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1. Economic Security 2. Education 3. Health 4. Immigration 5. Violence

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Reinvesting in Women and Families: Developing an Economy for the Future (Summit October 2010)

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AGENDA Annual Conference 2012 external rev March 30

AGENDA: NCRW Annual Conference 2012 - Agenda-Setting Nationally and Globally: Leveraging Women's...
NCRW Summit Health Care Policy Brief (2010)

Despite recent progress in reforming the U.S. health care system, too many citizens lack access to...
NCRW Policy Brief: Health

A majority of U.S. citizens has identified access to affordable health care as a priority. Women...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health

Access to accurate information and comprehensive health services enables women to plan the timing...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Health Insurance, Women and Families--Imperative for a Well Nation

Access to affordable health care for all U.S. citizens needs to become a national priority. Making...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Alleviating Health Disparities--Key to a Healthy and Productive Nation

Alleviating health disparities is considered critical for building a healthier, more productive...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Access to Affordable Healthcare

Affordable and quality health insurance and care are fundamental for women and families to enable...

News

Undocumented Women With Breast Cancer Face Barriers to Treatment

March 15, 2010

Undocumented women are more likely to forego breast cancer treatment because of the costs involved with their care, says Mollie Williams, director of community health programs for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. "It is likely for these women to fall...
New Kotex Product Line Rebels Against the Commonly Evasive Feminine Care Ad

March 15, 2010

The ads promoting a new line of Kotex tampons, pads, and liners attempt to defy societal pressures that discourage women from speaking out about their bodies and health.
Video: American Pregnant Women in Peril

March 12, 2010

Amnesty International has headlined its new study on the state of health care in America for pregnant women, "Deadly Delivery."
Here's why: hundreds of women will die from pregnancy-related complications this year. And half of those...
Time: Too Many Women Dying in U.S. While Having Babies

March 12, 2010

According to a new Amnesty International report, approximately half of the pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable, the result of systemic failures, including barriers to accessing care; inadequate, neglectful or discriminatory care; and...
Panel urges more choice in birth after C-section

March 11, 2010

A National Institute of Health panel says vaginal birth after caesarean is reasonably safe and should be more widely available. Most hospitals ban the practice.

Member Organizations

The Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
The Feminist Majority Foundation

Arlington, VA
Institute for Research on Women and Gender

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI
Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Washington, DC
International Center for Research on Women

Washington, DC
National Council of Women's Organizations

Washington, DC

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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 that puts women's lives in jeopardy. I'm writing...

Friday, October 14, 2011 - 4:57pm

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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.

Friday, April 22, 2011 - 11:56am

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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 honor of this important week. Well, last night...

Friday, April 1, 2011 - 12:08pm

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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 one year ago, it seemed that some legislators...

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 2:47pm

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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 report Women in America: Indicators of Social and...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 5:21pm

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Reports & Publications

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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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