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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Domestic Violence and the Military
A disturbing article in this Sunday’s New York Times revealed one woman’s story of dealing with domestic violence through the military channels. We have recently blogged about sexual abuse in the military. Though these occurrences are highly upsetting, it’s encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic violence, Military, The New York Times
Tagged Domestic violence, Military, New York Times
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Prowel v. Wise Business Forms
Just a quick note to let you know that the Women’s Law Project is mentioned in this week’s feature story in the Pittsburgh City Paper, “Gender Gap,” about the work we’re doing in the case of Brian Prowel, a Butler … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Equality, LGBT, Pittsburgh
Tagged Butler county, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City Paper, Prowel v. Wise Business Forms
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Women’s Rights Around the World
Some good news from the current administration: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed onto a UN-sponsored campaign to end violence against women worldwide. This is a change from the United States’ previous reluctance to sign onto and ratify international … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Brazil, Condoleezza Rice, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, International Law, Secretary of State, South America, United Nations, Uruguay, Women's health
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Tom Daschle as the New HHS Secretary
Tom Daschle’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services sent a powerful message of the importance of health reform to President-elect Obama. But what does his nomination mean to the women’s rights community? Here’s an interesting analysis of Daschle’s … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged DHHS, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Provider Conscience Clause, Reproductive Rights, Tom Daschle
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Reducing Domestic Violence at the Salon
Hair salons are not exactly synonymous with feminist activism. But in cities like New York and Chicago, law enforcement officials and activists are working with hairstylists to recognize signs of domestic abuse in their clients and help them get the … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic violence, Women's health
Tagged Chicago, Domestic violence, Hair salons, New York City, Women
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Westinghouse Encourages Girls to Pursue Interest in Engineering
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Westinghouse is presenting a program aimed at increasing girls’ interest in engineering. Just as the demand for nuclear energy specialists is growing, so too is interest in Westinghouse Electric Co.’s “Introduce a Girl to Engineering” … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Equality, Girls
Tagged Employment, Engineering, Girls, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Westinghouse
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HHS Regulations Cause More Controversy
The New York Times ran an interesting story today about continued protests over the DHHS regulations we blogged about here. According to the article, HHS officials intend to issue a final version of the regulations within days. President-elect Obama has … Continue reading
Posted in Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Department of Health and Human Services, DHHS, President-elect Obama, Provider Conscience Regulation, The New York Times
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U.S. Ranks 27th in Gender Equity
The 2008 Global Gender Gap report was released by the World Economic Forum last week, and the United States is lagging behind countries such as Germany, France, Lesotho and Cuba when it comes to equality between the sexes. Using United … Continue reading
Posted in Equality
Tagged Gender equity, Global Gender Gap, New York Times, Sexism, United Nations, United States, World Economic Forum
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U.S. has Dismal Rate of Preterm Births
USA Today reports that the March of Dimes has just released its first “Premature Birth Report Card” for the United States, and it’s not very encouraging. Overall, the nation gets a “D,” with 530,000 preterm births each year. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Childbirth, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Childbirth, Health insurance, March of Dimes, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Preterm birth, United States, Women, Women's health
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Thousands Rally for Marriage Equality
Across the country, thousands rallied this past weekend in support of equal marriage rights. The rallies were spurred by the passage of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that overturned a state Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage. In … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, LGBT, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
Tagged California, Gay marriage, Marriage equality, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Proposition 8
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