Reporting on Gender Inequality and the Recession: There’s Nothing More Manly Than a Pink Slip
In a posting on Buzzflash.com, Meg White analyzes how job loss in the U.S. impacts men and women and the media’s coverage of this issue.
issue: Economic Justice
NOW Urges Single-Payer as Best for Women, Says Reproductive Health Care Must Be Covered
President Barack Obama’s address to Congress and the people of the United States resonates at a time when people are fed up with the health care status quo because it is not working. The National Organization for Women is pleased President Obama mentioned the need for a public option to provide health care to those not currently served by the profit-driven private insurance industry.
In Memoriam: NOW Mourns Loss of Women’s Rights Champion Senator Ted Kennedy
The National Organization for Women is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, the revered Democrat from Massachusetts. A dedicated public servant, Ted Kennedy was a champion of civil rights, women’s equality, voting rights, economic justice, disability rights, reproductive freedom and so much more.
NOW Outraged at House Vote on Abortion Coverage – Women’s Rights Traded Away
NOW is outraged to learn that the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment excluding abortion services from the ‘essential’ health benefits package as defined by the government. Under this amendment, subsidies used to help pay insurance premiums for low-income people could not be used for abortion services. The New York Times reports that “insurers must use money from private sources to pay for any abortions.
Single-Payer Health Care Would Benefit Women, Promote Equality and Justice for All
Health care is a fundamental human right, and ensuring access to quality, affordable and comprehensive health care within the United States is a moral imperative confronting our legislators today. Since 1993, the National Organization for Women has been a leader in the campaign for single-payer health care in the U.S. It is, as President Obama noted last week, the only way to ensure coverage for everyone.