Commentary
Title IX: What a Difference a Law Can Make
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US women runners are on fire right now. Why are most of them coached by men?
Trump’s New Domestic Gag Order Escalates War On Women
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Being forced to have a child against ones will is a form of female enslavement.
Reproductive Health
We Must Stand Strong in the Fight for Affordable Contraception
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In these turbulent political times, we must continue to stand up for policies and regulations that support funding and broad access to contraception.
LGBTQ rights
LGBTQ Community Must Stay Vigilant in Trump’s America
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While we may not be the main targets of the Trump administration yet, as part of an intersectional progressive movement LGBTQ women must keep fighting and finding offense with the president’s hateful and wrong policies.
Teen Voices
Confidential Sexual Health Care is Key for Off-Radar NYC Teens
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The Door is getting a population of teens who don’t go to other clinics for health care. “I go to my pediatrician for regular checkups but I come here for birth control because nobody knows,” says one girl.
Teen Voices
Teens Say More LGBTQ+ Sex Ed Would be Really Helpful
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“As a queer teen, you have to worry about so much more,” says one girl. With these concerns not being covered by school health programs, LGBTQ+ teens are turning elsewhere for advice. For many, that’s not the healthiest thing to do.
Reproductive Health
Planned Parenthood Is Crucial for Immigrant Women
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The current controversy over fetal tissue research has clouded the work this organization does to improve the quality of life for the impoverished women they assist in both the United States and 10 other countries.
Abortion
Lashing Sentence Stopped; Women Face Promotion Gap
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A lashing sentence for a 15-year-old was overturned by a Maldives court. But a Gallup poll indicates that 15 percent of American women were passed over for a promotion or an opportunity at work because of their gender.
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.
George Zimmerman
NASA Picks 4 to Soar; One-Third of Women Assaulted
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NASA has eight new astronauts and half of them are women. But a report shows about a third of women worldwide have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner.