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Feminist Majority Applauds White House Report & Actions to Advance Equal Pay for Women
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September 2, 2010
IL Supreme Court Will Not Hear Parental Notification Appeal
China Court to Hear Nation's First HIV Discrimination Case
Justice Department Sues AZ Community College System
New MO Anti-Choice Law Goes into Effect
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Press Release: Feminist Majority Applauds White House Report and Actions to Advance Equal Pay for Women
A large coalition of women’s rights organizations quickly supported and applauded today’s recommendations of the White House Middle Class Task Force more..
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Press Release: Feminist Majority in Support of the Confirmation of Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Justice
The Feminist Majority strongly encourages the United States Senate to quickly confirm Elena Kagan. Solicitor General Kagan is superbly qualified for this position. more.. |
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Press Release: Feminist Majority Cheers Rescission of Bush Title IX Sports Policy, Seeks Repeal of Bush Title IX Single-Sex Policy
The Obama administration today will rescind a 2005 Bush-era policy that permitted colleges to use an emailed interest survey as the sole means to comply with the Title IX requirement that women and girls be fairly included in sports opportunities. more.. |
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Press Release: Bart Stupak Retires; Pro-Choice Forces Move to Win District
With pressure from feminists and pro-choice activists, teabaggers, and Republican, Bart Stupak (D-MI) announced today he will not seek re-election. NARAL, Planned Parenthood, and NOW had endorsed his Democratic opponent, pro-choice Connie Saltonstall, and the Feminist Majority had announced a Dump Stupak/Pitts independent expenditure campaign.
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Afghan Women Must be Included in Reconciliation Process
Press Release from the Feminist Majority Foundation
Dr. Sima Samar, who had just traveled from Afghanistan, testified before two Subcommittees of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chaired by Senators Barbara Boxer and Bob Casey this week and warned that Afghan women must be included in the reconciliation and reintegration process. more... |
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Feminist Majority Foundation Defends Targeted Nebraska Abortion Provider
Press Release from the Feminist Majority Foundation
For decades, Senator Edward M. Kennedy was a champion of women’s rights. For years, when few other Senators would take women’s rights seriously, the women’s movement could count on Senator Kennedy. more... |
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Feminists Announce New Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls
Press Release from the Feminist Majority Foundation
Dr. Sima Samar, chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, warns that Afghan human rights and women and girls cannot be forgotten in any successful campaign to stabilize Afghanistan and end terrorism. more... |
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Feminist Majority Applauds the Hillary Clinton as She Takes Charge of State Department
Press Release from the Feminist Majority
The Feminist Majority applauds Hillary Clinton as she takes charge of the State Department. "Hillary Clinton will be a beacon for the women of the world” said Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority more... |
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Join the Feminist Majority in the Fight to End Child Marriage
Take Action Today!
Take action today to stop child marriages! In several countries across the world, including India, Niger, and Uganda, more than half of girls are married before they turn 18. Girls as young as 7 or 8 are forced into marriage, and pressured to give birth before their bodies are ready. These girls face increased risks for domestic violence, maternal mortality, infant mortality, obstetric fistula, and contracting HIV. They are often forced to drop out of school, and lose the chance to gain vital skills that could help them overcome poverty. Read More > |
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