Ms. Foundation Promotes Reproductive Justice

January 28, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird
Last night I attended the second in a series of events the Ms. Foundation is hosting for young women. To promote discussion not reproductive justice, Ms. held a screening of Sherrybaby, a film about a formerly incarcerated, low-income woman struggling to figure out her relationship with daughter.  Reproductive justice [...]

WMC Speaks Out About Anti-Choice Ad

January 28, 2010 posted by admin
The Women’s Media Center has launched campaign protesting CBS’s decision to air a Focus on the Family ad during the Super Bowl this year. Check out this video they released as part of the campaign:

Submit your own video here.

State of the Union: Will Obama Deliver for Women?

January 27, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird
President Obama is all set to deliver his first State of the Union address this evening at 9pm EST. The question on my mind is will he cover issues that matter most to women?  This is a President who started his term by signing into law the Lily Ledbetter Fair [...]

New Book on Philanthropy

January 26, 2010 posted by admin
Many of us have the desire to make a difference. But when it comes down to it, how many really know what steps to take and how to fit philanthropy into our lives. The Generosity Plan shows readers the unexpected benefits and joys of generosity in our daily lives. This [...]

FAST FACT: The rich get richer…

January 25, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird
Ever since my sophomore year of college, when I took “Social, Class, and Power,” I’ve had the refrain “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer” stuck in my head.  Today’s report released by the Center for American Progress and Center for WorkLife Law at Hastings College of [...]