The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush for censoring free speech and will sue him for the global gag rule. This rule bars U.S. aid to family planning programs in developing nations that use their own, separate funds to counsel or advocate […]
The Taliban announced this week that it will imposes its extreme, fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law on foreigners in Afghanistan, even going so far as to require foreigners to sign an agreement to obey Islamic laws before entering the country. All persons in Afghanistan must not drink alcohol, eat pork, listen to loud music, or […]
With the 20th anniversary of AIDS making headlines around the world, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan chose to highlight the link potential of women’s empowerment to stem the spread of the disease. Addressing the Global Health Council last week, Annan pointed to shifting patterns of infection, “Today, in sub-Saharan Africa, 55 per cent of HIV-positive […]
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the cap on compensatory damages for Title VII plaintiffs does not apply to awards of front pay. Title VII prohibits retaliation against employees who complain of discrimination, including sexual harassment. The 1991 amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made compensatory damages available to employment discrimination plaintiffs […]
With recent data showing that adolescents have the highest national rate of rape, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that doctors ask their patients if they have ever been sexually assaulted. Data demonstrated that sexual assault rates for victims aged 12-19 were more than double the rates for victims aged 25 and older. The […]
The current issue of Teen Voices, a quarterly magazine that “challenges the mainstream media’s image of girls” by publishing articles on “self-esteem, racism, sexism, feminism, popular culture, health” and more, features comprehensive information on emergency contraception. The article includes information on where and how to obtain emergency contraception, as well as how the pill works. […]
The Louisiana House voted yesterday to approve and send to Governor Mike Foster a bill that would require outpatient abortion clinics to be licensed by the state Department of Health and Hospitals. Under the bill, the Department of Health and Hospitals will develop license standards for outpatient abortion clinics, and clinics will have to pay […]
On V-Day (February 10, 2001) 18,000 people gathered at New York City’s Madison Square Garden to protest violence against women and to celebrate the vagina. The yearly event, launched in 1998, features performances of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. While on tour, Ensler had heard hundreds of abuse stories and decided that something needed to […]
The late-summer tax rebates will not likely benefit the poor or working women, according to research by the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Coalition on Women and Taxes. While the Bush Administration promises rebate checks for 95 million taxpayers this summer, almost half of Americans in the bottom 60 percent of income earners will […]
A U.S. Justice Department official has confirmed that anti-abortion extremist and FBI Most Wanted fugitive James Charles Kopp will be extradited from France under the condition that the United States not seek the death penalty for his crimes. On March 29, Kopp was captured in Dinan, a small village in northwestern France. Kopp has been […]
Two recent state Supreme Court decisions limit abortion funding and access for women in the U.S. In Missouri, the Court upheld a state law barring state family planning funds under Title X from going toward abortion providers. The case decided whether a Planned Parenthood clinic illegally used state family planning funds to provide abortion services, […]
As the National Abortion Federation (NAF) prepares to launch it’s $2 million campaign to educate the public about the availability of the FDA approved “early option” abortion pill (mifepristone/RU-486), Redbook has refused to run their ad. Redbook spokesperson Paul Luthringer stated, “While Redbook prides itself on an open dialogue about sex, we must also walk […]
With Bush II in office, it’s more crucial than ever that progressives join in and work for change. If you want to get involved, here’s our fourth installment on organizations doing important activist work. Critical ResistanceCritical Resistance is building a national campaign to challenge systemic injustices in courts, police departments, and prisons by bringing together […]
Belgian Health Minister Magda Alvoet announced yesterday that the morning-after pill will be made available to women in Belgium without a prescription beginning on June 10. Alvoet expressed hope that this move would cut the number of women under 20 seeking abortions by increasing access to emergency contraception. Pharmacists will dispense the pill, sold under […]
In the face of stepped-up pressure from the United Nations (UN) for the Taliban to grant women more freedom, the Taliban has imposed a new ban restricting foreign women from driving cars in Afghanistan. The ban is the latest in a long series of restrictions on women’s rights, and more recently, on women aid workers’ […]
Abortion training available to medical students appears to be increasing for the first time in two decades. However, medical schools and hospitals remain quiet about their training programs, for fear of negative publicity or protests. While nearly half of the residency programs in the U.S. offer abortion training, according to the National Abortion Federation, residents […]
Human Rights Watch issued a report this week calling the government’s failure to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth from discrimination and harassment in school a human rights abuse. The report, Hatred in the Hallways, not only documents anti-LGBT bias in the nation’s schools, but offers first-hand testimony from LGBT youth, and gives […]
Leadership Alliances from Cal State Los Angeles and UNC Greensboro, along with more than three hundred activists from nearly every state in the US, gathered in Washington D.C. earlier this month for the first National Conference on Gender and the sixth National Gender Lobby Day, hosted by GenderPAC. Participants from a diverse range of backgrounds […]
The Western Washington University Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance was nominated to be the Outstanding Social Issues Club of the Year and won the award for Outstanding New Club of the Year. Congratulations!
The Feminist Majority Foundation, in coalition with the Pro-Choice Public Education Project (PEP), invites you to an exciting upcoming event in New York City! Join the young women of PEP this Wednesday, June 6th from 7-10pm for music, free food, free drinks, and raffle prizes. Come see PEP’s new pro-choice ads and network with FMF […]
