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UltraViolet Blazes Trail of Social-Media Triumph

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● June 15, 2013

They began by helping to stop the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood in early 2012. Now the media campaigners are spotlighting the fate of a hacker who exposed the Steubenville rapists.

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Task Force on Maternal Deaths in Texas Awaits Governor

By Hajer Naili ● Health & Science ● May 28, 2013

Texas has an unusually high maternal mortality rate and if Perry signs this bill the state could get its first statewide investigation into the causes.

Obama: Soldier Rapes Hurt U.S.; Comfort Women Dissed

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● May 18, 2013

Obama says that the U.S. military’s sexual assaults are “dangerous to our national security.” A mayor says the Japanese military’s “comfort women” were necessary.

Portland OKs Sick Days; Contraception Needs Unmet

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● March 16, 2013

U.S. House Passes VAWA; Oscars Packed With Sexism

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● March 1, 2013

After nearly a year of partisan infighting on Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives and the Senate have agreed to send a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act to President Barack Obama’s desk, ThinkProgress reported. On Feb. 28, by a vote of 286 to 138, the House passed the bipartisan Senate-approved version of the bill, one that includes added protections for LGBT, Native American and undocumented victims of domestic violence. All 138 votes against the bill were Republicans.

1 Billion Rise on V-Day; S. Pacific Slashes Witch

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● February 16, 2013

One Billion Rising event in Barcelona, Spain.

Pregnant? Watch Your Risks in Great State of Texas

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Health & Science ● February 8, 2013

The Lone Star state’s maternal mortality rate coincides with Gov. Perry’s slashing of reproductive health services. This latest report offers a shocking snapshot, and the worst may be yet to come, says Rita Henley Jensen.

Women’s Media Gained Huge Momentum in 2012

By Ariel Dougherty ● Uncategorized ● December 28, 2012

It’s been a high-powered year for female media activism. Ariel Dougherty sums up the high points, trouble spots and calls for greater resolve in 2013 to put media control in the hands of women.

Indiana’s Mourdock Heats Up a U.S. House Race

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● November 2, 2012

Jackie Walorski, a GOP politician who led the charge against abortion rights in the Indiana state legislature, is trying to keep the focus off that issue during her congressional bid.

Texas Blinks in Standoff; Sandy’s Unequal Effect

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● November 2, 2012