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“Watch what you watch.” That’s the Girl Scouts’ new public service announcement. It’s part of a project to improve girls’ social and emotional well-being by teaming up with studios and advertisers to promote healthier media.
New U.S. statistics on rising sex traffic came out this week ahead of a congressional vote on a related bill. The question of criminalizing prostitution continues to complicate matters for an apparent groundswell of activism.
Update: Since this story ran, Terri Sewell and Shelia Smoot won enough votes to face each other in a runoff race on July 13.
NARAL is backing Joe Sestak in today’s high-profile U.S. Senate race with Arlen Specter. Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, Lois Herr is endorsed by the National Women’s Political Caucus in her bid to unseat Joe Pitts in the U.S. House.
Despite the historic downturn in the economy, Ms. Magazine’s publisher sees many partial wage-related gains for women through the efforts of the federal government. The current issue of the magazine advances a complete paycheck agenda.
Economic privation is gaining attention as a critical component of domestic abuse. Last week a U.S. lawmaker held a congressional hearing and advocates recommend financial education to break the syndrome.
Democrats are making expanded access to health care coverage for women a large part of the final push for health care overhaul legislation before the end of the year.
The Obama administration and Democrat-led Congress quickly advanced numerous women-friendly initiatives in their first six months. But since mid-summer, the all-consuming battle over health care reform has put on the brakes.
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A U.S. effort on behalf of women in Afghanistan is gearing up, but it comes in tandem with a controversial escalation of the war that some women’s rights activists consider a greater threat. The first of two stories on the Afghanistan war and women.
In response to the heavy toll of sexual violence in war-torn regions, a gathering of international leaders on Wednesday pressed U.N. member states for more concrete steps to aid victims and hold perpetrators accountable.