Anthony Weiner
Breastfeeding Rates Rise; Twitter Ignores Threats
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Breastfeeding rates went up in the United States between 2000 and 2010. Twitter failed to deal with threats of sexual abuse made on its site against a feminist campaigner.
Birth
Placenta Spiritually Revered, But Not in the West
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This afterbirth has spiritual and religious significance in different parts of the world, says Y.W. Loke in this excerpt from “Life’s Vital Link.” But perhaps it’s overlooked in Western culture since birth has “become so cold and clinical.”
Manhattan Project
Atomic City Recruits Responded to Secret War Duty
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Unknowingly, the women signed up to work for the Manhattan Project during World War II, drawn by promises of solid wages and war-ending work, says Denise Kiernan in “The Girls of Atomic City.” In this excerpt, secretary Celia starts her journey.
health care reform
Govs. Bucking Medicaid May Trample Women’s Health
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In four southern states where maternal or pregnancy-related mortality is higher than average and insurance coverage is lower, health authorities worry about governors’ decisions to decline Medicaid expansion.
Arts & Culture
Scarf Ban Gone; Texas Rejects Planned Parenthood
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Muslim female soccer players will be allowed to wear specially designed head coverings during games after the International Football Association Board lifted the ban,The Huffington Post reported March 5. The new attire will be tested for four months. Soccer’s international governing body, known as FIFA, has prohibited headscarves since 2007, citing safety concerns. The new headscarves will be fastened with Velcro rather than pins.
Work
Debt-Ceiling Bill Called Bad Business for Women
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Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security were spared immediate cuts in this week’s deal to raise the government’s borrowing limit. But long-term threats are seen to the programs women disproportionately depend on.
Work
GOP’s Block-Grant Plan Merits the Chopping Block
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Susan Feiner calls GOP lawmakers’ craze to turn federally funded programs over to states through “block grant” payments a block-headed approach to cost control that will do great harm to women.
Health & Science
Hospital Maternity Wards Are Closing Across U.S.
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More women of child-rearing age are uninsured and dependent on medical assistance. That is tightening the financial noose around hospital maternity care and causing longer waits and travel time for pregnant women.
Health & Science
Hard Times Test Obama’s Promise of More Medicaid
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Health reform promised to extend Medicaid to numerous childless women. But with states struggling to balance their budgets, women’s advocates fear a scaling back. They say it’s crucial for Congress to authorize more funds in coming weeks.
Economic Policy
Many More Sink into Gap Between Medicaid, Cobra
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Medicaid coverage, which insures three times more women than men, has risen by about two-thirds during the recession. But many jobless women don’t qualify and are becoming uninsured. Second in a series on women’s health care in the recession.