Gloria Steinem speaks about domestic violence (Stamford Times) Amanda Pinto reports.
Solving the national domestic violence epidemic is not just a matter of aiding victims, it is a matter of “uprooting the deepest normalization of violence in the most intimate setting.”
Renowned women’s rights advocate Gloria Steinem discussed the importance of that message before a [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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Feminist Daily News Wire reports that two women have who allege they were sexually assaulted by University of Colorado (CU) football players in 2001 are asking the federal Court of Appeals to revive their lawsuit against the school for fostering a climate conducive to sexual assault by men athletes. Lawyers for both sides presented arguments [...]
Posted on May 17th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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The Golf Blog quotes Golf Channel to inform that Todd McCorkle quit his post as head coach of the Georgia women’s golf team after a university investigation into allegations of sexual harassment of the players. Apparently, he’s still employed by Georgia in some other undisclosed position.
According to TGC article, the school investigated the following inappropriate [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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By Jennifer Garvey
According to the World Health Organization it is recommended to mothers to breast feed rather than use breast milk substitutes. It has been found that breast milk is the best source of nutrients for infants. However, with many mothers in the workforce it is hard for them to maintain breastfeeding their [...]
Posted on May 15th, 2007 by Jennifer Garvey
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Johnny Vera has a purpose, now that some means have been achieved. NBC reports the victory of an unusual prom queen:
Johnny Vera is not your average prom queen. He’s a transgender teen on a mission to spread positive attitude. That’s why this crown means so much.
“Nothing in life is impossible everything is possible if you [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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EDGE reports from Boston about the election of San Francisco’s highest ranking transgender official:
The San Francisco Police Commission elected openly-transgender Commissioner Theresa Sparks as its new president late last week. Sparks, who joined the commission in 2004, has a long history of advocating for the transgender community, including working on a set of transgender-specific policy [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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“…As far as how that translates into politics? I have to be much, much better. I have to work harder, I have to raise more money, this is just a fact of life. People have no clue what transgender people are. They’ve heard this or that, but the knowledge about who we are has not [...]
Posted on May 13th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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Nicole Mathieu writes a letter to the editor of Kennebec Journal highlighting the need to ensure equity in women’s health services:
I am writing to urge support for L.D. 1309, an act to provide equity in women’s health services.
I have never understood why MaineCare pays for multiple prenatal visits and hospital delivery costs for poor women, [...]
Posted on May 12th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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Cassandra Harding was afraid of losing her scholarship because of a contract she was required to sign for the Memphis track team. This contract, in clear violation of Title IX stated that pregnancy is listed among incidents that would result in “immediate dismissal and non-renewal of scholarship.â€
And so, when Harding was found to be [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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By Jennifer Garvey
The following article from Ms. Magazine discusses the issue of “the baby gap.” Although women’s rights are progressing especially with the announcement of the new (and first woman) president of Harvard University; Drew Gilpin Faust, they are still stuck in a society where they are not the norm to be in positions [...]
Posted on May 10th, 2007 by Jennifer Garvey
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