2012 NOW Conference Sends Attendees Home Inspired to Defeat War on Women
This past weekend, more than 500 women’s rights activists descended on Baltimore, Md., for the 2012 National NOW Conference.
issue: Stopping Violence Against Women
NOW Conference Opens June 29 in Baltimore, Takes on War on Women
Hundreds of women’s rights activists and supporters from every corner of the nation will converge in Baltimore, Md., this weekend, June 29 – July 1, at the National Organization for Women annual conference.
A Survivor’s Reaction to 12 Magazine’s “Victim of Beauty” Photographs
Emilie Surrusco of Fem2.0 reports on a Bulgarian photo spread depicting bruised models: “As a survivor, I look at those pictures and all I can do is succumb to the visceral response that comes, often when I least expect it…”
Why Women Still Can’t Have It All
Anne-Marie Slaughter pens a now-infamous article for the Atlantic: “I still strongly believe that women can ‘have it all’…But not today, not with the way America’s economy and society are currently structured. My experiences over the past three years have forced me to confront a number of uncomfortable facts that need to be widely acknowledged—and Read more …
‘Invisible War’ documentary examines rape in the military
Mark Jenkins for The Washington Post: “‘The Invisible War’ reports, using Defense Department statistics, that more than 20 percent of women in the military have reported a sexual assault. The department estimates that about 80 percent of such assaults, w…
