The night my church opened its 10-bed homeless shelter for 18-to-24-year-olds, I volunteered to supervise them. A novice to any kind of shelter experience, I was nervous as I dragged my red cart with pillow and blanket to the church, and grateful that Mina, an elegant, 70-something social worker, also would be there. Six young [...]
Archive for July, 2008
More Men Filing Workplace Lawsuits
The macho man image is dying in the workplace. Tresa Baldas writes in The National Law Journal Employment and family law attorneys say a growing number of men are filing a wide variety of workplace lawsuits, suing over everything from more leave time to care for their children to sexual harassment. The Equal Employment Opportunity [...]
Transgender fights Cleveland on locker room policy
An embarrassing question from a boy in a locker room inspired Karen Deamons to fight the city: Why was there a woman in the men’s room? Deamons decided last month she would no longer abide by Cleveland’s requirement that she change in the men’s locker room at the indoor pool at the city-run Cudell Recreation [...]
Democrats Stall on Birth Control Coverage for Women
Michigan women with health insurance can find themselves paying up to $65 a month for a prescription to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. Meanwhile, their insured male counterparts can pick up a free prescription for Viagra. Alexa Stanard writes: Michigan is one of 23 states that doesn’t require insurance companies to cover birth control pills. However, [...]
The personal is political
By Samantha McLane “The personal is political†was the mantra for the feminist movement in the 60’s, and currently it is a phrase that continues encouraging reflection and action on current issues regarding gender, politics, and the demands for a better society. In this new century, we women have new challenges; we have defeated many [...]