More than 2 million Afghans are living as refugees in Pakistan and Iran with the vast majority consisting of widowed women and children. Large numbers of Afghans who seek refuge in Pakistan seek educational opportunities for their family especially women and girls. Since 1996, when the Taliban militia took control of Kabul, women in areas […]
On September 21st, Switzerland’s upper House of Parliament passed an abortion rights bill, by a vote of 21 to 18, that would allow a woman to have an abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Two years earlier the Lower House of Parliament voted to pass another pro-abortion legislation that grant women the right […]
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced yesterday that the United States will oppose awarding the terrorist Taliban regime a seat at the United Nations. Albright said the decision would be based on the Taliban’s violation of women’s human rights, its harboring of Osama bin Laden, and suspected operation of a terrorist network. The Taliban sent […]
Essex County, Pennsylvania Judge Anthony J. Iuliani denied an application for a change of name to Jill Bacharach because she is a lesbian. Bacharach applied for a name change to include the last name of her life partner, testifying in her hearing that she considers her same sex partner to be family, and wanted her […]
The North Penn School District may establish a supposedly “hands-off” policy toward teen pregnancy that would curtail the ability of students to obtain information on abortion options. The District is drafting a directive that would require counselors and teachers, when discussing pregnancy with a student, to focus solely on continuing students’ education. While the policy […]
In the race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rick Lazio for the New York Senate, Clinton has pulled ahead 48 percent to Lazio’s 39 percent. The lead widens even more51 percent to 41 percentwhen undecided voters were urged to say which way they were leaning. The gender gap has also widened to 9 points in […]
The Taliban is in New York this week demanding acceptance into the United Nations. The terrorist regime, which invaded Afghanistan’s largest cities and controls 90 percent of the country, wants the UN to recognize the Taliban as the country’s official government. The Afghanistan seat is currently held by the Rabbani government, which was in power […]
The efforts of gay and lesbian activist groups are paying off in the fight to put Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s television show out of business and off the air. Protestors of the “Dr. Laura” show pressured marketers and sponsors of the show to pull out their support because of Dr. Laura’s anti-gay remarks during her radio […]
The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of World Population Report 2000 finds that “violence against women and girls remains firmly rooted in all cultures around the world.” According to the reports findings 67% of women in Papau New Guinea, 47% of women in Bangladesh, 45% of women in Ethiopia, 40% of women in India, […]
In a rare move in France diplomacy, senior French officials invited Taliban officials to diplomatic talks in Paris last week. The move has put France at odds with other NATO countries who have refused to acknowledge the Taliban as the official government of Afghanistan. Senior French officials claim that the meeting was held to initiate […]
Click Here to Participate in the Debate! Today at 12:30pm, ABC’s Sam Donaldson will host a live online debate between Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal and Republican Congressman Tom Coburn on the possible FDA approval of the “abortion pill” Mifepristone, also known as RU-486. Mifepristone is a safe, non-surgical method of early abortion. It has […]
Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, met with Taliban officials over the weekend and used most of her time to pressure the terrorist regime to revoke its draconian policies toward women and girls. Ogata, the highest ranking U.N. official to meet with the Taliban, told the officials that their anti-woman edicts contributed to […]
Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council and the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to enter into a consent decree, mandating a series of reform measures for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), in the wake of an evolving scandal surrounding brutality charges, among other alleged offenses. The proposed consent decree includes a provision for […]
Two summers ago, while teaching disabled women in Uganda how to build their own wheelchairs, Jenny Kern witnessed firsthand the need for her labor. “Women came crawling into our training on their hands and knees with kids strapped on their backs,” says Kern, a wheelchair rider and former director of Whirlwind Women, a San Francisco-based […]
Lieutenant Steve May, an Army Reserve officer with a spotless record could be the next casualty in the Army’s “don’t ask don’t tell” policy. Lt. May was honorably discharged in 1995, but was recalled to the Army Reserve during the fighting in Kosovo. In the interim, Lt. May ran for office and was open about […]
A Nike commercial depicting a chainsaw-wielding maniac chasing a woman was yanked from NBC’s advertising lineup after more than 2,000 people called the network to object to the violence against women that the commercial portrayed. Nike paid to advertise during NBC’s prime time Olympic coveragea time when a substantial number of women and children comprise […]
US women are racking up the medals in the 2000 Olympics. In only three days of competition, the United States has won 18 medals–more than any other country at the gameshalf of those medals belong to women athletes. Women on the US team have also secured more gold medals, totaling 4, to men’s 3. Tennis […]
With police abuse cases grabbing headlines nationwide, a new study released by the Feminist Majority Foundation and the National Center for Women & Policing documents huge gender differences in the cost of police brutality and misconduct as a result of civil liability lawsuits. The study shows male officers in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) […]
United Nations (UN) officials fear that the Taliban’s ban on women working with international aid organizations may bring an end to aid programs in the region. Stephanie Bunker, spokesperson for the UN office for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, stated that, while the UN “respects the principles and culture” of Afghanitan, they view the ban on […]
Vice President Al Gore urged for passage of legislation to increase protections for women under HMOs. The Democratic presidential candidate recently spoke at a women’s health event at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, calling for action on legislation currently stalled in Congress that targets women’s health issues, requiring better coverage under managed-care insurance plans. […]
