Feminists are outraged over House Republicans’ proposed 2011 budget, which would leave millions of low-income women without contraceptive access and their children without support for health care or good nutrition. The plan zeroes out funding for the 40-year-old Title X family-planning program. That popular program, which has historically had strong bipartisan support, provides five million […]
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The Feminist Majority Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to women’s equality, reproductive health and non-violence and the publisher of Ms. FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially and politically. In addition to Ms., projects of FMF include the National Clinic Access Project, Feminist Campus, the Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan: Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls and Girls Learn International.
L.A.’s Young Feminists Speak Up
When young feminists take the mic, what do they have to say? Plenty–at least at the recent “Young Feminists Speak Out” event in Los Angeles. After moderator Miranda Peterson asked panelists what they think are the most salient feminist issues of the day, she received a wide range of responses. “Poverty,” said Jollene Levid, national […]
What’s That Silver Ribbon You’re Wearing?
When Barack Obama was on the campaign trail, running for Senator of Illinois, he met Dr. Sophia Yen–a pediatrician and women’s health activist–who had one very important question: “Where do you stand on reproductive rights?” To which Obama simply replied, “I trust women. Period.” That one simple phrase ignited a movement to make reproductive rights […]
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Could Be Decided Tonight
Want to help the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? The vote on it might take place this very night as part of a larger defense bill, so things are moving fast. According to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, the vote is too close to call and the following senators are particularly needed: Susan Collins […]
Meet the Blogger: Anushay Hossain
Anushay Hossain began her feminist career as an intern in her native country, Bangladesh, at the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) where she worked on microfinance and primary education programs for women and girls. As global programs director for the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), Anushay analyzes the effect of U.S. foreign policy on the health […]
Talking Up Choice on the Streets and Campuses
On Election Day, bright and early at 7 a.m. (usually the time I hit the snooze button for another 20 minutes of sleep), I was already on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire Blvds. in Los Angeles volunteering for the Feminist Majority’s Pro-Choice Students for Barbara Boxer Campaign. Along with three others, we held signs […]
Job Searching in an Unfriendly Market: Try Nonprofits
Everybody knows it: This job market royally stinks. Supposedly there are jobs out there, but if you have any recent graduate friends (who have already been looking for a year) who can’t find jobs, this assertion seems suspicious. Maybe Monster.com and Jobfox aren’t working for you. Maybe you’re afraid of Craigslist. Perhaps you’ve heard the […]
Want a Pizza with That Pap Smear? Oh, and We’re Anti-Choice.
Question: Guess what genius new advertising tactic certain crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are using to get women in the door to their fake clinics? Could it be … listing themselves under “clinics” and “abortion” in the Yellow Pages? No, they’ve been doing that for ages. Could it be CPCs on wheels, you ask? Nope. Already […]
Where Do We Go From bell?
Is it true that feminisms are everywhere? Are they really, as Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards suggest, “in the water”? Yes and yes. From music, film and literature to the online world of social networking and blogging, women are (and have been) creating kick-ass political analyses and social commentary on the intersection of oppressive social […]