In March, the Women’s Rights section of change.org had an article about the decades-old pattern of male swim coaches molesting female swimmers. The article said that: A suit filed in California alleges that the the governing body of U.S. competitive swimming has failed to address widespread sexual abuse of young girls at swim clubs across [...]
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One of my graduate professors recently relayed a personal anecdote to the class, about her experiences during her very first job interview. This was…let’s just say, a few decades ago, and she was asked the following question: “Are you in love?” The class chuckled because the question is, of course, ridiculous, and completely inappropriate in [...]
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I was astounded by this statistic. The Immigrant Rights section of change.org writes that “[a]n estimated 6 out of 10 migrant women are raped” while attempting to journey illegally from Central America to the United States in order to try to lift their families out of poverty. Amnesty International details the violence, rape and kidnappings [...]
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In 1920, after an effort of more than 70 years, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. Many people believe that the “turning point” in the struggle occurred in 1917, when more than 120 suffragists picketed the White House and were arrested and imprisoned at the Lorton Reformatory in Fairfax County, [...]
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As I’ve written before, I’m a resident of Northern Virginia. I’m almost embarrassed to say that because the politics of Virginia have been very conservative over the years. And now we have a governor (Bob McDonnell) who is a far right-wing Republican and has caused recent uproar with his executive order allowing gay employees to [...]
Filed under: Abortion, Law, Reproductive Rights | Tagged: Abortion, Bob McDonnell, Ken Cuccinelli, License Plate, Trust Women Respect Choice, Virginia | Leave a Comment »
Via Jezebel: Nebraska lawmakers have pushed through a measure that will mandate screenings for all women seeking to obtain an abortion. The bill states that doctors must screen potential patients on the basis of “physical, psychological, emotional, demographic, or situational” factors. Part of the motivation for the law is to identify women who may be [...]
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I’ve written before about the draconian sex offender laws in the U.S. that make it so difficult for offenders to be rehabilitated. (For example, see this about a teenager in Iowa who was put on the sex offender registry because, at age 16, he had sex with a girl he thought was 15, but turned [...]
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