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Tom Daschle as the New HHS Secretary
Tom Daschle’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services sent a powerful message of the importance of health reform to President-elect Obama. But what does his nomination mean to the women's rights community? Here's an interesting analysis of Daschle’s...
Reducing Domestic Violence at the Salon
Hair salons are not exactly synonymous with feminist activism. But in cities like New York and Chicago, law enforcement officials and activists are working with hairstylists to recognize signs of domestic abuse in their clients and help them get the assistance they...
Westinghouse Encourages Girls to Pursue Interest in Engineering
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Westinghouse is presenting a program aimed at increasing girls' interest in engineering. Just as the demand for nuclear energy specialists is growing, so too is interest in Westinghouse Electric Co.'s "Introduce a Girl to...
HHS Regulations Cause More Controversy
The New York Times ran an interesting story today about continued protests over the DHHS regulations we blogged about here. According to the article, HHS officials intend to issue a final version of the regulations within days. President-elect Obama has promised to...
U.S. Ranks 27th in Gender Equity
The 2008 Global Gender Gap report was released by the World Economic Forum last week, and the United States is lagging behind countries such as Germany, France, Lesotho and Cuba when it comes to equality between the sexes. Using United Nations data, the report found...
U.S. has Dismal Rate of Preterm Births
USA Today reports that the March of Dimes has just released its first "Premature Birth Report Card" for the United States, and it's not very encouraging. Overall, the nation gets a "D," with 530,000 preterm births each year. According to the organization, preterm...
Thousands Rally for Marriage Equality
Across the country, thousands rallied this past weekend in support of equal marriage rights. The rallies were spurred by the passage of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that overturned a state Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage. In...
Giving Birth in Chains
If you have ever had a child, think back to the day she or he was born. Recall lying in the hospital bed and pushing to bring life into this world, or holding your newborn child for the first time. Now imagine doing all of this with shackles restraining you,...
Record Marriage Gap among Women Voters
Unmarried women of all ages played a key role in the 2008 General Election – they were the largest block of the electorate, representing 26% of registered voters (one of every four voters!). 70% of unmarried women voting on November 4th cast their ballot for Barack...
Women Breaking Records in Federal and State Legislatures
Some more good post-election news: There will be 74 women serving in the U.S. House of Representatives when the 111th Congress convenes next year. This is a record-high number of female representatives, though women will still makeup only 17% of the total number of...
