More Patients Denied Care Due to Hospital Policies, Ideological Beliefs
Well, this is gonna piss you right off… More Patients Denied Care Due to Hospital Policies, Ideological Beliefs, Report Says June 1, 2010 — An increasing number of patients are being denied certain kinds of medical care — such as abortion or contraceptive services — because of hospital policies based on ideological or religious beliefs, [...]
...read moreGuttmacher: Ob-Gyn residents who intend to provide abortion services often don’t
Huh. Not what I’d have expected. How do we address this? Is it, as the piece suggests, with training on contract negotiation and conflict management? I don’t dislike the idea, I’m sure it’s helpful, but it leaves me… eh. When you’re the new hire, the applicant, the one just out of school breaking into an [...]
...read moreSend your support to Sr. McBride in Arizona
I know Jill’s posted on Sister McBride a few times now, but I want to share this with you as well. Catholics is Choice is asking people to send her their messages of support in this difficult time. While her personal position on choice is not clear, we do know that Sr. McBride acted in [...]
...read moreSpill baby spill
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the women of Code Pink cannot be ignored. Their latest protest was in Houston, protesting in front of the BP headquarters, demanding accountability and change in U.S. policy toward renewable, sustainable sources of energy. H/T Susie Madrak and via ABC news: HOUSTON (KTRK) — Activists staged a nearly naked protest [...]
...read moreNext Step Launch Party
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about these organizations geared toward creating an “old girls network” or groups that aim to train women to run for office, negotiate a promotion, manage finances, get ahead at work, that sort of thing. I’ve been personally involved in handful, the Women’s Information Network, the Woodhull Institute for Ethical [...]
...read moreHealthcare reform march in DC this Wednesday
I feel like I should pass this along for those of you still optimistic we can get something good through Congress… from MomsRising: For the last week, a group of health insurance company survivors has been walking from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. in honor of Melanie Shouse, a healthcare activist, who had breast cancer and [...]
...read moreSome Work/Life Facts to Piss You Off
From the good people at Fem2.0. Considering this is my first full day back to work after last week’s back-to-back blizzards, I’ll let this list of U.S. statistics speak for itself… 1. 48% of workers do not have paid sick days; 76% of low-wage workers and 80% of part-time workers do not have paid sick [...]
...read moreHappy 90th Birthday, League of Women Voters!
The League of Women Voters will celebrate its 90th birthday on February 14. Wowza! Happy birthday and keep up the good work! Ninety years ago, Carrie Chapman Catt first proposed a League of Women Voters to “finish the fight” and work to end all discrimination against women. And so the League of Women Voters was [...]
...read moreThe Worst Sexual Assault Prevention Tips Ever
I hope to hell they are. I’d love to say more, but so far all I’ve been able to manage is, “What the… seriously… the fuck… oh, you gotta be kidding…”
...read moreOn the Virginia “Trust Women” license plate
I hear from my friends at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia that they made their goal of 350 license plates. I won’t lie, I was a little worried about this, so I’m delighted. Yay, PPAV and yay, pro-choice Virginians! On Wednesday, January 27, pro-choice activists from around the state of Virginia stepped up and put [...]
...read moreAdvocacy and Leadership Training from National Women’s Law Center
I’m old and cynical now, but when I was young and idealistic, I was all about this kind of thing. I still love a good training. I’d love to hear from someone who attends. The National Women’s Law Center is now accepting applications for the 2010 Progressive Leadership Advocacy Network (PLAN) program. PLAN supports a [...]
...read moreCan Americans Care For Their Families Without Losing Their Jobs?
The subject of work/life balance is never far from my mind. Now that I have an infant and a toddler, I spend a lot of time weighing if I have the time to take them to the pediatrician, make it to that daycare parents meeting, or get home at a reasonable hour. I dread them [...]
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