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  By amblitstein on August 1, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The UN declares that the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls will not be forgotten. See the UN News Centre. The Obama Administration has announced it intends to revise the contraception benefit in the Affordable Care Act available to religiously affiliated nonprofits. See… Read More ›

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• Making Room for Feminist Reform: Domestic vs. Global Activism

  By J.A. McCarroll on July 30, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  In the comments of  nearly every big story about feminism in the United states, you’re almost guaranteed to read something to the effect of, “Why are you feminazis wasting so much effort on Hobby Lobby? Haven’t you heard of MANDATORY… Read More ›

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• Federal Court Saves Mississippi’s Lone Abortion Clinic

  By miafurtado on July 29, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  After a two-year fight, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Mississippi’s last abortion clinic will remain open. In its  2-1 ruling, the Court’s majority opinion affirmed abortion rights, stating that “Pre-viability, a woman has the constitutional right to end her pregnancy by abortion,”… Read More ›

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• An Activist’s Guide to Hobby Lobby, 30 Days Later

  By lindsaymf on July 25, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  We are now exactly one month out from the Supreme Court ruling on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, and we now know what life is like in a world where corporate persons have rights and people persons, especially women persons, do not. I’m pissed. You pissed? I’m real pissed…

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  By amblitstein on July 25, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The EEOC announces tougher rules to protect pregnant workers. See NPR. The Washington Post reports that young women face sexual harassment in the science field. After Rhode Island decriminalized prostitution, a decline occurred in forcible rape and incidents of gonorrhea. See… Read More ›

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• Obama Signs Historic Executive Order Banning LGBT Workplace Discrimination

  By miafurtado on July 23, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  On Monday, President Barack Obama issued and signed a historic executive order aimed at protecting workers at federal contractors from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity — with no exemption based on ‘religious freedom.’ The executive order will apply… Read More ›

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  By amblitstein on July 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Todd Akin takes back his apology for his ‘legitimate rape’ comments. See the Huffington Post. An American judge advocates corrective rape for lesbians. See Pink News. The abrupt closing of Crumbs Bake Shop prompts the potential sexism embedded in cupcake… Read More ›

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• It’s Time for a National Women’s History Museum

  By Maureen on July 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’ve had the good fortune to visit our nation’s capitol, chances are you’ve visited a museum or two. The National Mall offers a dozen free museums, each honoring an important part of American culture, including art, history and even… Read More ›

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• British Gallery Removes Painting Because of Pubic Hair

  By katebyard on July 12, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  We Brits are at our peculiar ways again: a painting has been removed by gallery management from an exhibition put on by Society for Women Artists (SWA) at The Mall Gallery, London. The reason? It has been branded ‘pornographic’ for depicting female… Read More ›

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  By amblitstein on July 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  A Congressman from North Carolina demanded that a pregnant doctor explain why Obamacare requires plans to cover maternity services. See Think Progress. A writer for the Huffington Post exposes how people are using the word rape in contexts that do… Read More ›

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