Women’s Rights
Working for Equal Pay
How to Make the Pay Gap Go Away Are you mad yet? Perhaps you are not willing to wait until 2076 for equal pay to creep into women’s lives? That’s actually how long it will take at the pace of the last 30 years. It doesn’t have to be that way. Women can take controlRead the Rest…
Dr. Nancy to Speak to Girls About Empowerment
Dr. Nancy delivered a keynote speech “Empowerment Means Being Seen and Heard” on March 3 to an all-day conference organized by students and faculty at Central High School, Springfield MO. Entitled “Women and Girls: Then and There, Here and Now”, the day includes sessions on women in media politics medicine law and religion using socialRead the Rest…
Know your Mamas!
This Women’s History Month, let’s all make a point of remembering our fore-mothers. We can draw inspiration from them to spur us forward to continue their hard work. Many girls and women believe we have it made, that we can do it all. In my experience there is always a price, but usually a priceRead the Rest…
When Birth Control Was Illegal
One hundred years ago it was illegal – and OBSCENE — to teach women about contraception. Today as the debate about women’s healthcare coverage rages, it’s good to look back at how things once were, and to contemplate the possibility of a return to those bad old days. A woman named Margaret Sanger fought forRead the Rest…
10 Things to Thank Feminists For
Those crazy feminists, says Joslyn Gray posting on Strollerderby. Look what they did for us! 1. The right to own property. In 1948 New york was the first state to allow a married woman to control property. 2. The right to hold public office. Federal law granted this right to women in 1788, 132 yearsRead the Rest…
Good Husbands – 2012 Style
One of our most popular posts is How to Be a Good Wife 1950s Style. Dr. Nancy says that’s because we are living in a world where women just cannot figure out why they are so damn stuck. This article helps to remind them what we are up against — or under. Facebook COO, SherylRead the Rest…
Who Opposes Violence Against Women Act?
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) and many other groups are lobbying Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Heralded as the first and best protection for victims of domestic violence, who happen to be overwhelmingly women, VAWA is up for renewal in 2012. The Two-Minute Activist The AAUW has established anRead the Rest…
Why Women Need to Pay Attention to Politics
I confess: I’ve become so disgusted with the current level of political (nonsense) discourse in Congress that I’ve largely tuned out. But I’m changing my ways. In this election year the stakes are high. Author Nancy Poling writes eloquently about Why Young Women Need to Pay Attention. Well, 65 is not young any more byRead the Rest…
MissRepresentation Makes it in 50 Best Moments
Congratulations to MissRepresentation.org for ranking #2 in the 50 Best Moments for Women in 2011 by the Huffington Post. MissRepresentation created one of the most powerful videos that we’ve seen on how women are portrayed in the media. Whether you are a women in a powerful position, a stay at home Mom, self-employed woman, retiredRead the Rest…
Coverage for Women’s Preventive Health Services
Friday, January 20, 2012, the Obama administration announced that groups would be given more time to comply with the birth control insurance rule. This rule was set up so that insurance companies had to provide birth control to everyone, without out of pocket expenses. Certain groups, like churches, were exempt. As of this ruling onRead the Rest…
