Two-thirds of the travelers searched by U.S. Customs officials are minorities. In the 1990’s the case of Amanda Burita, a Hispanic from New York who was detained for 25 hours while being force-fed laxatives, raised awareness of minority profiling. But since 1999, Customs department leaders have instituted reforms to decrease the number of arbitrary searches. […]
Affirmative action opponent Gerald A. Reynolds was nominated by the Bush Administration to head the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, which is entrusted to protect the civil rights of minorities, women and disabled people from kindergarten through graduate school. The Office of Civil Rights is solely charged with enforcing all laws prohibiting discrimination […]
According to a new analysis of 2000 National Election Survey data, support for gay and lesbian nondiscrimination laws has substantially increased among people of all political ideologies. The analysis was conducted by political scientist Alan S.Yang, who said the “data confirm trends toward majority support for sexual orientation nondiscrimination laws,” which have been in place […]
Former right-wing author David Brock now says that he knowingly published false, derogatory allegations against Anita Hill and that he was used by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to discredit Hill. He confesses to “dumping virtually every derogatory–and often contradictory–allegation I had collected on Hill into the vituperative mix.” In addition to recanting many of […]
Hundreds of thousands of women in their 60s have been left unable to retire because they lack sufficient fundsÑa number that could multiply as older divorced women continue to outnumber widows. Elderly divorced women are increasingly most at risk financially, more so than widows who receive their deceased husband’s social security and pension benefits. Retirement […]
Women in nations hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic are often too afraid to refuse unprotected sex, according to experts at a United Nations AIDS conference taking place in New York this week. Women comprise nearly half of the world’s 36 million people who are infected with HIV and now make up 60 percent of […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to hire a program specialist to address gay issues in the workplace. The newly created position, which has been applauded by gay civil rights advocates, marks the first time a presidential administration has advertised a position to address these issues. “This bold, intelligent move mirrors the highly effective […]
Clayton Lee Waagner, convicted felon and anti-abortion extremist, remains at large as Federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, ATF and FBI, continue their search. Waagner escaped in late February from the DeWitt County Jail in Clinton, IL., and has since posted on-line threats to both abortion providers and “anyone who works at […]
Bikini-clad cuties cavorting in tropical paradise: just fine. Himbos stripping down to display their goods for discriminating ladies: no problem. Kissing, groping, and nipple-licking of all kinds: bring it on! A woman discussing with her husband the use of a contraceptive spermicide: no way. That’s the position Fox Broadcasting Company took in January when it […]
From June 21-26, 2001, 58 student feminist activists representing 49 campuses nation-wide gathered for the fifth annual Feminist Majority Leadership Institute in Washington, DC to gain pro-choice organizing strategies, essential leadership skills, and feminist issue-based training. The intense and exciting five-day Institute included workshops on current repro rights issues, fighting the right-wing backlash, and Online […]
Choices Campus Community activists from AUBURN UNIVERSITY invite you to attend the third annual Southern Girls’ Convention on July 20 through July 22. Hundreds of feminists and campus activists from across the country will come together in Auburn, Alabama for a weekend of discussion, action, and entertainment devoted to building a powerful network of Southern […]
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Texas v. Hopwood, a case challenging the University of Texas Law School’s affirmative action policy. Lower court rulings in the case forced Texas to drop affirmative action at public colleges, universities, and law schools in 1996. The Court has not heard an affirmative action case on higher education […]
Two leaders in the South Carolina House kicked off the annual Boys State leadership event for 800 male high school seniors by commenting that the $4500 in college money available from the state lottery could “buy a lot of beer and girls.” Democrat Dick Harpoolitan and Republican Henry McMaster claim that they were trying to […]
Sunday, Karrie Webb became the youngest woman to complete the LPGA Grand Slam, and only the fifth woman to complete the Grand Slam. She follows in the footsteps of Juli Inkster, Pat Bradley, Lousie Suggs and Mickey Wright. Although Tiger Woods holds the record for the youngest player to complete a Grand Slam (24 years […]
Just days after announcing that it would allow the World Food Program to employ local Afghan women in its survey of the food needs of hundreds of Afghan families, the Taliban militia has ordered the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan to vacate its offices in Kabul, according to the Associated Press (AP). The Taliban […]
In an effort to discover new ways to educate womenÑpredominantly with limited literacy and low income levelsÑabout breast cancer treatment options, Baylor College of Medicine is conducting a study to test the effectiveness of an interactive computer decision support system (CDSS). The system uses brief mini-dramas to provide breast cancer treatment information and options. The […]
A long-term study on human papillomavirus reveals that more than half of sexually active women in the U.S. will become infected if they have “regular sexual relations,” according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study, which followed 800 young women since 1990, shows that women increase their risk of contracting the […]
Regulations issued by the Clinton administration allowing federally sponsored biomedical research with cells from human embryos might be revoked by the White House, despite the great potential embryonic stem cells have as an all-purpose material to heal parts of the body and replace failing tissues and organs. The National Institutes of Health recently released a […]
A court hearing has not been scheduled yet in the case of the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (CRLP) v. George W. Bush, but Janet Benshoof, president of the CRLP says, “Oh, we’re gonna win.” The CRLP filed suit against Bush on June 6, 2001, for censoring the speech of U.S. citizens with the […]
From June 25th to the 27th the United Nations Special Session on HIV/AIDSÑwhich aims to intensify global mobilization to the AIDS epidemicÑwill be webcast live at no cost by kaisernetwork.org and transcripts will be available a few days after the session concludes. Also, today the site will feature a roundtable discussion on prevention with representatives […]
