Alison Bowen, Author at Women's eNews

Rutgers Center Keeps Tabs on Down-Ticket Women

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● August 12, 2008

Now that Hillary Clinton’s historic bid for the White House is over, the Center for American Women in Politics–a key study group on U.S. women’s political stature–says plenty of women remain on the political field.

U.S. Mom in Dutch Haven Told Face Trial, Cede Kids

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● July 7, 2008

A U.S. woman granted asylum in the Netherlands because she couldn’t be protected from domestic violence is suddenly in the spotlight after quietly living underground. She faces charges in Minnesota and fears she will lose custody of her son.

Family Courts Come Under Volunteers’ Watch

By Alison Bowen ● Uncategorized ● July 4, 2008

A family court activist in Michigan is training volunteers to observe family courts. The goal is to reform a system that many women who lose custody consider unjust. Latest story in our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

Rice Raises War Rape, Zimbabwe at U.N. Sessions

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● June 19, 2008

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice moderated a U.N. Security Council debate on a U.S. resolution on wartime rape and led a second session on Zimbabwe, calling for more international pressure on President Mugabe.

EMILY’s List Warns Hillary Dems Off McCain

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● June 12, 2008

After a bruising Democratic primary some Hillary Clinton supporters are mulling voting for John McCain. One of Clinton’s staunchest supporters, EMILY’s List, argued against that yesterday, calling a vote for the GOP candidate a vote against women.

Report: Abused Women See Danger in Family Court

By Alison Bowen ● Uncategorized ● May 8, 2008

Family courts traumatize battered women and hand custody to their abusers 37 percent of the time, finds a report released today by the Voices of Women Organizing Project. Latest story in our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

Sex-Abuse Survivors Urge Each Other to Speak Out

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● March 24, 2008

A Web site gives abuse victims a place to report their experiences anonymously and encourages them to make an official report. Filmmaker Angela Shelton leads the effort and plans to report her own abuse on April 29 in Asheville, N.C.

Custody Cases Put Under Supreme Legal Watch

By Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● March 13, 2008

Advocates for abused women are combing custody cases for federal rights violations that might be used to boost them up to the Supreme Court and reform family court procedure. Latest story in our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

Latinas Held Key to Clinton’s Texas Victory

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● March 4, 2008

Hillary Clinton waged a dead-heat battle for the Texas primary Tuesday, and the Latinas’ vote handed her a much needed victory.

Legal Standards Target Protective-Order Breakdowns

By Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● February 12, 2008

The American Bar Association’s new standards for representing domestic-violence victims instruct lawyers how to help clients outside courts, includes enforcing protection orders. Latest story in our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

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