February 24
We’ve partnered with CARE to help them promote an amazing film about resilient women, A Powerful Noise. 450 theaters across the country will be screening it in honor of International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 5 (note: IWD is actually the 9th). We’ll be attending the Portland screening at 8 pm at the Lloyd Center [...]
Posted by KJ . Filed under Global Development, Global Sistergoods News & Events, Women and Poverty, Women's Issues |
February 23
Beth’s four-year-old daughter, Quincy, just started Taekwondo classes, and I couldn’t be more proud. On her first day, they broke boards. How cool is that? She’s well on her way to being the a** kicker I always longed to be.
But back in my day, girls didn’t do those kind of sports (although I confess…I did [...]
Posted by KJ . Filed under Trailblazing women, Women's sports |
February 16
Although I’m a few weeks late, I still think the late-January reversal of the Mexico City Policy is something worth mentioning.
Many are more familiar with the term “Global Gag Rule” which opponents of Reagan’s anti-choice executive order (unveiled at a UN Conference in Mexico City ) have deemed the policy. Under this rule, no U.S. [...]
Posted by Leah . Filed under Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Women's Issues |
February 7
Anybody hear about Nadya Suleman, the California woman who gave birth to octuplets recently? You can ready about her all over the place and watch her MSNBC interview. Some people think she’s nuts. Some people think her fertility doc is unethical. Some people think she is the epitome of an irresponsible welfare mom. Some people [...]
Posted by KJ . Filed under Global Development, Maternal Health, Women and Poverty, Women's Issues |
February 1
Both parties may have agreed to a cease fire (of sorts), but many Gazans remain in shock from the recent Israeli invasion. Women’s eNews tells the stories of three women struggling to recover from the violence.
“We’ve seen horror movies before but nothing looked more real than this one,” Kawther Abed Rabo, who lives in [...]
Posted by Leah . Filed under Uncategorized, Women's Issues |