Disparities & Access

Many of the health challenges faced by women are a result of insufficient access to basic prevention information, health services and insurance coverage. In the pharmaceutical and health industries, the gender dimensions of diseases and treatments are often overlooked in setting research priorities and developing new products. The availability and quality of health care may vary according to race, income, ability, geographic location or immigration status. In the U.S., finding affordable health insurance is particularly challenging for women, who often pay higher premiums than men. Many insurance companies fail to cover or provide adequate maternity care or essential reproductive health services. Additionally, women experience more part-time and interrupted jobs and careers due to caregiving and family responsibilities and require portable health plans that provide stable coverage.

The Fight For Healthcare Reform Continues - NWLC Statement

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 4:49pm
Member Organization: 
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."

 

NWLC Releases Online Ad To Stop Extreme Abortion Restrictions

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 4:43pm
Member Organization: 
National Women's Law Center

Video to mobilize Americans to call on Congress to pass legislation that includes insurance coverage for abortion care 

Washington, DC – January 7, 2010 – Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a new video on the extreme restrictions on abortion coverage in pending legislation as part of its public awareness campaign addressing health care reform, “Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition.” 

The video is a call to action to those who value women’s health to fight efforts by U.S. Rep. Stupak (D-MI), Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and others who want to take away women’s abortion coverage in the new health insurance marketplace. The video calls on Americans to urge their Senators and Representatives to protect women’s health and access to reproductive health care including abortion care in the final health care bill.

Being A Woman Is Not A Pre-Existing Condition

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 4:28pm

Watch NWLC's challenge for women to make their voices heard in the Health Care Reform debate.   

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Member Organization: 
National Women's Law Center

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Silvia Henriquez is responsible for the overall management, fundraising and administration of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. Silvia has positioned NLIRH as one of the leading organizations working to advance the reproductive health and rights of Latinas. Within the first two years of her tenure, she increased national visibility through the 2004 March for Women’s Lives and the National Latina Summit. Subsequently under her leadership, NLIRH has developed a successful organizing and leadership development training curriculum, a national policy agenda and built coalitions with state and national partners that advance a reproductive justice advocacy effort. Through her work at NLIRH, Silvia has published articles in “Social Policy, Organizing for Social and Economic Justice and Democratic Participation” and “Conscience, The Newsjournal of Catholic Opinion.”

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

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 5:09pm

January 25, 2010 posted by Linda Basch

Over 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. We learn with sadness about the many lives lost, including key players in the Haitian women's movement. Experts are uniting behind the idea that the most effective way to help presently is to donate money.

Many members of the National Council for Research on Women network are involved in various humanitarian efforts in Haiti. Of particular concern is the gender dimension and ensuring that women and children's specific needs are not overlooked or undervalued.

Below is news about some efforts under way in sending both relief and funds to the people of Haiti. We are concerned with efforts to address the present dire situation, but also with those directed toward rebuilding the country's infrastructure and institutions. I hope you find this useful.


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Not My Tax Dollars: Hyde, Health Care, and Your Money

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 4:51pm

January 19, 2010 posted by admin

From the Center for Reproductive Rights:

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Earthquake in Haiti: Time for Seismic and Systemic Change

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 4:49pm

January 15, 2010 posted by Linda Basch

As 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 thoughts go to the tens of thousands of grieving and displaced who are struggling with unimaginable loss. I am also thinking about the hundreds, maybe thousands of colleagues, advocates and humanitarian workers who have sacrificed their lives while trying to rebuild a nation ravaged by hurricane, poverty and continuing mismanagement. The UN mission in Port au Prince is still missing more than 100 staff members and countless schools, clinics and businesses have been destroyed.

I won't go into the long and turbulent history of Haiti's past: revolt against slavery, independence, colonialism, dictatorship, fragile democracy and the US's troubling role in this tested nation's myriad challenges.


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FAST FACT: How the Safety Net is Failing Americans

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 3:24pm

January 12, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird


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