Alison Bowen, Author at Women's eNews

Battered New Yorker Sues Employer for Firing Her

By Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● July 26, 2007

A New York day-care director was fired after she was abused by her ex-husband. Suing her employer under a little-tried 2003 city law, she joins a push for battered workers’ rights. Third in our “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series.

HPV Vaccine Mandates Face Public Hesitation

By Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● July 24, 2007

Since the HPV vaccine was approved a year ago, efforts to swiftly implement mandatory vaccinations for young women have run into religious opposition and increasing doubts from health officials. A proposed bill would limit federal funding.

N.Y. Bribery Case Casts Shadow on Divorce Court

By Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● June 15, 2007

A Brooklyn, N.Y., divorce judge has been sentenced for taking bribes in a courtroom where women say they unfairly lost custody of their children. Advocates say the scandal is the tip of an iceberg in a family court system they call dysfunctional.

Long Tours Extend Heartaches for Military Moms

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● May 27, 2007

Thirty-eight percent of active-duty military women are mothers. Many are deployed abroad but have children at home in the U.S. A congressional report says these military moms lack child care support and services to help ease the separations.

Astronauts Honored; Tobias Gone

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● May 5, 2007

Equal Pay Gets Hearing; U.S. Had ‘Comfort Women’

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● April 28, 2007

U.S. Women’s Pro Soccer Scores Two More Teams

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● April 22, 2007

Professional women’s soccer teams in Boston and New York have just joined a list of eight franchises needed to resurrect a league that fell apart in 2004. A cost-conscious business plan aimed at longevity projects a kickoff next spring.

Finnish Women Rule; Abstinence-Only Ed Fails

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● April 21, 2007

CBS Axes Imus; Good Care Rare for NYC Rape Victims

By Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● April 14, 2007

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