I just received the following action alert from NOW-NYC about HR358 and had to share. Check back soon for my recap on the HR358 hearing, currently underway in the House’s Energy & Commerce health subcommittee. The bill: “Protect Life” Act… Read More ›
I just had the (dis)pleasure of watching the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing on HR3. Needless to say, I am absolutely stunned at the levels of misogyny and disrespect to women displayed by the GOP committee members and… Read More ›
Yesterday, the Huffington Post featured an article by Tom Matlack regarding Esquire’s “Women We Love.” In it, he criticized the men’s magazine for doing what men’s magazines have been doing forever: objectifying women and praising them solely on their (sexualized)… Read More ›
Happy reading! Sex Obsessed Super Bowl, Feministing What Do You Mean It’s Not Rape?, RH Reality Check Orgasm Inc. Debunks Female Sexual Dysfunction, Women’s eNews Abortion-Coverage Prognosis: Hope is Running Low, Women’s eNews The GOP’s Tea Party Tango, The Daily… Read More ›
There’s no denying that I’m not a sports fan. I never have been. So it may not come as a surprise that I won’t watch the Superbowl today. But it’s not for the simple reason of not enjoying – or… Read More ›
This news broke my heart. A 14 year old girl in Bangladesh was publicly flogged to death for adultery, after being raped by her much older cousin. AOL News has the sad details: Hena Begum was sentenced to receive 100… Read More ›
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now. One good thing about running a women’s rights blog is that I’ll never run out of material. I suppose I should really extend a thank you to the anti-choice fringe… Read More ›
Following are links to news stories concerning women internationally. Happy reading! One million fewer children are working in Nepal than a decade ago, though more girls are toiling in dangerous conditions than boys. See IRIN. For Egyptian women in the… Read More ›
It’s a small victory in an uphill battle. The GOP has, under pressure from feminist outcry and activism — like the #DearJohn campaign — agreed to drop the “forcible” rape language in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion bill (HR3)…. Read More ›
CPCs (or so-called Crisis Pregnancy Centers) are a major threat to women’s health. And yet, they appear to have an ally in United States District Court Judge Marvin Garbis, who yesterday ruled that a Baltimore ordinance requiring that “limited-service pregnancy… Read More ›
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