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NOW Calls for Resignation of Harvard University's President The National Organization for Women calls for the resignation of Harvard University President Lawrence Summers, who has failed to lead the prominent (and previously all-male) university toward true inclusion of women....
Posted: Thu, Jan 20, 2005 11:02pm PST
Harvard President Under Fire for Sexist Remarks Harvard President Lawrence Summers is under heavy criticism for suggesting at an academic conference that women have less innate ability to perform in science and mathematics than men. He also downplayed the role discrimination and social factors play in explaining the dearth of female professors in science and engineering at major universities, according to the Boston Globe. “It’s so upsetting that all these brilliant young women [at Harvard] are being led by a man who views them this way,” ...
Posted: Tue, Jan 18, 2005 11:28am PST
Protest the Inauguration by Supporting the National Network of Abortion Funds Here is a great idea from Katha Pollitt and Jennifer Baumgardner. Put it on your Counter-Inaugural to-do list: "Are you wondering how to protest Inauguration Day (January 20)? Here's a way to make a powerful political point and also help women in need: 'honor' George Bush, the most anti-choice President since Roe v Wade, by making a donation to the National Network of Abortion Funds. You know how pro-choice groups sometimes counter anti-choice demonstrations by asking people to Pledge a ...
Posted: Sat, Jan 15, 2005 4:21pm PST
New Report Shows States Increasing Restrictions on Women's Access to Birth Control New Report Shows States Increasing Restrictions on Women's Right to Choose and Access to Birth Control; Access Threatened in 38 States if Roe vs. Wade is Overturned - Nation's Overall Grade Falls to D minus...
Posted: Thu, Jan 13, 2005 12:36pm PST
No Makeup, No Job, Court Rules A woman who was fired from her job for refusing to wear makeup was not treated unfairly a U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday....
Posted: Sat, Jan 8, 2005 11:51am PST
GPAC Disappointed: Makeup Can Be Required of Women The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) today denounced a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals holding that a female employee fired for refusing to wear makeup cannot sue her employer for sex discrimination....
Posted: Fri, Jan 7, 2005 8:54pm PST
Pro-Choice Advocate Raises Concerns Over Gonzales Nomination Nation's Leading Pro-Choice Advocate Raises Concerns Over Gonzales Nomination; Nominee Imposed Anti-Choice Litmus Test on Federal Judges...
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 11:22pm PST
UNFPA Calls for Greater Security for Women Affected by Tsunami UNFPA Calls for Greater Security for Women Affected by Tsunami
Agency Says Fear of Violence can Inhibit Women from Caring for Families...
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 11:15pm PST
Voltairine ! The radical feminist writings of Voltairine de Cleyre,
1866 – 1912, come back to life on 20 January 2005....
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 8:50am PST
Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Life of Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and a 1972 presidential candidate, has died at age 80. We talk to Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C. [includes rush transcript] Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and a 1972 presidential candidate, has died at age 80. She died Saturday night in Florida. Chisholm was known as an outspoken advocate for women and people of color during seven terms representing New York...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 8:55pm PST
Afghan Recovery Report: Daughters Sold to Settle Debts Poppy growers say the government’s anti-drug program is forcing them to surrender their children to drug dealers....
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 3:12pm PST
NOW Action Alert- Stop Breast Christmas In an appalling effort to grab attention and raise ratings, radio stations owned by conservative media giant Clear Channel are promoting potentially dangerous plastic surgery and marketing unrealistic and unhealthy images of women. Clear Channel stations are awarding breast implants to women in the "Breast Christmas Ever" contest....
Posted: Thu, Dec 23, 2004 8:51am PST
WOMEN AS COMMODITIES: TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN IN ISRAEL 2003 In 2001, the USA stepped up its involvement in fighting the trafficking of women worldwide, threatening to cut off economic aid to countries failing to combat the phenomenon within their borders. This threat suddenly became tangible when Israel was ranked in the group of countries failing to take steps to eradicate trafficking in women. The U.S. warning succeeded in effecting changes in the states threatened with sanctions. However, in Israel, the struggle to eradicate trafficking has barely ...
Posted: Wed, Dec 22, 2004 4:51pm PST
Fri: Demand a Hearing to Review Abstinence-Only The following post from The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States is in regards to an organizational sign-on letter asking for a hearing to fully investigate abstinence-only programs. Your organization needs to sign on by close of business Friday the 17th...
Posted: Fri, Dec 17, 2004 12:05am PST
Pledge to Never Surrender! As a supporter of NARAL Pro-Choice America, we wanted you to be the
first to know about an exciting partnership with Working Assets. This
year pro-choice Americans worked hard to protect women's reproductive
rights. Working Assets has started a campaign to remind us that our
voice is more important than ever....
Posted: Tue, Dec 14, 2004 11:37pm PST
Planned Parenthood Urges HHS Nominee Michael Leavitt to Defend Science, Women's Health Planned Parenthood Urges HHS Nominee Michael Leavitt to Defend Science, Women's Health; America's Pro-Choice Majority Deserves Fairness, Integrity...
Posted: Mon, Dec 13, 2004 11:41pm PST
So-Called "Abortion Non-Discrimination Act" Threatens Women's Health Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today challenged President Bush's signing of the Weldon Amendment, or so-called "Abortion Non-Discrimination Act" (ANDA). The legislation, originally proposed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and added as an amendment to the final version of the omnibus appropriations bill, will allow health care organizations to refuse to comply with existing federal, state or local laws pertaining to abortion....
Posted: Thu, Dec 9, 2004 12:43am PST
Sex Slave Trade: Hundreds of Thousands of East European Women Sold For Sex Crime syndicates use a variety of methods to capture young women. A girl walking down a road in Moldova is forced into a car. An overflowing Romanian orphanage receives a visit from "social workers" offering "apprentice programs" for adolescent girls. A young Ukrainian woman desperate to help her starving parents responds to a newspaper advertisement for au pairs to work in Germany. An ambitious young graduate signs up with what appears to be a legitimate foreign corporati...
Posted: Tue, Dec 7, 2004 7:35am PST
New Report Exposes Dangers of Bush Administration's Abstinence-Only Programming New Report Exposes Dangers of Bush Administration's Abstinence-Only Programming; Gov't-Funded Abstinence-Only Programs Routinely Teach Untruths...
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 12:04pm PST
Pro-lifers attack pro-choice activist's character NARAL President Rejects Catholic Background, Embraces Abortion and the Culture of Death...
Posted: Wed, Dec 1, 2004 11:37pm PST
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