Defend Contraception
With a mix of humor and dead seriousness, women in state legislatures act to force their male colleagues to understand what's at stake in restricting contraception and choice.
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Expanding Health Care Access—A Case Study
While many legislators seem intent on narrowing women's access to affordable care, individuals and foundations still work to expand it. Such is the mission of Dana Dornsife.
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Men for Women’s Choice
On the issue of contraceptives and choice, most men quoted and pictured in the media recently have opposed women controlling their reproductive health. The authors plan to change that.
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State-Sanctioned Shaming and the Battle for Reproductive Rights
Contraception and choice are simply an everyday imperative for the author and her peers, despite the hostility that remains a part of the national culture.
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Girls Get Called “Slut” Everyday—They Could Be Making Friends Instead
Jessie Klein, author of "The Bully Society," writes that girls need help in building trusting relationships.
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Bahrain Medics Still at Risk
On the one-year anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain, a lawyer continues her fight for medics arrested and tortured for treating protestors injured by police—in demonstrations where women have played a key role.
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Birth Control and the Bloviators: What Just Happened?
The author of "Good Catholic Girls: How Women Are Leading the Fight to Change the Church" explains what's behind the Catholic bishops' hard-line reaction to President Obama's compromise.
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February 04, 2012 | Ellen Sweet |
Health
Komen vs. Planned Parenthood—What’s Going On?
Immediate outrage in the social media greeted the Komen foundation after it defunded breast cancer screening by Planned Parenthood. Ellen Sweet explores what’s behind its puzzling turn-about.
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Could DSM-5 Be Harmful to Your Mental Health?
The APA diagnostic manual revision process, in the news recently over the definition of autism, holds other potential threats for women’s health. Elayne Clift investigates the gender issues in DSM-5.
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Our Bodies Ourselves at Forty
OBOS celebrates its 40th birthday this year, and members of what is now a worldwide community gathered in Boston to discuss the book's huge impact for women globally.
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Seattle Law Advances Paid Sick Leave Campaign
Following a thoughtful strategy, citizen advocates joined with city council members and business owners to design a paid sick leave ordinance enacted by a close-to-unanimous vote in Seattle.
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Listening to Women—Obama’s Jobs Proposal
The jobs plan President Obama presented to Congress this week recognizes that out-of-work women need targeted help.