Naval Academy case exposes a backward America

Petula Dvorak writes for The Washington Post (TRIGGER WARNING): “You know how you can get all wrapped up in a good summer novel and have to remind yourself where you are when you put it down?

Well, America has made it pretty hard this past week to rem…

Could Cups and Straws Prevent Date Rape?

Natasha Turner writes for Ms. Blog: “The company DrinkSavvy is trying to change these statistics. By developing cups, glasses and straws that change color at the detection of invisible drugs, it hopes to make bars and clubs a safe space for all.”

Factsheet on CEDAW

In the U.S. and around the globe, women continue to be targets of sexual and domestic violence. Women are discriminated against in the workplace, and disproportionately suffer from poverty, less access to health care, less access to a livable wage, and barriers to higher education.