HIV/AIDS is typically thought of as a gay man’s disease, despite the fact that the World Health Organization released statistics in November 2009 that show HIV/AIDS is the #1 killer of women ages 15-44 worldwide. Since March 10th is the National Day of HIV/AIDS Awareness for Women and Girls, I thought that it was [...]
When we think of spies, the image of a man in a black trench coat, or a dashing gentleman in a tuxedo usually comes to mind. Women are not the first thing that comes to mind, and that’s perhaps why they make such excellent spies.
Aline Griffith was born in Peal River, New York in [...]
Rep. Carl Wimmer, Republican lawmaker in Utah, certainly doesn’t want to make the already difficult decision to have an abortion any easier for women. In fact, he is in the midst of pushing through a bill for the 2010 legislative session seeking to amend the state’s informed consent law. In the status quo, Utah abortion [...]
Because lord knows women don’t know how to drive. And they certainly can’t be trusted to park if the spaces aren’t decorated in so-called “girly” colors. No… I’m not kidding. A Chinese shopping center in the Hebei province has built a car park designed particularly for women. The objective being to make the spaces wider [...]
Today, by an overwhelming majority vote of 61-39, the Senate passed the Mikulski Amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Thanks to the hard work of Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), health care plans will be required to cover comprehensive women’s preventative care, related screenings, and even better… at no additional charge. On top [...]
Health Care Debate Takes Shape Via Social Networking – The Hill
What is a TRAP Bill? – National Abortion Federation
Abortion Should Not Imperil Health Care Reform – Charleston Gazette
AIDS in South Africa: Women, The Church, and Global Indifference – Religious Dispatches
South Dakota Rules Anti-Abortion Donors Will Remain Anonymous – First Amendment Center
Abortion: A Healthy Choice – [...]
It’s World AIDS Day. I’ll save my little rant about government complacency in stopping the AIDS epidemic, since I’ve already gone off on that tangent may times before. But I do want to get up on my soap box for a minute about how HIV/AIDS is now the #1 killer of women world [...]
Dominant discourse within the institution of religion tends to paint an image of women as docile servants of man and the lord. This is why religion, for the most part, makes me squeamish and uncomfortable. I just can’t get down with the idea that women are a bunch of damsels in distress.
Too bad Sheila [...]
I recently went back to working a regular nine-to-five job after scraping by as a freelancer for the past 2 years. I have worked at a desk job since I was 15, so I never would have imagined the impact that going back to work outside of my home would have had on my [...]
How Did Your Rep Vote on Health Care Reform? – Womenstake
Pro-choice Democrats Vow to Vote Against Health Care Bill if Abortion Amendment Stays – Washington Post
Why Everyone Should Have Pre-Marital Sex – Feministing
AIDS Leading Cause of Death for Women – AP
Fred Phelps Protests the Obama Girls – Womanist Musings
Roeder Admits to Killing Dr. Tiller, Says [...]
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