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Child Model Advocates Press for New York Law

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | June 13, 2013

New York City lawmakers have agreed to propose legislation to protect child models. They hope the new law will take effect before fashion week in September. Media advocates have pressed this issue over the past year.

Domestic Violence

Senate’s Immigration Bill Flags Women’s Rights

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | June 8, 2013

As the Senate prepares to take up the immigration reform bill on June 10, new research turns the headlight on gender bias in existing laws, including the Violence Against Women Act.

Bad Feminist

Bad Advice for Women Meets Its Match in Satire

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | April 18, 2013

Two young women in New York organize nights for lampooning everything from French love songs to “Act Like A Lady: Think Like A Man.” The point is getting a room of people to laugh at what could be upsetting to read alone.

Rape

Steubenville Sentencing Sets Blogosphere Ablaze

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | March 20, 2013

A grand jury is set to meet on April 15 to investigate whether more people should be charged with crimes in the high-profile rape case. The case has ignited commentary on Twitter and criticism of a portion of CNN’s coverage.

Rape

Victim May Testify at Steubenville Rape Trial

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | March 14, 2013

As the trial gets underway in Steubenville, Ohio, the two high school football players who stand accused are facing jail time in a juvenile facility until they reach the age of 21.

Art

Suffrage Parade Stars in Women’s History Month

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | March 5, 2013

Other highlights this month include the opening of a Rosa Parks statue, Pakistani teen hero Malala Yousafzai’s message at the U.N. and WeNews’ own satirical readings of anti-feminist writings on March 8.

Arts & Culture

Online Barrage to Push VAWA Planned for Thursday

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | February 26, 2013

A social-media outpouring is planned for Thursday to support the Senate version of VAWA, a federal funding bill for domestic-safety programs, to a vote. House to Take Up Senate’s Anti-violence Act.

Crime & Law

Lawmaker’s VAWA Slight Sparks Online Ire

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | February 21, 2013

Tennessee Republican Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. has sparked a surge of internet outrage after he told reporters this week that men can handle violence “a little better than a lot of women.’

Reproductive Health

Infographic: E-C Usage Almost Triples in U.S

By: WeNews Staff and Victoria Fitzgerald | February 14, 2013

(WOMENSENEWS)— The percentage of U.S women using emergency contraception has almost tripled since 2002, according to a February 2013 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Crime Policy

Senate Set to Vote on VAWA Reauthorization

By: Victoria Fitzgerald | January 31, 2013

The U.S. Senate is poised to vote next week on passage of the Violence Against Women Act. The act failed to win approval in the GOP-dominated House last year for the first time since it was introduced in 1994.

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