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. Explore the resources listed below, including Related Categories links, or use the Keyword Search for more information.

WMC Speaks Out About Anti-Choice Ad

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 6:20pm

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:

 

 

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Kyla Bender-Baird, Research and Programs Manager, is providing the Council with a wide range of research and communications support. She received a BA in Sociology from Principia College and an MS in Women’s Studies from Towson University. Her thesis focused on transgender experiences of employment discrimination. During her time at Towson University, Kyla was a graduate assistant with the Institute for Teaching and Research on Women. On completion of her master’s degree, Kyla served as a Vaid Fellow with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute. Kyla first joined the Council as a research consultant for The Big Five initiative. She has interned previously with Planned Parenthood and the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition.

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Clinton Speaks on Women and Girls at Afghan Conference/Remarks at the International Conference on Afghanistan

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 5:07pm
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The Feminist Majority Foundation

SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I think we have just wrapped up a very productive conference and we have seen the results of cooperation in the international community on a number of very important issues. I want to thank Prime Minister Brown and Foreign Secretary Miliband, the Government of Afghanistan, and the United Nations for bringing us all together and sponsoring this important meeting.
 

 

And I think that what we have seen is a global challenge that is being met with a global response. I especially thank the countries that have committed additional troops, leading with our host country, the United Kingdom, but including Italy, Germany, Romania. We also are grateful to all those who made their contributions known today. There are other countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, who are providing air space rights and other transit assistance.
 

 

Framing Feminism - Never Go Back: The Threat to Legalized Abortion by Lorraine Sheinberg

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 4:42pm

Painting a vivid picture of life before the Roe v. Wade decision, this documentary outline the impact of Supreme Court retirements posed to accessible, legal abortion in the U.S. during the George W. Bush presidency.

Narrated by Carrie Fisher
Produced and Directed by Lorraine Sheinberg

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Framing Feminism - Killing in the Name of Life by Lorraine Sheinberg

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 4:40pm

This educational documentary short chronicles the domestic terrorism campaign carried out by the anti-abortion movement against reproductive health clinics in the U.S.

Narrated by Carrie Fisher
Produced and Directed by Lorraine Sheinberg

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The Feminist Majority Foundation

Shroud of Silence

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 4:37pm

This award-winning short documentary chronicles the everyday struggle that was like for Afghan women and girls under the Taliban regime's brutal system of gender apartheid from 1994 to 2002.

Narrated by Carrie Fisher
Produced and Directed by Lorraine Sheinberg

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The Feminist Majority Foundation

AAUW's Lisa Maatz Responds to State of the Union Address

Submitted by jmumbey on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 5:39pm

Lisa Maatz, AAUW's director of public policy and government relations, responds to President Obama's State of the Union address.  

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Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine and Engineering

Submitted by jmumbey on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 3:41pm
Professor Londa Schiebinger looks at new solutions in science, medicine and engineering. These solutions move beyond looking at gender bias to understanding how gender functions during the creation process.  
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Clayman Institute for Gender Research

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Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity

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, the Former Interim Director of the U.S. Latino Studies Initiative (2007-2009) at the University of Maryland, College Park, and an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. 

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The Fight For Healthcare Reform Continues - NWLC Statement

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 4:49pm
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National Women's Law Center

Washington, DC – January 20, 2010  The following is a statement by Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC):

 

“Reports of the death of healthcare reform are greatly exaggerated."

 

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