October 30, 2009 posted by Emily Ryder*
Did you know that a 22 year-old woman can be charged 150% more for health insurance premiums than her 22 year-old male counterpart? On Tuesday, October 20th, the Women of Color United Coalition addressed this and other disparities for women and communities of color during a conference call with [...]
October 27, 2009 posted by admin
We have just released our Big Five Fact Sheet on the International Violence Against Women Act. Click here for background information on the bill and to get the latest stats on global violence against women.
Teaser fact:
Based on global surveys, half of the women who die from homicides are killed by [...]
October 26, 2009 posted by Priyanka Mukerjea*
It almost seems like an oxymoron to me: love your body. Women often only see the negative physical aspects of their body. With air-brushed celebrities and models gracing the cover of every magazine and billboard, it’s hard to sometimes love the flab and imperfections that we have.
On Wednesday, NOW-NYC [...]
October 23, 2009 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. A question that has been plaguing me this month is how has the economic recession impacted domestic violence? Fortunately, Women’s eNews is all over it. In one of their articles this week, “Recession Shrinks Safety Net for Immigrant Women,” they cite a study recently released [...]
October 22, 2009 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird
Artist-activist Linda Stein tackled this question at the Brooklyn Art Museum on Sunday as part of her lecture, “The Chance to be Brave, The Courage to Dare.” Her lecture was put on by the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and sponsored by many social justice organizations (including [...]
