Though both the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the International Violence Against Women Act have been bogged down in Congress, the U.S. government hasn’t given up on addressing gender-related […]
Author: Lauren Barbato
Scenes from SlutWalk LA 2012
Slutitude. What is it? That was the question posed to a crowd Sunday afternoon crammed in a tiny studio space behind, of all places, the Chick-fil-A on Sunset Boulevard in […]
Katie Goodman Says If You’re Homophobic You’re Probably Gay
What’s that, Louis C.K.? Feminists don’t have a sense of humor? Trying telling that to comedian-actress-musician-feminist Katie Goodman. Before there was the women-in-comedy phenom Bridesmaids, there was Goodman, a long-time women’s theater […]
Lawmaker Compares Birth Control Coverage to Terrorist Attacks
Years from now, young children are going to be asking, “Where were you on August 1, 2012?” And no, it wasn’t at a Chick-Fil-A. Forget the day John F. Kennedy […]
What Women Gain From the Affordable Care Act–Starting Today!
Today, August 1, the Affordable Care Act enacts eight preventive health care services for women’s health and well-being that will be available under all insurance plans–without copays or deductibles. […]
Federal Judge Okays Arizona Abortion Ban
Just weeks after Mississippi’s lone abortion provider received preliminary injunctive relief to stay open by a federal judge, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the ACLU of Arizona filed a […]
Ride, Sally Ride: A Pioneer Dies, But Her Inspiration Lives On
In the late 1970s, Sally Ride spotted a newspaper ad from NASA calling for applicants to its space program. She immediately knew that, as a young, intelligent woman about to […]
Montana’s Personhood Amendment Won’t Be on Ballot
Should an embryo or fetus be granted equal protection under the law and the full rights of persons? Montana voters don’t seem to think so. Members of Personhood Montana, in […]
Federal Judge Shoots Down Contraception Lawsuit
Religious freedom won’t be ringing for the seven states that attempted to curb access to no co-pay contraception. U.S. District Judge Warren Urbom of Lincoln, Neb. dismissed a federal lawsuit […]
Inside the Legal Fight Over Arizona’s Abortion Ban
Arizona state legislators were smug last April when they passed a 20-week abortion ban that remains the earliest abortion restriction in the nation. But enacting this law won’t be a […]