Por Alison Bowen, Author at Women's eNews

Caretakers Everywhere: $15 Shows We Care Too

By Elizabeth Johnsen & Por Alison Bowen ● Employment ● June 14, 2015

The hard and intimate work of personal care assistants allows those with a disability or illness to live an active life. While $15 an hour doesn’t come close to compensating for all their work, it’s a start.

Tweeters Celebrate Swift, Steep Tumble of Tim Hunt

By Eryn Ashleigh Mathewson & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 11, 2015

Science watchers on Twitter are overjoyed. In the span of just a few days–far less time than it took Larry Summers to leave Harvard–a Nobel laureate resigned over comments about “the trouble with girls in science.”

Pregnant Teens Need Adult Support, Not Shaming

By Aimee Thorne-Thomsen & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 11, 2015

Young people should not lose their right to education when they become pregnant or parents. But this is what happens when adults in their schools and communities subject them to harsh judgment.

Indian Teens Need the ‘Dark Is Beautiful’ Message

By Veda M. & Por Alison Bowen ● Teen Voices ● June 10, 2015

One of my friends is a great badminton player but her mother limits her time playing in the sun in case it darkens her skin. I myself see the ads on TV that suggest a girl like me, with brown skin, will have trouble finding a husband.

Women of Color Lead Reproductive Justice Fight

By Nancy Reiko Kato & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 7, 2015

These activists fight for reproductive issues often overlooked by other advocates, such as forced sterilization and services for undocumented immigrants, says Nancy Reiko Kato in this excerpt from the anthology “Talking Back: Voices of Color.”

7th Women’s World Cup Showcases FIFA’s Turf Gap

By John S. Gardner & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 5, 2015

All World Cups to date–male or female–have been played on grass. If FIFA wants better press, it should install grass in the six Canadian venues for the seventh Women’s World Cup, starting June 6.

Student Publications Clear Transgender Path at School

By Emily Powers & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 3, 2015

Schools in Colorado and Massachusetts show how student publications can play a crucial role in exposing peers to the idea of transgender people and supporting them by using preferred names and pronouns.

In Mali, Grocer Wages War on FGM from His Closet

By Juliet S. Sorensen & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● June 2, 2015

This tireless fighter told a contingent of visitors that if we wanted to truly engage in the struggle, we must see FGM take place. Then he showed us a video on his computer.

India’s ‘Dark Is Beautiful’ Campaign Builds Force

By Swati Sanyal Tarafdar & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● May 26, 2015

“Many women, and men, nurse a feeling of unworthiness and despair for being dark,” says the founder of the campaign, which has spread throughout the country by word of mouth and is attracting interest now from activists in other countries.

Abortion Clinic Boss Dons Bullet-Proof Vest; Uses Decoys

By David S. Cohen, Krysten Connon & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● May 24, 2015

Kristina Romero is just one of the many abortion providers across the country who deals with risks, from stalking to her children’s lives being threatened, say David S. Cohen and Krysten Connon in this excerpt from “Living in the Crosshairs.”

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