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Below the Belt: Sex is to rape, as kissing a hand is to a punch in the mouth. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 : As I searched for information about Judge Jeffre Cheuvont's ruling that rape survivor Tory Bowen could not use the word "rape" in testifying against her assailant, I ran across the above title of an unrelated blog post -- and it really hit home....
Posted: Wed, Jun 27, 2007 7:56pm PDT
Protect Immigrant Women's Access to Law Enforcement When They Face Domestic and Sexual Violence Tuesday, June 26, 2007 :Please contact your senators TODAY and urge them to vote no on the Coleman-Domenici amendment to the Immigration bill....
Posted: Wed, Jun 27, 2007 8:01am PDT
Injustice to my daughter My daughter fell a victim to the wrong dignosis and blood money thirst husband"s betrayal.But i as a father could not proceed on them as i am not a citizen of US and i am an Indian...
Posted: Wed, Jun 27, 2007 2:57am PDT
Needed: An Uncompromising Fight for the Right to Abortion In today’s situation, it is not enough to profess opposition to the most extreme wing of the anti-abortion movement. One must go on the political, ideological and practical offensive against the whole package of biblical-literalist and traditional values--together with waging an uncompromising struggle for abortion and birth control on demand....
Posted: Mon, Jun 25, 2007 7:49pm PDT
New Anti-Rape Law in Thailand Monday, June 25, 2007 : The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand approved a new law last week that criminalizes marital rape. Previously, rape law could not be used to prosecute a husband who forced sex on his wife. This new law carries a monetary fine (40,000 baht, or $1,156) and up to 20 years in jail for offender......
Posted: Mon, Jun 25, 2007 6:11pm PDT
Feminist and Education Equity Pioneer Joy Simonson Dies Monday, June 25, 2007 : Joy Simonson died on June 24, 2007 after many accomplishments on behalf of Title IX and the women's rights movement. From 1975 to 1982, Joy was the executive director of the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs. Under Joy Simonson's leadership the Council helped the Department......
Posted: Mon, Jun 25, 2007 6:11pm PDT
'50,000 Iraqi refugees' forced into prostitution Sunday, June 24, 2007 : It's Monday night in a dingy club on the outskirts of the Syrian capital. Two dozen girls are moving half-heartedly on the dance floor, lit up by flashing disco lights....
Posted: Sun, Jun 24, 2007 9:17am PDT
Immigrant Dream Shattered in Karachi KARACHI — Sana came to Karachi two years ago with a dream of a better future for herself and her family back home in Bangladesh....
Posted: Sun, Jun 24, 2007 8:51am PDT
Still More Friendly Fudge from Mayor Reilly & Chief Skerry on Rape--6-28 at 6 PM on FRSC Back again on Thursday May 28th at 6 PM on 101.1 FM (also www.freakradio.org) is chapter 3 of Gillian Greensite's critique of Rape Denied in Santa Cruz--the SCPD/City Council's "Spare the Tourists" response.
Phone in as before at 831-427-3772....
Posted: Sat, Jun 23, 2007 2:47pm PDT
Title IX: 35 Years of Creating Opportunities for Girls and Women Friday, June 22, 2007 :Title IX: 35 Years of Creating Opportunities for Girls and Women June 22, 2007 By Jess Grunberg, NOW Communications Intern Thirty-five years ago, on June 23, 1972, Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, making sex-based discrimination unlawful for any educational program or activity receiving federal funds....
Posted: Sat, Jun 23, 2007 8:36am PDT
Abstinence Funds Chopped, Ryan White Money Upped Thursday, June 21, 2007 :(Washington) A controversial federal program that stresses abstinence outside heterosexual marriage has been chopped by $28. million. Previously, under the Republican Congress, the federal government spent about $50 million annually on abstinence-until-marriage education....
Posted: Thu, Jun 21, 2007 10:28pm PDT
35th Anniversary of Title IX: Much to Celebrate, A Way to Go Editorial marking the anniversary of Title IX--the impact it has had on the academic opportunities and recognition of girls and women, and how much further athletic opportunities for women needs to go. Calls on readers to look at their own schools to see if they are complying with Title IX....
Posted: Thu, Jun 21, 2007 6:58am PDT
House Passes Resolution Celebrating 35 Years of Title IX Wednesday, June 20, 2007 : The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Monday by a voice vote, celebrating the 35th anniversary and accomplishments of Title IX of the Higher Education Act, which codified educational equality for women and men. Title IX banned discrimination based on gender in federally funded educati......
Posted: Wed, Jun 20, 2007 8:42pm PDT
Women under siege in Afghanistan For the past three months, Afghan female MP Shukria Barakzai has been receiving a letter saying she may be targeted by a suicide bomber in the next six months....
Posted: Wed, Jun 20, 2007 8:03am PDT
Activist Scenes are No Safe Space for Women: On Abuse of Activist Women by Activist Men As a woman who has experienced physical and emotional abuse from men, some of whom I had long relationships with, it is always difficult to learn from other activist women that they are being abused by activist men....
Posted: Wed, Jun 20, 2007 2:50am PDT
Sierra Leone: Gender laws mean greater rights and protection for women AI Index: AFR 51/002/2007 (Public) News Service No: 113 19 June 2007
Last week's passage of a law outlawing domestic violence and establishing the rights of women when it comes to inheritance and the registration of customary marriages is an important step forward in improving the status of women -- particularly rural women -- and ensuring greater protection for women and girls against violence in the home and community across Sierra Leone....
Posted: Tue, Jun 19, 2007 9:22am PDT
"The Bravest Woman In Afghanistan": Malalai Joya Speaks Out Against the Warlord-Controlled Afghan Government Tuesday, June 19, 2007 :
Afghanistan's most outspoken female lawmaker has been suspended for the rest of her term after she publicly criticized the Afghan parliament. For years Malalai Joya has been a leading critic of her government and the U.S. role in her country. She's faced constant harassment and attempts on her life for her views....
Posted: Tue, Jun 19, 2007 9:20am PDT
Another World Is Possible: Join NOW at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum Monday, June 18, 2007 :Another World Is Possible: Join NOW at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum June 18, 2007 First U.S. Social Forum: June 27 - July 1 in Atlanta, Georgia...
Posted: Mon, Jun 18, 2007 7:10pm PDT
Violence in Afghanistan Surges; Taliban Commits Deadliest Attack Since 2001 Monday, June 18, 2007 : The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber who blew up a bus transporting police recruits in Afghanistan yesterday. The attack killed 35 people, the...
Posted: Mon, Jun 18, 2007 7:09pm PDT
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