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Blog for Choice
Every year on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, NARALPro-Choice America asks bloggers to blog the answer to a question. This year’s question is in honor of the late Dr. George Tiller who was shot and killed at church one Sunday morning last May. Dr. Tiller often wore a button that read, “Trust Women.”... »
Mass Senate Race: The Personality Parade
Much of the media coverage of the Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s senate seat has focused on the leading candidates’ personalities, or perceived lack of personality in the case of Attorney General Martha Coakley. Reporters are quick to point out voters know more about Coakley professionally than personally. She has been referred... »
Steakhouse Settles Sex Discrimination Suit
Why couldn’t it have been the Ninety Nine? Every summer while on vacation, my husband and I go out to dinner with another couple. Every year I offer a long list of suggestions – waterfront restaurants where the food is marginal and overpriced but the setting is beautiful. And every year, we eat at the... »
Female Breadwinner Will Survive
First I was afraid. I was petrified. I heard there was a new study from the University of Missouri in Columbia on women breadwinners. Studies about women always make me nervous. After all, people are still buzzing about the research Marcus Buckingham’s been touting on why woman are supposedly so unhappy. And yet, the data... »
A Long Way from Equal
I was complaining to my father after learning a male coworker made more money than me despite the fact I was on the management team and my coworker was not. My father responded, “I didn’t think women had to deal with that anymore. I thought women were treated as equals these days.” I’ll spare... »
Updated: Equal Coverage for Equal Premiums
I am not a pre-existing condition. Women deserve equal healthcare coverage for equal premiums. »
What to Do About Swine Flu
Working mothers may be scrambling for help and time off if their children come down with H1N1. The Healthy Families Act could help. »
Wage Gap Widens
The gender wage gap has widened. »
Real Stories of Maternity Leave
Hello Ladies. Check out our October feature story, “Real Stories of Maternity Leave.” Here’s an excerpt: These stories aren’t uncommon. Many women cobble together vacation, sick time and disability so they can afford to stay home for a month or two after giving birth. Or they return to work only to learn their bonus has been... »
