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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Women Pay More for Health Insurance Coverage
The New York Times ran an interesting story this week about disparities in health insurance costs. A new report issued by the National Women’s Law Center, Nowhere to Turn: How the Individual Health Insurance Market Fails Women, reveals that women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Health insurance, The New York Times, Women's health
Tagged Health insurance, New York Times, NWLC, Women's health
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Know Your Voting Rights!
With an anticipated record voter turnout in Pennsylvania on November 4th, it’s important that we all know our voting rights. So spread the word, and here are some quick facts about voting in Pennsylvania: First-time voters, or voters who have … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Voting rights, WomenVote PA
Tagged Election, Election 2008, Election protection, Pennsylvania, Vote, Voting rights, WomenVote PA
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Philadelphia City Council Approves Unpaid Leave for Survivors of Domestic Violence
On Oct. 23, 2008, the Philadelphia City Council unanimously approved Councilmember William Greenlee’s bill requiring businesses employing more than 50 people to provide up to eight weeks of unpaid leave for workers who are survivors of domestic violence. Businesses employing … Continue reading
Rep. Waxman Joins the Fight Against HHS Regulation
In September 2008, the Women’s Law Project joined dozens of women’s groups in opposing the Provider Conscience Regulation that was proposed on August 26, 2008, by the Department of Health and Human Services. The WLP believes that the breadth and … Continue reading
Wage Gap Widens in Pennsylvania
Bad news for Pennsylvania women: according to a new report by the Keystone Research Center, women stopped closing the wage gap with men. The wage gap was consistently improving between 1970s and the early 1990s, but according to the study, … Continue reading
Reproductive Rights on Ballots Across the Country – Part II: South Dakota
South Dakota is one of three states with abortion-related measures on the ballot this November. Previously, we discussed Colorado’s constitutional amendment and its implications on women’s health. South Dakota’s first ballot initiative to ban all abortions was introduced and narrowly … Continue reading
Posted in Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Anti-abortion ballot measures, Center for Reproductive Rights, Initiated Measure 11, NPR, Reproductive Rights, South Dakota, South Dakota Healthy Families Coalition, Women's health
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WVU ADs Get it Right on Title IX
Last week, the West Virginia University student newspaper reported on some recent changes to the school’s athletics program: In 2003, then-West Virginia University President David Hardesty asked the athletic department to develop a strategic plan for the future. Among the … Continue reading
Posted in Title IX
Tagged Athletic cuts, Athletic directors, College athletics, Football, Men's sports, Title IX, West Virginia University, Women's sports, WVU
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Reproductive Rights on Ballots Across the Country – Part I: Colorado
This fall, voters in three states will see anti-abortion measures on their ballots. The New York Times gives a good overview of all three in an editorial that opposed all the initiatives. We’ll be taking a closer look at each … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Uncategorized, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Ballot measures, Center for Reproductive Rights, Colorado, Constitutional amendment, Election 2008, New York Times, Protect Families Protect Choices coalition, Re-defining personhood, Reproductive Rights
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30th Anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The PDA amended Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, making it illegal for businesses employing more than 15 workers to discriminate against employees … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, PA Legislature, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Women's health
Tagged Discrimination, EEOC, Employment, HB 280, PA Legislature, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, SB 280
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