Happy Back Up Your Birth Control day of action!! Today marks the 10th anniversary of the campaign, which aims to raise awareness of and expand access to Emergency Contraception (EC). Before I began expounding on why you should back up… Read More ›
Month: March 2011
Wal-Mart v. Women
One of the ways I try to be a good feminist is to put my money where my ever-blabbing mouth is. This means no shopping at Wal-Mart, amongst other places. Yes, I love a good deal as much as the… Read More ›
Links We Love
Happy reading… She Ended the Men’s Club of National Politics, New York Times Women Seeking Abortions in South Dakota to Get Anti-Abortion Advice, New York Times Period Dolls and Other Educational Toys We’d Like to See, Jezebel Colleges’ Rape Secret,… Read More ›
Libyan Rape Victim Silenced
My stomach is churning from the latest news out of Libya. According to the New York Times, a woman who tried to report being gang raped by 15 members of Qaddafi’s militia was dragged away screaming: A Libyan woman burst… Read More ›
NYT: 11-Year-Old Gang Rape Victim To Blame
That’s more or less the message behind yesterday’s New York Times article about an 11-year-old girl who was gang raped in Texas. The girl was gang raped by 18 men and teenaged boys in an abandoned trailer home shortly after… Read More ›
Senate Rejects House’s Attempt to Defund PPFA!
Hats off to the Senate, which today rejected the House’s budget proposal that aimed to defund Planned Parenthood and family planning. WOO HOO! According to an action alert I received from NARAL Pro-Choice America, the organization is planning a national… Read More ›
Women Get The Shaft in Economic Recovery
This past week, the National Women’s Law Center released data about the gender gap in the economy’s recovery. Unsurprisingly, it appears that women largely lost ground with regards to employment. You can review all of the NWLC data here, but… Read More ›
Boehner Turns His Sights on Gay Marriage
In the midst of his myriad attacks on women, Boehner somehow has the time to also go after gay marriage. According to the AP: House Speaker John Boehner says he’s launching a legal defense of the federal law against gay… Read More ›
House Advances Anti-Woman Agenda: HR3 Heads for Full Vote
Today, the House Judiciary Committee celebrated Women’s History Month by passing the vile piece of legislation known as HR3 out of committee. It will now proceed to the House for a full vote. According to Talking Points Memo, 22 Republicans… Read More ›
Victory! NYC Passes CPC Legislation!
With all the horrible, no good, very bad attempts to erode abortion rights going on, I think it’s important to highlight victories amidst the onslaught. Which brings me to today’s post. Yesterday, New York City’s Council voted overwhelmingly in favor… Read More ›
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