"jim-crow-laws" Articles & Blogs:
Wasting Women's Time with Abortion Restrictions
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by Jen Swedish, Health Law Fellow, National Women's Law Center
As you are probably aware, this is National Women’s Health Week, and the theme is “It’s Your Time.” Since Monday, my colleagues have blogged and vlogged about the importance of t...[Read on] |
Give the Public What it Wants—Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
| by Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment, National Women's Law Center
President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law on June 10, 1963, making it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform ...[Read on] |
The Supreme Court and Redefining Racism
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The past few weeks have seen important news related to race and the Supreme Court. In the June 29 Ricci v. DeStefano decision the court ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven who claimed they were subjected to racial discrimination when the res...[Read on] |
Over Thirty "Mourning Mothers" Arrested Monday in Iran
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Female activists in Iran continue to face state punishment and arrest for their peaceful demonstrations, which protest discriminatory laws against women under the Iranian theocracy and the killing or jailing of fellow activists. The Mourning Mothers...[Read on] |
What's Next for Women's Legal Rights in the Supreme Court?
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by Amy Matsui, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center
Every year, the Supreme Court is confronted with cases involving legal issues of the utmost importance to women, including the constitutional rights of women to a zone of privacy and to equa...[Read on] |
WNBA and 2010 Lilith Tour unite to celebrate female artists and athletes all summer long
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The WNBA has finally done something right on the marketing side and we’re excited to share the following news:
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 2010 Lilith Tour — one of the highest-grossing touring festivals in the world ...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin's Dubious Ethics
| Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with VF Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. Today’s cocktail was mixed up by East Hampton’s Georgica Restaurant and Lounge (108 Wainscott Stone Road, 631-537-5603) in honor of ex-governor Sara Pal...[Read on] |
The Onion’s Abortion Satire Brings Tears to The Eyes
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by Julia Kaye, Health Policy Associate, National Women's Law Center
You know when a comedian presents a social commentary so fantastically apt that you turn, head shaking, eyes tearing with laughter, to the person beside you to heartily exclaim, “Th...[Read on] |
National campaign educates drivers to "Move Over" and protect officers on roadways
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More than 150 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed in the last 10 years after being struck by vehicles along America's highways, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. To lower that deadly toll, a new coalition of tra...[Read on] |
The Right Side of History
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by Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment, National Women's Law Center
I had the pleasure of attending the White House Middle Class Task Force event, where the Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force presented its recommendation to hel...[Read on] |
We Need More Chelsea Optimism
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The divorce rate is down – and so is consumer confidenceLiz Peek | Today 10:00 am
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Chelsea Clinton is getting married; you may have heard. She is, of course, not alone. We are in high wedding season; more than two million one-somes will become ...[Read on] |
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day - and considering "Driving While Black"
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A media ride and drive event in Memphis left me with some free time in the afternoon before heading to the airport to return home. My colleague and I were wondering how to pass a few hours, when he suggested we visit the Lorraine Motel, the assassination...[Read on] |
Should Spouses Be Allowed to Sue Their Ex-Partner's Lover?
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Newsweek has a piece up about a few leftover laws allowing partner's to sue their ex-husband or ex-wife for emotional humiliation, lack of morality and what they call, "alienation of affection." And while historically, the law has been used by men to sue ...[Read on] |
A Gigantic One-Year Tax Break for America's Least Needy
| Mr. Burns ardently supports repeal of the federal estate tax.Here’s my advice to the rich for 2010: savor the total repeal of the estate tax while you’ve got it, because it’s not going to last.
In June 2001, President George W. Bush sign...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: The earth remains forever
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(Editors Note: Composer – and good friend – Eve Beglarian has developed an obsession with the Mississippi River: especially the impact of the river on the development of American culture. She recently embarked on a year long odyssey traveling the len...[Read on] |
Women's Equality
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Going to the polls to vote, or stepping out on the court to play a basketball game, I realize that I have a voice. My voice stands for all women. Women who were not and still cannot vote for anything. For women who cannot participate in sports a...[Read on] |
Women in Afghanistan Slowly Breaking the 'Culture of Silence' Surrounding Abuse
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Women are often beaten, sexually abused or sold into slavery in Afghanistan, but since the Taliban was ousted, small steps for the better have been madePost | Today 11:20 am
There used to be a time when Afghanistan’s police would simply send abuse...[Read on] |
Take a Volunteer Vacation
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My husband has a BIG birthday coming up next year and I want to take him on an international trip. I’ve been debating what type of excursion to plan. After reading Nola Lee Kelsey’s new book The Voluntary Traveler, I knew I’d found my answer: a vol...[Read on] |
Opponents sparring in boxing debate
| The Australian Medical Association wants to ban children (under 18, do you suppose?) from boxing, and put strict laws in place to control the sport. One doctor in favor of the ban pointed to the injury rate in “non-contact sports” such as rugb...[Read on] |
Are we all crash test dummies for the food industry?
| People often ask me how I manage to eat, given what I do for a living. It’s true—by all rights, I should be starving. As the lead author of the new report just released from Center for Science in the Public Interest, The Ten Riskiest Foods Regulated...[Read on] |
On Auction for Charity: Sharon Stone's 1972 Ford LTD convertible
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How would you like to own Sharon Stone's gorgeous 1972 Ford LTD convertible? It's powered by a 400-cid V-8 engine mated to an automatic transmission. Additional features include power brakes, power steering, power operated top, and AM/FM/CD stereo system...[Read on] |
Florida bill would make abortion punishable by life in prison
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Rep. Charles Van Zant wants to criminalize abortion
Oh, Florida.
Sponsored by Rep. Charles Van Zant (R-Palatka), HB 1097 would criminalize abortion, and make for no exceptions for rape or incest. And then there's this:
Except in cases where a woman's...[Read on] |
Secret, troubling chemicals in popular fragrances
| If someone were to ask you, “What’s that lovely fragrance you’re wearing?” would you say, “Oh, that’s hormone disruptors, allergens and chemicals that have never been assessed for safety. It’s my signature scent.” Of course you wouldn’t....[Read on] |
Million Baby Crawl
| Oh baby! Seventh Generation has teamed up with noted advocate Erin Brockovich and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families in an effort to overthrow the old chemical legislation and require tougher standards and more testing.
A kick-off event took place yester...[Read on] |
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