Speier Pushes Women’s Commission; Afghans Lose Rights
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L.A.’s Untested Rape Kits Represent Lost Justice
Human Rights Watch released a report Tuesday finding that Los Angeles County has at least 12,669 untested rape kits sitting in storage facilities. Sarah Tofte, a researcher for that study, calls it a case of major injustice to rape survivors.
Bollywood-Style Weddings Face First Recession Test
Bollywood-style Indian weddings have been at the forefront of the increasingly lavish U.S. wedding trend. One high-profile ethnic wedding consultant expects lavish weddings to continue, but this is also the first year her business has faced a recession.
More Sopranos Needed in Holiday Music and Beyond
Women’s eNews editor in chief Rita Henley Jensen was treated to a holiday concert that was both exquisite and a pointed reminder of the need for women to be heard in the churches and in other power centers.
FGM Asylum Cases Forge New Legal Standing
Women have been winning U.S. asylum to avoid female genital mutilation in their homelands. But in 2007 three denials challenged that trend. One of those cases now under review could clarify their legal standing.
Indian Docs Worry Emergency-Contraception Misused
Three years ago emergency contraception became available over the counter in India and now doctors there say it’s being misused. The solution, according to a tabloid sex columnist: more sex ed and better product information.
Economists Fear Bailout Could Tighten Squeeze on Women
As policymakers craft a Wall Street bailout, budget experts with women’s policy groups worry about the fate of public programs and hail some Democratic provisions. Some activists and pundits, meanwhile, reiterate protests against the Iraq war.
Over Time, She Developed Her Theory of Giving
Lynne Rosenthal’s lifetime commitment to supporting women’s causes deepened as she read Ms. magazine. It helped direct her focus to a rising women’s movement and her ability to give grew over time. Twelfth in a series on women funding serious change.
