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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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Help Free Iranian Feminists
The nearly 20,000 thousand letters you sent asking the Iranian government to release Noushin Ebadi, sister of human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, and other human rights activists from prison have made an impact! Noushin Ebadi, sister of human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, and all arrested members of the activist group Mourning Mothers were released from prison. One Million Signatures campaign founder Mansoureh Shojaee and a number of other Iranian feminists, however, remain imprisoned. Help us keep up the pressure to ensure the release of these courageous feminist activists. |
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Press Release: Kim Gandy, Former NOW President, Joins Feminist Majority Leadership
Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority Foundation and the Feminist Majority, announced today that Kim Gandy has become Vice President and General Counsel of both organizations. Gandy brings to her new positions a wealth of experience in leadership, organizing, public policy advocacy, litigation, media relations, and coalition building at the national, state, and local levels. more... |
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Pelosi: "Health Insurance Reform Essential for Women"
National News from the Feminist Majority Foundation News Wire
Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a press event Tuesday, October 6, on women and health insurance reform with Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky (IL), Donna Edwards (MD), Mary Jo Kilroy (OH), Gwen Moore (WI), and Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal. 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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Murder of Dr. George Tiller – Statement of Eleanor Smeal, President
Press Release from the Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation is deeply saddened and outraged by the assassination of
Dr. George Tiller at his church in Wichita, Kansas, this morning. We have worked closely with
Dr. Tiller for many years in the hopes of preventing such a tragedy. 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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