March, 2011 | Women's Law Project

MIT Reform Brings Progress to Women in Academia, Highlights Societal Stereotypes

by Barbara DiTullio | Mar 25, 2011 | Education, Employment, Equality

The New York Times recently published an article that raised the issue of women in academia, and how MIT has led the charge for increased female representation. The article highlights the progress, but it also calls attention to some unintended consequences that still...

The Paradox of Eating Healthy

by Barbara DiTullio | Mar 24, 2011 | Uncategorized

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, traditionally known as food stamps, have been providing low-income families with affordable grocery assistance for years. Recently, the Nation examined the difficult reality of trying to eat healthy when...

Critical Trans Politics and Transformative Social Change

by Barbara DiTullio | Mar 23, 2011 | Equality, LGBT

Seattle University Assistant Professor of Law Dean Spade was interviewed in this month’s issue of Guernica. Spade is the first openly transgendered tenure-track law professor in the U.S. and the founder of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, a non-profit agency which...

The Price of Pregnancy Increases Drastically

by Barbara DiTullio | Mar 23, 2011 | Childbirth, Health insurance, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

The average cost of delivering a healthy baby in the United States is $6,378– $10,638 for a caesarian section. These numbers do not include the countless doctors’ visits and purchases the average woman makes during her pregnancy. And now the cost of a popular drug...

Legislators Seek More Restrictions on Abortion Across the U.S.

by Barbara DiTullio | Mar 22, 2011 | Abortion, Government, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

A new wave of conservative legislators took office in November and since that time, have made many attempts to restrict abortion and impose further impediments on women seeking abortions. Lawmakers across the United States have introduced bills and/or passed laws in...

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MIT Reform Brings Progress to Women in Academia, Highlights Societal Stereotypes

The Paradox of Eating Healthy

Critical Trans Politics and Transformative Social Change

The Price of Pregnancy Increases Drastically

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