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NY Senate Drops Women’s Health Bill

By Melinda Voss ● Commentary ● June 26, 2000

The New York State Senate recessed without passing a bill that would have mandated insurance coverage for contraceptives, mammograms, bone density scans and pap smears. It mandated coverage for prostate screening but said women’s health needs more study.

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We Are Living in the Age of a Feminist Earthquake

By Ritu Sharma ● Commentary ● June 19, 2000

The most recent tremor was in New York, where the United Nations special session committed to paper many important goals to assist women. Now, Congressional action is required to realize those gains.

Helen Zia Tells Us Her Dreams

By Helen Zia ● Commentary ● June 16, 2000

Hired as a Token, She Used It for a Ride to Court

By Betsy Wade ● Commentary ● June 15, 2000

Lunch, Doozies and Deserving a Piece of the Pie

By Diane Pennock ● Commentary ● May 28, 2000

An Alcoholic Urges AA to Take One More Step

By Womens Enews Staff ● Commentary ● May 26, 2000

An open letter to Alcoholics Anonymous leadership asks that it update its Big Book to reflect a more realistic picture of women.

The Invisible Feminist

By Fazia Rizvi ● Commentary ● May 20, 2000

Lessons on Mentoring for White Male News Editors

By Bonnie Pfister ● Commentary ● May 18, 2000

A mid-level newspaper reporter told a gathering of managing editors of Texas newspapers during their annual convention that diversifying the newsroom was part of their jobs and then she told them how to do it.

Think Tank Thinker Should Think Again

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Commentary ● May 17, 2000

Rape: The View from India Seems Oh So Familiar

By Sathya Saran ● Commentary ● May 13, 2000

This essay, written for an Indian women’s magazine, reveals extensive similarities between U.S. cultural beliefs and those present in a nation with dramatically different history and customs.