Earlier this week, women’s health advocate Jean Pakter passed away in New York at age 101. The Manhattan born-and-bred physician began working for the city in the 1950s, and was the head of the bureau of maternity services and family planning for the city’s health department from 1960 to 1982.
Jean Pakter’s research and advocacy work helped create a safer, healthier society – not just for women and children, but for families. [Read more...]



United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) is a champion for women’s rights and should get significant support from activists everywhere. DFID was created in 1997 to manage Britain’s aid money and ensure that their resources are going to fighting extreme poverty. This includes working towards human rights in order to alleviate poverty and its consequences.
Last night I had the pleasure of reading Jamie Whyte’s Crimes Against Logic: Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists and Other Serial Offenders. It really only took me a couple of hours to finish it–despite such important content, it is very accessible and even made me laugh out loud. Its a great book. Everyone should read it. But I digress.