The program, dubbed Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP), will reach 300 to 600 of this fall’s incoming freshman students.
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Multi-Million Dollar Program Announced to Support Afghan Women’s Political Participation
Enhancing women’s political participation is at the forefront of preparation for Afghanistan’s next set of presidential and provincial elections. The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) has partnered with the Asia Foundation to launch a new project that will support voter turnout among women in the April 2014 election as well as female elected officials and […]
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Founding Feminists: September 5, 1910
In a very encouraging sign, a majority of the over 70,000 marchers in New York City’s Labor Day Parade this afternoon were women.
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More Texas Planned Parenthood Clinics Close
Planned Parenthood closed two rural Texas clinics last week.
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Boston Public Schools Will Offer All Students Free Meals
Over the summer, BPS and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education joined the “Community Eligibility Option,” a national program that waives meal fees for all children.
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IPPF Study Finds Need to Integrate HIV and Family Planning Services
In early August, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) published a five-year research project looking into the cost, quality, health benefits and stigma reduction of integrating HIV programs and sexual and reproductive health service programs in Kenya, Malawi, and Swaziland. Named The Integra Initiative, the study, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and […]
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Founding Feminists: September 4, 1974
Just 26 days after becoming First Lady, Betty Ford has held her first press conference.
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NC Elections Board Decides on Student Voting Rights Cases
Yesterday, North Carolina’s State elections board made decisions on two controversial voting rights cases that significantly affect college students. The first decision was to allow Montravias King, an Elizabeth City State University student, to run for a city council seat. He was originally disqualified from running because Pasquotank County Republican Party Chairman Richard “Pete” Gilbert […]
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Study Shows an Increase in the Gender Pay Gap for US Doctors
A study published on Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that the gender pay gap for doctors has increased over the past few decades. Female doctors, accounting for one-third of US doctors, currently make $50,000 less per year than male doctors. The median annual income from 2006 to 2010 for female […]
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Founding Feminists: September 3, 1912
Despite a valiant try, the 1912 Ohio suffrage campaign is ending in defeat tonight.
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California Bill Expanding Abortion Access Sent to Governor
Assembly Bill 154, written by Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), will allow nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified midwives to perform abortions within the first 12 weeks of a woman’s pregnancy.
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Naval Academy Rape Hearing Expected to End Today
The case takes place as the military faces increased pressure to improve the way it deals with sexual harassment and assault.
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Married Gay Couples Will Get Equal Tax Treatment
All married same-sex couples, regardless of what US state they live in, are entitled to the same federal tax benefits extended to married opposite-sex couples, effective September 16. The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday that legally married gay couples will be able to file taxes jointly and claim marriage-related exemptions, credits and […]
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US Won’t Challenge State Laws Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it would not interfere with state laws legalizing recreational marijuana. Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana use in November 2012. The Justice Department could have sued the two states to prevent the laws from taking effect, because marijuana is still illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970. […]
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LGBT Advocates Strengthen Push For Immigration Reform
LGBT advocates have joined with business and faith leaders, organized labor, feminist and pro-choice groups, and many others to move immigration reform forward during Congress’ August recess.
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Victim Blaming Judge Gives Rapist 30 Day Sentence
“Something is not right with our system when a judge can make that kind of decision.”
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US Commemorates 50th Anniversary of MLK Speech, March for Jobs and Freedom
Today the US will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom.
Panel-By-Panel: Recap of the 2013 National Sexual Assault Conference!
I’ll be spending the next three days in Los Angeles learning facts and strategies for combating sexual assault.
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Clear Channel Lifts Ban on Abortion Clinic Radio Ads
Clear Channel lifted its ban on radio advertisements from the Wichita reproductive health clinic South Wind Women’s Center on Tuesday. The ads were originally banned in July for divisive content, although they promoted general reproductive health care services for women with no mention of abortion. South Wind Women’s Center provides a range of reproductive health […]
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Wal-Mart Extends Benefits to Employees’ Domestic Partners
Wal-Mart recently announced that the company will provide health insurance for their employees’ domestic partners including LGBT partners as part of an updated benefits package that also includes vision insurance, coverage for some surgeries, and incentives to quit smoking. Walmart is the nation’s largest private employer with a staff of 1.3 million people, more than […]