Asjylyn Loder, Author at Women's eNews

Abortion Access Gains Backing as Human Right

By Asjylyn Loder ● Uncategorized ● June 16, 2005

Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that lack of access to abortion violates a woman’s human rights. Advocates see it as an important shift that may change how other mainstream human rights groups treat reproductive rights.

5 Latina Hotel Maids Sue Hotel for Sex Bias

By Asjylyn Loder ● Uncategorized ● September 12, 2004

Five Latina hotel maids in New York City have filed sex bias claims under a new law making their claims easier to prove.

Pro-Choice Young Are Unknown as Voters

By Asjylyn Loder ● Uncategorized ● June 1, 2004

Young women turned out in surprisingly strong numbers to demonstrate for a woman’s right to chose. But will they vote? Efforts are now underway to spur those young people beyond the National Mall and on to the ballot box.

Domestic Worker Challenges Diplomatic Immunity

By Asjylyn Loder ● Uncategorized ● May 23, 2004

After four years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse, an Upper East Side domestic worker in New York escaped her employers. Now, she has filed a civil suit against them, only to find that as a diplomat, he has immunity.

Domestic Worker Reaches Settlement with Employer

By Asjylyn Loder ● Uncategorized ● April 11, 2004

A Filipina domestic worker sued her employers for back wages after two years of toil for $1.60 an hour. She is one of thousands of immigrant women employed in U.S. households without government oversight or labor protections.

Sexual Assault Team Tackles Ultra-Urban Bronx

By Asjylyn Loder ● Uncategorized ● April 1, 2004

This month, a mobile sexual-assault response team will open in The Bronx. The program adds New York to the growing list of cities that is trying to reach rape victims faster and deliver a full range of medical and advocacy services under one roof.

Caldwell Focuses Video on Human Rights Abuses

By Asjylyn Loder ● Arts & Culture ● March 1, 2004

Gillian Caldwell, executive director of WITNESS, uses and promotes documentary video to shed light on human rights abuses worldwide. Her 1997 work on sex slavery spurred passage of the U.S. anti-trafficking law of 2000.

Will You Be Mine (In a Few More Years)?

By Asjylyn Loder ● Uncategorized ● February 12, 2004

Husband-hunting advice books create the impression that single women are single-mindedly set on nuptials. But research and statistics show that many women are increasingly choosey about who and when to marry.

Godfather of Soul Accused of Spouse Abuse–Again

By Asjylyn Loder ● Uncategorized ● February 9, 2004

James Brown was arrested for domestic violence two months after women’s rights advocates lodged a protest with the prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, objecting to Brown’s inclusion among the 2003 honorees.

Date Rape Drugs Still Available, Despite Crackdown

By Asjylyn Loder ● Crime & Law ● January 16, 2004

Five years after the fatal poisoning of Michigan teen Samantha Reid by a so-called date-rape drug, these types of narcotics remain widely available in the United States despite crackdowns.

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