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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Women are Delaying Pregnancy and Limiting Number of Children in Recession
A new survey released by the Guttmacher Institute last week confirms that the recession is impacting women’s reproductive health choices. The survey, which looked at approximately 1,000 low- and middle-income sexually active women in the United States, found that 44% … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Abortion, Childbearing, Contraception, Guttmacher Institute, Health care, Health insurance, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Women, Women's health
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Rep. Metcalfe Thinks Domestic Violence Awareness Month Has a “Homosexual Agenda”
File this one under “Huh?”: Pennsylvania Representative Darryl Metcalfe (R-12) blocked a resolution recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month because he said “it has a homosexual agenda.” It’s difficult to find any “homosexual agenda” in the language of the … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic violence, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania
Tagged Darryl Metcalfe, Domestic violence, John Siptroth, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, Violence against women
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Women are Key to Economic Recovery Plans
On the eve of the G20 summit, Heather Arnet of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania and Kavita Ramdas of the Global Fund for Women encourage the leaders attending the meeting to remember the importance of women in … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Equal pay, Equality, Pittsburgh
Tagged Economy, Employment, Equal pay, Equality, G20, Heather Arnet, Kavita Ramdas, Pittsburgh, Wage gap, Women
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Woman Stars in (Referee) Stripes
With her blonde hair tucked into her black referee hat, it’s relatively easy to overlook Sarah Thomas and assume that she’s just another male college football referee—only she’s not. Thomas is major college football’s only female referee. She started as … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Sports
Tagged Athletics, College football, Equality, Football, NCAA, Sarah Thomas, Sports, Women
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Violence is Never the Answer
James Pouillon, a 63-year-old man from Owosso County in Michigan, was shot and killed on Friday morning while protesting abortion across from a high school in Owosso. According to authorities, Pouillon was killed by Harlan Drake, 33, who drove up … Continue reading
Third Circuit Rules in Favor of Wage Equity for Women in PA
Despite the influx of women into the workforce, gender inequality persists, as this report released by the The Institute for Women’s Policy Research reminds us. Men earn more than women in almost all occupations. Moreover, women earn less than men both … Continue reading
Posted in Allegheny County, Employment, Equal pay, Equality, Pennsylvania
Tagged Allegheny County, Employment, Equal pay, Equality, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Pay disparity, Pay equity, Pennsylvania, Women
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The Truth Behind “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
Adoption is often thought of as a good, politically-uncharged alternative for women who are pregnant, but feel that for whatever reason they cannot raise a child, and do not want to have an abortion. Think again. Kathryn Joyce at The … Continue reading
Women and Health Care Reform
President Barack Obama’s speech to Congress Wednesday night addressing health care may have been a reminder to some of how the progress of the Obama Administration’s “women-friendly initiatives,” highly visible in the first six months of President Obama’s presidency, has … Continue reading
Posted in Health insurance, Politics, Pregnancy, Women's health
Tagged Health, Healthcare reform, Pregnancy, Women, Women's health
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Can Two Women Have Similar Jobs Without it Becoming a “Catfight?”
Last week brought the news that Diane Sawyer will replace Charles Gibson on ABC’s World News Tonight, making her the second woman to anchor one of the three major network nightly news shows. This New York Times article examines Ms. … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, The New York Times
Tagged ABC, Diane Sawyer, Equality, Glass Ceiling, Media, Sexism, Women
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