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Title IX Dad
“It still brings a tear to my eye,” writes Mark Schmitt, discussing how moving the sight of his daughter playing Little League is. “I didn't expect to be much of a Little League dad -- I never played organized baseball myself and don't have much of a competitive...
Comprehensive Health Care Reform – Unless You’re a Woman
On Saturday night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 220-215 to overhaul the health care system in the United States. Media outlets are framing this as a victory for progressives, and to be sure, some elements of the bill will be helpful in the long run. But the...
The Shriver Report: “A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything”
Maria Shriver, journalist and First Lady of California, worked with the Center for American Progress this year to release the Shriver Report, which assesses the situation of American women and families during this economic recession. The title of the report comes from...
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Female Soldiers and PTSD: “People Underestimate What These Women Have Been Through”
Damien Cave writes in the New York Times about female veterans with stress disorders, and the unique challenges they face upon returning home. Cave writes that never before has the United States witnessed so many female veterans affected by the crippling nature of...
