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An unapologetic feminist and human rights enthusiast, Maureen has dedicated the better part of the past decade to volunteering and working with NGOs and non-profits, and writing about feminist issues. In addition to sherights, her work has been featured on numerous websites, including Mic.com, The Huffington Post, Women Under Siege, Feministing, Jezebel, Fem2.0 and more. She is a huge fan of snark, all things chocolate and traveling. You can follow Maureen on Twitter at @MaureenShaw.

• RIP Dr. Tiller

  By Maureen on May 31, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Today marks the 2-year anniversary of Dr. George Tiller’s murder at the hands of an anti-abortion extremist. Dr. Tiller was a brave man who provided abortion care for women who desperately needed it, but couldn’t find it elsewhere. While the… Read More ›

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• Abortion Rates in U.S. Drop, Except for Poor Women

  By Maureen on May 25, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Abortion is in the news again (shocker). According to TIME, the U.S. abortion rate has dropped overall, except among poor women: Between 2000 and 2008, abortions among American women aged 15 to 44 fell 8%, reaching a low of 19.6… Read More ›

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• Women Around the Globe: News Roundup

  By Maureen on May 22, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  A Saudi Arabian woman behind a social media campaign encouraging women to drive cars has been detained by authorities for her actions. See Jezebel. Hundreds of Ugandan women marched in a protest against rising food and fuel prices and recent… Read More ›

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• Are SlutWalks Awesome…Or Offensive?

  By Maureen on May 16, 2011 • ( 3 )

  

  It seems you can’t read a paper or blog these days without articles about SlutWalks — protests against victim-blaming and rape culture — popping up. I’ll take this opportunity to add to that growing pile of stories. I admit, when… Read More ›

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• Links We Love

  By Maureen on May 15, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Is Obama Pro-Choice?, Feministing Mother Loses Custody Battle for Having Breast Cancer, Ms. Magazine Cheer Her Rapist? Let’s Make Noise Over This, Women’s eNews Kansas Passes Restrictive Abortion Insurance Law, Jezebel An Entreaty to Rational Pro-Life Supporters, Feminists for Choice… Read More ›

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• 10 Things I Learned From My Mother

  By Maureen on May 8, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  As this Mother’s Day comes to a close, I’d like to thank my mother for all that she has done for — and with — me these past 29 years. She mastered the art of parenting while remaining one of… Read More ›

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• Reproductive Coercion is Abuse, Too

  By Maureen on May 5, 2011 • ( 13 )

  

  I caught last night’s Law & Order: SVU episode, which featured John Stamos (yummm) as a reproductive abuser (not yummm), and it got me thinking. How many viewers dismissed the episode, not recognizing reproductive abuse as a real and viable… Read More ›

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• HR3 Up For Vote Tomorrow

  By Maureen on May 3, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  I know, it feels like a nightmare replaying over and over again. HR3, one of the most anti-woman pieces of legislation in Congress right now, is up for a vote tomorrow. As a refresher, here’s HR3 in a nutshell: It… Read More ›

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• Equal Opportunity Policy Now Includes Gender Identity, Pregnancy

  By Maureen on May 2, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  Well, this is certainly a step in the right direction. The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a revision to its Equal Opportunity policy, which now covers current and future federal government employees based on gender identity and pregnancy. Ms…. Read More ›

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• Get Involved: The No More Excuses Campaign

  By Maureen on May 1, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  I love a good activist campaign, so you can only imagine how stoked I was to learn of Ms. Magazine’s & the Feminist Majority Foundation’s No More Excuses campaign. In a nutshell, the campaign’s goal centers on encouraging law enforcement… Read More ›

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