| Help Working Women on Mother's Day [Politico]08 May 2011 By Anika Rahman Originally published in Politico. May 8, 2011 07:17 AM EDT For millions of struggling moms, there is little to celebrate this Mother’s Day. Though the re ...
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| Budget Cuts Spell Crisis for Women with HIV [RH Reality Check]14 March 2011 By Ellen Liu, Ms. Foundation program officer, Women's Health Rallies for workers' rights in Wisconsin and other states have raised critical awareness about the potential implications -- and targets ...
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| International Women’s Day: Miles to Walk, in the US and Across the Seas [Common Dreams]08 March 2011 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day – a day for the celebration of women worldwide. In 25 nations (including China, Afghanistan, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zambia), ...
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| Collateral Damage: Poor Women Pay the Price in the Right’s War on Women’s Health [RH Reality Check]23 February 2011 On Friday, February 18, the US House of Representatives dealt a crushing blow to the health and well-being of millions of women across America: in a 240-185 vote, the House approved H.R. 1 -- also kn ...
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| Abortion Rights: When Dollars Can Mean the Difference Between Life and Death [Alternet]24 January 2011 By Ellen Liu, Ms. Foundation program officer, Women's Health What happens when poor women are denied access to safe abortions? Just ask folks in Pennsylvania, who are now dealing with the fallout f ...
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| Gender Pay Gap Takes on Added Significance in Tough Economic Times [The Hill Blog]28 October 2010 By Sara K. Gould and Susan Wefald While the gender wage gap has been a fact of life in America for decades, the issue rarely rises to the forefront in public policy debates – much less elect ...
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| What's Pushing Women Away From Voting? [CNN.com]25 October 2010 By Sara K. Gould and Susan Wefald, Special to CNN (CNN) -- It's been a record year for women in politics. In 2010, 36 women -- more than ever before in our nation's history -- filed to run for U.S ...
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| Out Cry: Ending Violence Against LGBTQ Youth [Women's Media Center]20 October 2010 By Sara K. Gould & Susan Wefald This piece was originally published as a Women's Media Center blog exclusive. Another week, another name to add to the list of gay children dead by their ...
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| Recovery for Who? Economic Recovery Means Little to Struggling Low-Income Women [The International Museum of Women]27 September 2010 By Susan Wefald The recession has put thousands of Americans in a position of economic insecurity. But where do low-income women and women of color fit into the recovery plans? The Ms. Foundation f ...
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| Tired Americans Want Government Help [Politico]24 June 2010 By Deepak Bhargava and Sara K. Gould The tea party movement insists that a growing majority of Americans want less government and endorse an "everyone for themselves" mentality. But these tea-part ...
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