Molly Ginty, Author at Women's eNews

HUD Investigates Mortgage Squeeze on Pregnancy

By Molly Ginty ● Employment ● September 3, 2010

The legality of tighter mortgage practices is being questioned by a government probe of lending-discrimination complaints by pregnant women. The case was spurred by New York Times articles and the advocacy group MomsRising.

Doulas Step Up to Comfort NYC Abortion Patients

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● August 27, 2010

A doula program in New York City has been giving care and comfort to women undergoing abortions for two years. Among the roughly 1,500 women who have been offered the services, only one woman so far has declined.

California Moms Live in Breastfeeding Haven

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● August 13, 2010

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and in California, lactation advocates have special reason to celebrate. Still, activists in the state are pushing for better laws and working to diminish disparities.

Breast Cancer Link to Environment Goes Mainstream

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● July 3, 2010

Suspicions that breast cancer could be caused by environmental pollution were once considered politically fringe. But in recent weeks, U.S. lawmakers, a presidential panel and the influential Susan G. Komen for the Cure have all signed on.

FDA ‘Ella’ Approval Faces Anti-Choice Pressure

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● June 29, 2010

A new form of emergency contraception, effective for five days after unprotected intercourse instead of three, recently pulled through initial FDA hearings. Supporters are worried, however, about continued protest and problems.

Lactation Breaks, Always Commendable, Are Now Law

By Molly Ginty ● Arts & Culture ● May 10, 2010

Working Mother magazine’s “Best Companies for Hourly Workers” all support employees who want to pump breast milk on the job, something health reform will start requiring of companies with more than 50 employees.

Tea Pickers’ Daughters Reap Gains in Indian State

By Molly Ginty ● Employment ● April 10, 2010

For decades, the Indian state of Kerala has been approving pro-women measures. Last year 10 percent of the state’s budget went to programs for girls and women. A tea picker says her daughter benefits.

New Year Offers Promise of Mortgage Relief

By Molly Ginty ● Employment ● January 15, 2010

Women struggling with fallout from the mortgage crisis could get help in 2010. The government may start analyzing lending data for gender bias and the federal home-loan modification program could be expanded. The third of three stories.

Women’s Key to Home Ownership Opened Debt Trap

By Molly Ginty ● Employment ● January 14, 2010

Women’s expansion into home ownership coincided with a rush of complicated high-risk instruments onto the mortgage market. That turned a cornerstone of financial security into a dream crusher. The second of three stories.

In Subprime Fallout, Women Take Heavy Hit

By Molly Ginty ● Employment ● January 13, 2010

Mortgage lending data doesn’t track a borrower’s gender as well as her credit history. But an extensive research analysis suggests women have been unfairly stuck with subprime “toxic” debt said to be for high-risk borrowers. The first of three parts.

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