Health, Reproductive Rights & Sexuality

Full equality for women and girls can be attained only when they have the information and services they need to lead healthy lives and make informed and independent decisions about their health, reproductive health and sexuality. Health for women depends on many factors, including access to safe water and nutritious food; affordable care and insurance; disease prevention and access to comprehensive reproductive and maternal health services; and awareness and support for women with HIV/AIDS and other diseases and disabilities. Health is not limited to physical well-being but extends to sexuality, mental health and body image as well.

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NCRW Resources

Reports & Publications

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Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:30am
Removing the Stigma: Young Latinas' Sexual Health
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 2:48pm
The Economic Security and Well-being Index for Women in New York City™
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 1:51pm

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Body Image & Wellness
Disabilities
Disparities & Access
HIV/AIDS
Mental Health
Population & Reproductive Rights
Reproductive Health
Sexuality & Gender

Member Organizations

Resources

Blog Posts

Say NO to 'Let Her Die' Act!
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By Linda Basch, PhD, PresidentToday, I'm urging everyone in our network to contact their Representatives to denounce HR 358 -- a catastrophic measure...
The Difference Women’s Leadership Can Make: The African Medical Research Foundation
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By Linda BaschNow a week after the AMREF luncheon, I want to share why I’m still feeling so inspired.
FAST FACT: LGBT Health Edition
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By Kyla Bender-BairdThis week has been National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week. All week I've been keeping my eye open for a fact to feature in...
Health Care Reform: Don't Step Back
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By Linda Basch, PhD, President, National Council for Research on WomenWhen the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law...
CAP Presents Women in America
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By Juliana Stebbins*On March 4th, the Center for American Progress invited an array of policy experts and policymakers to discuss the new White House...

Member Experts

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Sally Stevens
Sally Stevens is the Executive Director of the University of Arizona - Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) and a Distinguished Outreach...
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Deborah A. Freund
Professor Deborah A. Freund is the 15th President of Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and is an internationally known health economist and...
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Lynda Sagrestano
Lynda M. Sagrestano, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Research on Women at the University of Memphis.  She earned a Ph.D. in social psychology...
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Judy Waxman
Judy Waxman is Vice President of Health and Reproductive Rights at the National Women's Law Center. She pioneers advocacy, policy and educational...
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Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Jessica González-Rojas is the Executive Director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, the only national reproductive justice...
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Sharon L. Camp
Sharon L. Camp is President and CEO of the Guttmacher Institute, the leading policy research organization in the field of sexual and reproductive...
Kyla Bender-Baird
Kyla Bender-Baird, Research and Programs Manager, is providing the Council with a wide range of research and communications support. She received a...
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Ruth Zambrana
Ruth Enid Zambrana, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Women’s Studies, the Director of the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity,...
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Silvia Henriquez
Silvia Henriquez is responsible for the overall management, fundraising and administration of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health....

News

  • French Feminist Elisabeth Badinter Stirs Up Controversy With New Book
    April 17, 2010

    The French feminist philsopher Elisabeth Badinter has stirred up a new debate about motherhood in her latest, best-selling book,  Le Conflit: La Femme et La Mère.  The book examines three of France’s biggest...
  • Teen girls' drinking may lead to breast problems later
    April 17, 2010
    Frequent alcohol consumption by teenage girls may increase the chances that they will develop non-cancerous breast disease in their 20s and possibly breast cancer later in life.

    Research published...
  • Obama Moves Toward Ending Hospital Visitation Discrimination
    April 16, 2010

    President Obama issued an executive memorandum yesterday ordering the Department of Health and Human Services to write new rules that will mandate equal visitation rights for all hospitals that participate in Medicaid or Medicare.

    In the...
  • Op-Ed: Defending Abortion Rights
    April 16, 2010

     "Paradoxically, the better that NARAL defends abortion rights, the less pressing its cause seems. During the Bush administration, at least NARAL could count on the specter of an anti-Roe Supreme Court nomination to rile up the faithful. But...
  • Ireland Launches Women's Fund
    April 15, 2010

    A NEW fund dedicated solely to women’s causes was launched yesterday in Dublin by President Mary McAleese.

    The Women’s Fund for Ireland aims to address problems facing women and girls in Ireland including poverty, violence and...