In an effort ensure confirmation of his first batch of federal appeals court nominees, President Bush announced a diverse list of candidates that includes two men originally nominated by former President Clinton, two African Americans, three women and one Latino. Excluding the two Clinton nominees, the remainder has strong right wing credentials. One has argued […]
Outspoken feminist, women’s rights advocate and renowned molecular biologist Shirley M. Tilghman will become the first woman in Princeton University’s 255-year-old history to hold the office of president. She is only the second woman to head an Ivy League institutionÑJudith Rodin was the first when she became president of the University of Pennsylvania, and Ruth […]
In preparation for President Bush’s judicial nominations to the lower courts and the possibility of one or more U.S. Supreme Court nomination this summer, women’s rights groups have gone online to educate the public about Bush’s nominees. Each of the sites works to expose Bush’s anti-choice, anti-woman activities since taking office and gives supporters the […]
After thundering thousands of miles across the North African desert, Jutta Kleinschmidt became the first woman to win the grueling Paris-Dakar endurance rally for off-road vehicles. The prestigious 21-day race, which is the oldest cross-country event of its kind, begins in Paris and ends in Dakar, Senegal, covering some of the most rugged terrain in […]
A recent study suggests that a simplified regime for administering the early abortion pill mifepristone is safe and effective, and could increase access to the drug for poor women and women in developing nations. Lead author Dr. Batya Elul of the Population Council notes that the study was undertaken to find a less expensive regimen […]
More than 30 students have occupied an administrative building at Harvard University for the past 20 days as part of the Progressive Student Labor Movement’s (PSLM) campaign for a living wage for university workers. Dozens of other students are showing their support for the protest by camping out in tents pitched in Harvard Yard just […]
Three Afghan women, traveling under pseudonyms and wearing the all-enshrouding burqa, visited the French parliament last week in their campaign to raise international awareness about gender apartheid in their country. The women has visited the European parliament earlier that week, and visited France at the invitation of the President of the French Assembly, Raymond Forni. […]
In late March, Namibian President Sam Nujoma issued a statement ordering the purging of homosexuals from his African nation. “The Republic of Namibia does not allow homosexuality or lesbianism here,” Nujoma said. “Police are ordered to arrest you, deport you and imprison you.” Nujoma made similar remarks in 1997 at the Swapo Women’s Council Congress, […]
Three Afghan women testified to the European Parliament last week about their first hand accounts of the abuse, murder and a terrorizing they experience daily at the hands of the Taliban. They spoke of teachers who were dragged into the streets and beaten publicly for teaching English. They recounted the story of a woman whose […]
A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows that in general, women do not have a good understanding of the gender specific health risks associated with smoking. Researchers surveyed women in healthcare fields and found that almost 100 percent were aware that smoking causes respiratory disease, lung cancer and heart disease, […]
With the recent passage of Hawaii’s new hate crimes statute, a majority of states in the U.S. for the first time have hate crimes laws that cover sexual orientation. Of the 26 laws that include sexual orientation, only 4 also include gender identity, which ensures protection for transgender individuals, and only 14 cover women as […]
On March 8, International Women’s Day, six awardees received the first-ever Millennium Peace Prize for Women from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the London-based activist group International Alert. “Why is it that we bring warlords to the negotiating table and not women,” asks Noeleen Heyzer, UNIFEM executive director. “Our job is […]
For the past ten years, the Target Foundation has given an annual donation to Planned Parenthood. Their Guest Relations department says that changes in their foundation board led to changes in annual gifts, but many suspect that Target is bowing to pressure from anti-abortion groups, who have waged a 10-year boycott against the popular retail […]
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) summarizes a decade of research that shows while clinical pelvic and breast examinations are important to women’s’ healthcare, additional exams are not necessary and should not be required before doctors prescribe hormonal birth control. The study, led by Dr. Felicia H. Stewart, shows […]
In a bi-partisan 26 Ð 22 vote, the International Relations Committee approved a bill introduced by Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) that would effectively overturn President Bush’s reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy or “Global Gag Rule,” that prohibits recipients of U.S. international family planning assistance from counseling women on abortion or engaging in political speech […]
Women in the Philippines are trapped in an unbearable dilemma: the Catholic Church, whose influence over the country is strong, prohibits all forms of contraception, but extreme poverty prohibits large families. As a result, the Philippines has a very high abortion rate: 20-30 out of every 1,000 women of childbearing age have had an abortion, […]
Congratulations to the GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance for receiving the Excellence in Student Life Pyramid. This award recognizes the group for their leadership, activism, and impact on the campus. The group has also been featured on the FeministCampus.org, to read about the group’s accomplishments and past actions.
The SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance in Minnesota brought speakers from their local Planned Parenthood and National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League to speak about contemporary issues in reproductive rights and access to abortion.
Students in the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance at the UNIVERSITY OFTEXAS-EL PASO are calling attention to the unsolved murders of women in Juarez, Mexico. More than 100 students came together for a silent protest last month and distributed leaflets in El Paso decrying the efforts of both Mexican and U.S. officials in solving the crimes. […]
The ILLINOIS WELSEYAN UNIVERSITY FMLA raised over two hundred dollars during their annual “Walk for Afghan Women” to benefit the Feminist Majority Foundation’s Help Afghan Women campaign. The group raffled off Choices tee shirts and sponsored contests to promote increased fundraising by participants in the walk. Visit www.helpafghanwomen.com for more information and action ideas.
