Vice President for Public Policy, of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Karen Handel resigned on Tuesday following the outstanding public backlash against the organization. Handel and the organization received major criticism for supporting new grant guidelines that excluded Planned Parenthood. Seen by some as another step in the “War Against Women,” the ...
When you need emergency contraception, you need it fast with no questions asked, as it’s most effective if it’s taken within 24 hours. At Shippensburg University, a vending machine dispensing Plan B and pregnancy tests has been installed so students can have easy access to the emergency contraception pill. The best part is that young ...
Each day, women shoulder violence, inequality, racism, sexism, and simultaneously stay optimistic in the face of these challenges. As a humanitarian organization, the United Nations works to attack the serious issues they face head on with the noble goal of making the world a better place. A recently released Progress Report by UN Women, shows ...
I cannot figure out whether the members of American state legislatures are hypocrites or completely oblivious when it comes to reproductive rights issues. A bill that would mandate women getting abortions to have ultra sounds performed so they can view the image and hear the fetal heart beat tentatively passed the state Senate floor today. ...
I’ve often wondered what the woman behind the birth control revolution in England was like in real life. It turns out that in addition to being a pioneer in the field of birth control, Dr. Marie Stopes was a famous biologist who was the first woman to accomplish many things, and her personal life was ...
A fertility doctor has recommended that women in their 20s and even late teens should freeze ovarian tissue so they can have healthier babies when they are older. Dr Sherman Silber recommends not freezing individual eggs, as is currently done, but freezing ovarian tissues by taking a sliver out. This would allow up to 60,000 ...
When I explained to a friend of mine that this website is a feminist site he was shocked. He just didn’t believe me. What was he expecting? Anti-man diatribes? Militant lesbians? Kill the patriarchy messages? Feminism has changed and evolved over the years and it’s not what a lot of people expect it to be. ...
Everybody loves to hate Sarah Palin, especially me. But enough is enough. A new article in the New York Times slams her for calling herself a feminist while not being enough of one. The authors attack her for being the face of women in politics, but for not being liberal enough for the title. What ...
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It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
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Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
