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Womens Issues

On International Women's Day, Let's Make a Powerful Noise

Sheila C. Johnson | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Poverty, International Women's Rights, Women's Issues, International Women's Day, World News
Sheila C. Johnson

One factor that is common to poverty everywhere is the inequality of women and girls. As we prepare to celebrate International Women's Day, consider the state of the world's women.

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Sara Feigenholtz Fights for Emanuel's Seat

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Women's Issues, Twitter, Roland Burris, Facebook, Illinois Fifth District Race, Emily's List, Barack Obama, Breaking Political News, Chicago Politics, Dan Hynes, Bush Administration, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Women's Health, FamilyCare Bill, Mammograms, Health Care, Sara Feigenholtz, Chicago News
Marcia G. Yerman

Using the Obama model of building a strong grassroots base, Feigenholtz has tapped into the social media playbook with a profile on Facebook and updates on Twitter.

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Women, Body Image and Blogging

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Anorexia, Body Image, Health, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Obesity, Bulimia, Women and Body Image, Wellness, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Our society places an enormous amount of emphasis on women's clothing, weight and age. As women, we can choose to ignore this or cave and adhere to strict standards of beauty.

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Feminism Online

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Women's Advocacy, Blogosphere, Aauw, Shireen Mitchell, Women's Issues, Bloggers, Culturekitchen, Bush Era, Pop Culture, Now, Womanist, Human Infrastructure, Feminism, Women and Body Image, Carolyn Maloney, Web 2.0, Technorati, Linkfluence, Stimulus Package, Women and Hollywood, Women's Health, New Media, Feminist Majority, Progressive Community, Technology, National Women's History Museum, Momsrising, Fem2.0, Blogher, Feministe, Racialicious, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

To me, the key to the Fem2.0 conference on February 2 was to mashup, interact, and expand the dialogue.

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Obama, Please Ignore Kristof For Now

Melissa Gira Grant | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Execution, Rape, Violence Against Women, World, Women's Issues, Sex Workers, Violence, Obama Administration, Hiv, Brothels, Nick Kristoff, Barack Obama, HIV/AIDS, Prostitution, Bush Administration, Human Rights, Women's Health, Sex, Cambodia, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Asia, World News
Melissa Gira Grant

The Bush administration has supported the raids of Cambodian brothels for at least as long as Kristof has been demanding they step up a fight they are already in -- and losing.

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A Sign that Family Planning is Desperately Needed

Josh Ruxin | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Public Health, U.S. Policies, Family Planning, Women's Health, Pepfar, President Obama, Rwanda, Public Schools, Women, Women's Issues, World, Sex Education, Catholic Church, Government, HIV/AIDS, Education, Economic Stimulus Package, Public Education Reform, Africa, HIV in Africa, Contraception, Global Gag Rule, HIV/AIDS Africa, Education Reform, Public Education, World News
Josh Ruxin

The so-called gag rule has been a tragic mistake in the real world, especially in Rwanda, where HIV/AIDS and unplanned pregnancies are rampant.

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Obama's Faith Based Office an Insult to Women

Martha Burk | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Faith Based, Religion, Ledbetter, Affirmative Acation, Women's Issues, Feminist, Employment, Obama, Equality Amendment, Women's Organizations, Politics News
Martha Burk

It's not too late for President Obama to change his mind and give the majority - women - a place at the table by re-opening the White House Office on Women's Issues.

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Peaceful Revolution: Investing in Our Human Infrastructure

Riane Eisler | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Green Jobs, Obama Stimulus, Women's Issues, Children, Economy, Creating Jobs, A Peaceful Revolution, Working Women, Infrastructure, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Health Care, Elderly, Women, Baby Boomers, Poverty, National Infrastructure, Economic Crisis, Elderly Americans, Stimulus, Investing, Early Education, Green Infrastructure, Obama Working Women, Women's Health, Childcare, Economic Stimulus, Children's Health, Healthcare, Politics News
Riane Eisler

The Real Wealth of our Nation is Its People Over half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. T...

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New Connections Will Pave the Road to Economic Recovery

Sara K. Gould | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Poverty, Women's Issues, Personal Health, Low-Income, Economy, Economic Crisis, Barack Obama, Helping the Poor, Women's Health, Health, Nancy Pelosi, Poor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Economic Growth, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Sara K. Gould

Why do we not take action to realize the potential economic contributions of half our population as we prepare to spend billions of dollars to stimulate the economy?

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Turning Pain to Power

Marianne Schnall | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: V-Day, Democratic Republic of Congo, Violence Against Women, Denis Mukwege, Congo, Africa, Eve Ensler, Women, Rape, Women's Issues, Violence, World News
Marianne Schnall

The stories that come out of the Congo include females being raped by militia men in front of their families and rape victims ranging from as young as six months to as old as 83 years.

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You can Recover from Chronic Dieting

Colleen Perry | Posted 03.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Starvation, Recovery, Needs, Relationships, 12 Steps, Chronic Dieting, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Non Violent Communication, Overeating, Women's Issues, Female Body Image, Girls Body Image, Women and Body Image, Women's Health, Body Image, Health, Living News
Colleen Perry

If you haven't addressed the "why" for overeating in the first place, you will most likely go back to your old way of eating.

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Pumping in Public

Christen Clifford | Posted 03.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Nursing, The New Yorker, Women's Issues, Breastfeeding, Milk, Breast Feeding, Breasts, Parenting, Facebook, Babies, Salon, New Moms, Mothers, New Yorker, Women's Health, Moms, Style News
Christen Clifford

The R train wasn't the ideal place to be squeezing out human milk, but it's a part of breastfeeding: women should be able to nurse everywhere and pump everywhere too.

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Caving to the Right

Julie Menin | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Contraception, Economic Stimulus Package, Rush Limbaugh, Republicans, Nancy Pelosi, Women's Rights, Women, Family Planning, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Health, Family Planning Stimulus Plan, Medicaid, Healthcare, Economy, Politics News
Julie Menin

Just as the New Deal provided relief in the form of aid to those who needed it most, our economic stimulus bill must provide relief on the vital issue of basic health care.

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Yes You Can

Heather Frank | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Activism, Interdependence, Gender Equality, Equality, Women's Issues, Money, Gloria Steinem, Women and Politics, Politics News
Heather Frank

One person really can make a difference, as we saw so clearly today with the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.

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What About Welfare?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Women, Unemployment, Poverty, Economic Stimulus Package, President Obama, Taxes, Women's Rights, Earned Income Tax Credit, Food Stamps, Women's Issues, Low-Income, Welfare Reform, Women Childcare, Children, Money, Barack Obama Taxes, Jobs, Low-Income Children, 1990s, Income Tax, 1980s, Kids, Childcare, Tax Cuts, Poor, Head Start, Working Families, Families, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

The present plan includes tax cuts that will benefit even those too poor to pay taxes, and includes $4 billion for child care services for low-income families.

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Put Women's Health Back in the Picture

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Women, Women's Rights, Abortion Global Gag Rule, Department of Health and Human Services, Gynecology, Women's Issues, Personal Health, George W. Bush, President Obama, Plan B, Department of Health, United Nations Population Fund, Obstetricians, Provider Conscience, Barack Obama, Healthcare Workers, Women's Health, Morning-After Pill, Health, Global Gag Rule, Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Health Care, Healthcare, China, Politics News
Meghan Rhoad

The Global Gag Rule withheld critical funds from organizations abroad which provided legal, voluntary abortions, counseled women about abortion, and engaged in advocacy for abortion rights.

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Where Violence Against Women Is Rampant

Zama Coursen-Neff | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Papau New Guinea Woman Fire, Women's Rights, Usaid, Women, Rape, Women's Issues, Crazy, World, Children, Forced Sex, Papau New Guinea Fire, Hiv, Obama Administration, Aids Epidemic in Africa, Papua New Guinea Witchcraft, Papua New Guinea, Murder, HIV/AIDS, Witchcraft Africa, Women's Health, Law Reform Commission, Kids, HIV in Africa, Assault, HIV/AIDS Africa, Killings, Sorcery, World News
Zama Coursen-Neff

In Papua New Guinea, research indicates, two-thirds of women experience domestic violence, and 50 percent of women have experienced forced sex.

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Peaceful Revolution: Getting to the Truth

Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Employees, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance, A Peaceful Revolution, Jobs, Momsrising, Working Together, Peaceful Revolution, Teamwork, momsrising.org, Corporate America, Health, Comfort, Moms, Flexible Work Schedules, Living News
Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson

We've read a number of studies that talk about how it's not uncommon for managers at large organizations to "fly under the radar" with their own pro-employee, results-oriented work culture.

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The First Step in Protecting Women's Lives

Joan Malin | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Bush Administration, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, President Obama, Hhs, Global Gag Rule, Planned Parenthood, Women's Rights, Women, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Politics News
Joan Malin

Thanks to President Obama, thousands of health care providers will once again be able to inform women of their full range of health care options, will be eligible for family planning funding.

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What's So Funny About Abortion?

Kirsten Moore | Posted 02.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Obama, Global Gag Rule, Humor, Roe v. Wade, Women's Rights, Women, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Health, Planned Parenthood, Living News
Kirsten Moore

On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade I had to ask myself: why am I still invested professionally and personally in the policy, politics and practice of abortion after twenty years?

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Notes from a "Pro-Abortionist"

Jenna Henry Hansen | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Abortion, Abortion Global Gag Rule, Women's Rights, Women, Obama's Inauguration, Ronald Reagan, Gag Rule, Women's Issues, Feminist, Obama Inauguration, Abortion Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama Inauguration, Pro-Life, Pro-Lifers, Feminism, Barack Obama, Hyde Amendment, Midnight Regulations, Abortion Laws, Martin Luther King, Bush Last Minute Rules, Women's Health, Women and Politics, Midnight Regulation, Global Gag Rule, Abortion Gag Rule, Pro-Choice, Bush Midnight Regulations, Politics News
Jenna Henry Hansen

Although "feminist" and "pro-choice" are not interchangeable, I know many women that are "accused" of being a feminist and/or pro-abortion just for speaking up.

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Beyond the Global Gag Rule

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Access to Health, Abortion, Women's Rights, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Hiv, Global Gag Rule, Contraception, Aids, Barack Obama Women's Issues, Women's Issues, Health, Obama Women's Issues, Obama Women's Rights, Politics News
Jodi Jacobson

Originally written for RHRealityCheck.org - Information, commentary and community for Reproductive Health and Justice. In Kenya, homeland of Presiden...

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How the Capital Market Failures and the Inability to Achieve Gender Equity are the Same

Laura Liswood | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Laura Liswood, Saadia Zahidi, Women's Leadership, Iris Bohnet, Gender Inequity, Risk Management, Risk Modeling, Global Gender Gap Report, World Economic Forum, Women, Women's Issues, Economy, Gender Issues, Gender, Business News
Laura Liswood

My experience in both the financial world and the field of women's leadership allows me to recognize that both market failures and gender inequality stem from the same combination of elements.

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A Structure to Match the Vision

Amb. Swanee Hunt | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women in Politics, Women, Hillary Clinton, Women's Issues, Swanee Hunt, Obama Inauguration, Politics News
Amb. Swanee Hunt

It's no surprise that Hillary's nomination was greeted by most women with elation. But having a strong showing of women in high places is distinct from addressing the concerns of women as a group.

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Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Cabinet, Al Gore, White House, Women's Rights, Sweden, George W. Bush, Sex Trade, Asia, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, South Africa, Angola, Kay Hagan, Dan Quayle, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Nancy Pelosi, Racism, Nigeria, Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of the Treasury, African-American Issues, Latin America, Speaker of the House, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Netherlands, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Secretary of Energy, Condolleezza Rice, Secretary of Agriculture, Janet Napolitano, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Claire McCaskill, Secretary of State, Women's Issues, Civil Rights, Arizona, Laura Bush, Gay Rights, Vietnam, Slavery, Sexism, Secretary of Defense, Senate Majority Leader, Vice President, Bill Clinton, Islam, John McCain, Africa, Belgium, Secretary of Transportation, Homeland Security, Attorney General, North Carolina, Colombia, Cia Director, Cambodia, Secretary of Interior, Death Penalty, Gay Issues, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

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