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Minority Women's Abortion Rates 3-to-5 Times Higher
While it’s commonly known that U.S. abortion rates are down from a peak in 1980, the Guttmacher Institute has unmasked a trend that abortions are becoming more concentrated among women of color and low-income women. The analysis by the sexual and reproductive rights...
Women's Health and the Economy
The downturn in the economy may be taking a special toll on women's health. According to a recent Harris Interactive poll, women are cutting back on healthcare due to costs. Over 40 percent of the 754 women polled said that their health had worsened in the past year,...
Title IX and Men's sports
Title IX continues to be in the spotlight when it comes to college sports. Recently, NCAA president Myles Brand said that he anticipated that colleges will have to cut athletic teams in the near future due to the state of the economy, and he urged schools not to...
Proposed Allegheny County Human Relations Commission
Last week, the Allegheny County Council's Committee on Government Reform heard testimony about Councilwoman Amanda Green's proposed ordinance which would create a countywide, 16-member Human Relations Commission to enforce a nondiscrimination ordinance in housing,...
Women in the Cabinet
Women's rights activists are energized by the recent appointments of Hillary Clinton as the Secretary of State, Janet Napolitano as the first woman to serve as the Secretary of Homeland Security, and Susan Rice as an ambassador to the UN. Since her days as the First...
World AIDS Day
Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day, a day to remember those who have died from AIDS and the work that still needs to be done to end the epidemic. Women's eNews has a good article up about the interaction between AIDS and women. For example, did you know that women...
Pittsburgh Public Schools approve Title IX audit
Last Tuesday, Nov. 25, the Pittsburgh Public Schools' Board of Directors approved a comprehensive audit of the ten high schools in the district to assess their compliance with Title IX, the law that guarantees gender equity in education and athletics. The audit will...
Domestic Violence and the Military
A disturbing article in this Sunday's New York Times revealed one woman's story of dealing with domestic violence through the military channels. We have recently blogged about sexual abuse in the military. Though these occurrences are highly upsetting, it's...
Prowel v. Wise Business Forms
Just a quick note to let you know that the Women's Law Project is mentioned in this week's feature story in the Pittsburgh City Paper, "Gender Gap," about the work we're doing in the case of Brian Prowel, a Butler County man who was subject to years of harassment at...
Women's Rights Around the World
Some good news from the current administration: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed onto a UN-sponsored campaign to end violence against women worldwide. This is a change from the United States' previous reluctance to sign onto and ratify international...
