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Anti Violence Against Women Plan of Action

Violence against women and girls is one of the most intractable and complex issues on...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Ending Violence Against Women--An Imperative for a Healthy Nation

Ending violence against women should become a national imperative. Policies and laws need to be...
NCRW Policy Brief: Violence

Ending violence against women needs to become a national priority. A safe society for women and...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Violence Against Women Act

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is the most comprehensive federal legislation ever enacted to...
NCRW Fact Sheet: The International Violence Against Women Act

I-VAWA would apply the force of U.S. diplomacy and provide $1 billion over five years to institute...

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Despite Combat Ban, More Women Are Fighting and Dying in America's Wars

November 8, 2011

The United States formally bars women from ground combat--a prohibition in place for decades because the Pentagon believed that they lacked the requisite physical strength and that Americans weren't ready to see female troops come home in coffins. But...
FBI's UCR Subcommittee votes unanimously to recommend change on rape definition

October 28, 2011

The Uniform Crime Report Subcommittee of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) voted unanimously to recommend a new, more inclusive definition of Rape in the UCR Report. The recommendation will be considered at a public meeting of the...
Study: Murder, suicide exceed medical deaths in pregnancy

October 27, 2011

Expectant mothers are more likely to die from murder or suicide than from several of the most common pregnancy-related medical problems, a U.S. study said.
Barbara Sheehan's Murder Defense Left Out All This

October 21, 2011

Only with the recent assignment of Judge Barry Kron to the case was such expert testimony allowed into the trial. But Kron imposed some crucial limits on how much Jacquelyn Campbell, a professor and researcher at Johns Hopkins University, could say...
Report: A Place at the Table: Safeguarding Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

October 12, 2011

Ten years on from the start of the western intervention in Afghanistan, Afghan women are facing an uncertain future. Women have strived for and made important gains since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, including in political participation and access...

Member Organizations

Altagracia Dilone Levat

Legal Momentum

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Center for the Education of Women

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI
The Feminist Majority Foundation

Arlington, VA
Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Washington, DC
International Center for Research on Women

Washington, DC
Legal Momentum

New York, NY

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ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT FORUM: Financial Crisis and Human Trafficking

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Juhu Thukral*

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 5:22pm

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Get the Facts on Violence Against Women

Kyla Bender-Baird

The Obama Administration has made ending violence against women a national and global priority by supporting tougher anti-violence laws and appointing senior level officials for gender issues. Now is...

Monday, February 8, 2010 - 6:45pm

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International Violence Against Women Act Introduced!

Kyla Bender-Baird

Posted by admin The International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) was introduced into the House and Senate today. Ritu Sharma of Women Thrive writes,

Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 2:28pm

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'Kembe Fen' -- Stand Firm in Solidarity with Haiti

Kyla Bender-Baird

January 25, 2010 posted by Linda BaschOver a week has passed since the earthquake in Haiti shook the world. Our hearts go out to the people of Haiti and those who have gone to help in relief efforts...

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 5:09pm

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Earthquake in Haiti: Time for Seismic and Systemic Change

Kyla Bender-Baird

January 15, 2010 posted by Linda BaschAs reports filter in from Haiti in the aftermath of Wednesday's catastrophic earthquake, it is difficult to process the sheer immensity of this tragedy. My...

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 4:49pm

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