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House Nixes Restoring $34 million to UN

By Peggy Simpson ● Commentary ● July 15, 2003

Family planning supporters fell short of their goal in Tuesday’s House vote. That’s not the end of the story, however, in terms of efforts to overturn abortion-related restrictions on U.S.-support of international family planning.

AIDS Bill to Export ‘Abstinence Only’ to Africa

By Peggy Simpson ● Politics ● May 27, 2003

The effectiveness of a five-year, $15 billion, program to combat HIV-AIDS overseas may have been damaged, some fear, after congressional debate left it freighted with lobbyists’ religious beliefs about sex, condoms and abstinence.

Native American Veterans Honored Today

By Peggy Simpson ● Uncategorized ● May 26, 2003

Native American women who served in the military will be honored for the first time this Memorial Day at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.

Women Lose Ground in Pipeline for Public Office

By Peggy Simpson ● Uncategorized ● March 14, 2003

Fewer women are running for office in the U.S. despite the fact that they often do as well as men in election campaigns. In other news, the 80-year-old Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in Congress once again this week.

Sheila Wellstone, Unsung Women’s Rights Activist

By Peggy Simpson ● Uncategorized ● November 6, 2002

The death of Sheila Wellstone, one of the most influential Senate spouses, meant the loss of a leader who brought about historic changes for battered women and welfare mothers in the United States.

Mink’s Death Leaves Title IX Without Its Champion

By Peggy Simpson ● Politics ● October 20, 2002

When U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink died last month, admirers hailed her work to advance the rights of women. Meanwhile, others are challenging some of the legislation she helped pass, especially Title IX.

Pro-Choice Caucus Energized by Growing Ranks

By Peggy Simpson ● Arts & Culture ● June 10, 2002

The Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus gets a boost in energy and membership as more and more moderate representatives work to oppose the Bush administration’s conservative anti-abortion agenda.

Global Women’s Rights Treaty Gets Second Wind

By Peggy Simpson ● Uncategorized ● May 14, 2002

With the scheduled departure of Jesse Helms from the Senate and President Bush supporting women’s rights in Afghanistan, a U.N. treaty encouraging equal rights for women may finally receive U.S. approval.

Polish Women Locked Out of Politics, Win in Business

By Peggy Simpson ● Uncategorized ● November 6, 2001

Polish communists treated women as political tokens, and their Solidarity union successors opposed abortion and divorce. Today, women have been shut out from political power but they excel as entrepreneurs and managers, even in industry and manufacturing.

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