Crisis Pregnancy Centers Play Fast and Loose with Church and State
April 27, 2012 by Jessica Stites · 3 Comments
An investigative report into the nation’s crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) by Sofia Resnick of the American Independent has raised red flags, suggesting that the organizations may be ...Read More
Group Opposes VAWA Because Act Helps Lesbians
April 24, 2012 by Ben Atherton-Zeman · 3 Comments
Need another reason to support Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization? Concerned Women for America (CWA) is against it. Yes, the same group that opposes abortion and most forms of birth ...Read More
15 Days Left To Stop North Carolina’s Gay Marriage Ban
April 23, 2012 by Melody Moezzi · 4 Comments
co-written with Tracy Hollister North Carolina has the dishonorable distinction of becoming the first state to put an anti-gay marriage amendment on a 2012 ballot. On May 8, voters in the state will ...Read More
Good News for Earth Day: Women Instrumental In Fighting Climate Change
April 22, 2012 by Kristen Schuetz · Leave a Comment
What is the connection between greenhouse gas emissions and gender inequality? Women. A new report released in late March says women are invaluable when it comes to impacting climate change. Sociologists ...Read More
Arizona Didn’t Redefine Pregnancy, But Six Other States Did
April 18, 2012 by Lauren Barbato · 3 Comments
Life is not being redefined in Arizona. That’s contrary to the rumor that raced around the Internet last week after Gov. Jan Brewer signed an omnibus anti-abortion bill into law. The bill banned ...Read More
Save the California Commission on the Status of Women!
April 11, 2012 by Catherine Scott · 1 Comment
The California Commission on the Status of Women has been keeping its eye on the ball for California women for 47 years: researching, advising on legislation and advocating for gender equality. Perhaps ...Read More
Four New Laws Wisconsin Women Can’t Afford
April 10, 2012 by Lauren Barbato · 3 Comments
It might seem a bad time to repeal equal pay laws when women who graduate college earn $1.2 million less during their lifetimes than their male peers. It might also seem ill-conceived to replace effective ...Read More
Yes, Virginia, It’s Time to Desegregate Augusta
April 5, 2012 by Ellen Snortland · Leave a Comment
President Obama says he thinks women should be admitted to the Augusta National Golf Club, although he has not yet recommended a boycott. That would be the highest moral ground, but his statement ...Read More
Let’s Make Poverty History
April 5, 2012 by Carol King · 3 Comments
Today, more than 17 million American women are living in poverty, and more than 7.5 million of those in extreme poverty–meaning that they survive on less than $5,672 a year. Female-headed households ...Read More
Masters of Sexism
April 5, 2012 by Martha Burk · 4 Comments
Today’s tee-off at the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia came and went without a single woman arriving at Augusta National Golf Club in the icky green jacket that denotes membership. ...Read More
