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Sequester Cuts Lifelines for ‘Invisible’ Women

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● July 9, 2013

Older women are losing Meals on Wheels, single mothers are losing Head Start and domestic-violence victims are going back to perpetrators out of desperation. Service providers say the cuts hit people who don’t show up to lobby legislators.

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In Turkey, Women’s Issues Simmer in the Background

By Angela Montierth ● Uncategorized ● July 1, 2013

Women have often been the face of anti-government protests taking place in Turkey over the past month. Clues to gender tensions come from headlines about a rape case involving police, government condemnation of abortion and more women in the work force.

Stop Knee-Jerk Blaming of Afghan Men, Culture

By Fariba Nawa ● Uncategorized ● June 3, 2013

Corrupt, tribal, medieval, misogynist. These are the refrain of reporters, media marketers and officials on Afghanistan. When reporters and officials pander to stereotypes, we lose the chance to understand what’s really going on.

‘Tiger Eyes’ by Judy Blume and Son, Opens Friday

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● May 31, 2013

June kicks off with movies about a lonely and troubled teen coming of age, three heroic girls who are not afraid to speak out against repression, a wonderfully updated “Much Ado About Nothing,” and the big problems of honeybees.

Task Force on Maternal Deaths in Texas Awaits Governor

By Hajer Naili ● Health & Science ● May 28, 2013

Texas has an unusually high maternal mortality rate and if Perry signs this bill the state could get its first statewide investigation into the causes.

Architect Keeps Building Her Case for 1991 Pritzker

By Maggie Freleng ● Uncategorized ● April 29, 2013

Architect Denise Scott Brown, now 81, has never been happy about having the big architecture prize go to her husband Robert Venturi. Students behind a Change.org petition are backing up her case for retroactive recognition.

Doctor’s Murder Trial Heightens Abortion Debate

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 17, 2013

The case of Kermit Gosnell is spurring anti-abortion advocates to talk about the brutality of abortion. Pro-choice activists, meanwhile, are busy Tweeting about the “pre-Roe” conditions that led women to the Philadelphia clinic.

Arias Murder Trial Tests Battered-Women’s Defense

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 1, 2013

A psychotherapist resumes testimony April 2 on why Jodi Arias was a victim of domestic violence.

Women Seen Paying Heavy Price for Sequestration

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● February 27, 2013

If $85 billion in across-the-board automatic federal budget cuts hit on Friday–and stay in place–women across the country will lose jobs, rental assistance, nutritional support, domestic-violence services.

VAWA Passes Senate, Turning Attention to House

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● February 12, 2013

With Senate passage assured ahead of time, focus falls on the 22 all-male GOP lawmakers who voted against passage. From here the bill moves to the real battleground in the House, where GOP ranks are at least somewhat divided.