Women are responsible for helping get us out of this recession. A recent PEW study suggests that 22 percent of heterosexual married couples have wives earning more then their husbands. Women are now more likely than ever before to be the bread winner and contribute a higher share of income to their families. It should be no surprise then that women now constitute almost 50 percent of all workers.
A bill that will strike a devastating blow to the fundamental principles of human rights might be coming to a vote in an immediate future.
A high school girl is gang raped for two and a half hours at her high school homecoming dance.
Women can perform just as well in math and science as men. However, we often hear the opposite sentiment . . . so I warmly welcomed the recent news of Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Carol W. Greider wining the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine.
Including a public option makes good sense and will help control costs, that a majority of voters want, and that an overwhelming percentage of physicians support. The public option should have been included.
The march went as planned, but having seen the Mall full for marches such as the “March For Women’s Lives” in 2004, the attendance of this march seemed, less than. Less than it should have been for such important causes.
Most of these outfits look like a cheap version of Victoria’s Secret lingerie, yet they cost the same amount of money. The costume industry was even thoughtful enough to create doggie versions of sexy Halloween getups, so now your pooch also has an opportunity to strut her stuff.
Should surrogacy be viewed as a legitimate branch of assisted reproductive technology and receive more governmental regulation to protect intended parents and surrogates? Is surrogacy an exploitation of women’s bodies that should be stopped? Tell us what you think.
No matter where you live, you can help defeat an attack on equal marriage in Maine by joining a virtual phone bank to speak one-on-one with Maine voters about why it’s so important to vote No on 1 this November. All you need is a phone and a computer with an Internet connection.
As a longtime proponent of health care reform, I truly wish that the National Organization for Women could join in celebrating the historic passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It pains me to have to stand against what many see as a major achievement. But feminist, progressive principles are in direct conflict with many of the compromises built into and tacked onto this legislation.