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Name: National Organization For Women

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Letter to the editor: Awareness of gender pay gap is the first step to a solution

By: From Katie Driscoll, Plymouth, 2008 graduate of Two Harbors High School, Lake County News ChronicleAccording to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, sex discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because of that person’s ... [Published Lake County News-Chronicle - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Sex-Discrimination, Catalyst, Two Harbors (United States), Paycheck Fairness Act, National Organization For Women

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

IRS Internal Revenue Service

The IRS has had legal reason to investigate the religious right | Sarah Posner

Rightwing organizations with a history of illegal discrimination or crime under 'religious' pretences give the IRS reason to question At last week's ways and means committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service's treatment of tax-exempt organizations, ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 22 2013]

Entities: IRS Internal Revenue Service, Bob Jones University, Aaron Schock, Religious Right

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Harrisburg city council to get 2 new members, 2 incumbents stay

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -Harrisburg will have two new city council members next year.Ten democratic candidates were vying for four open seats on council. There were no Republican candidates.Shamaine Daniels, Harrisburg attorney and chair of Harrisburg ... [Published ABC 27 - May 22 2013]

Entities: Harrisburg (Pennsylvania, United States), Eugenia Smith, National Organization For Women

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

National Organization For Women

NOW MidMichigan Chapter meeting set|

The National Organization for Women MidMichigan Chapter will host a presentation about human trafficking with speaker Mary Beth Amon-Niemeyer of Shelterhouse.The event will examine the effect trafficking has on society and how people can help put an end ... [Published Midland Daily News - May 21 2013]

Entities: National Organization For Women, Human Trafficking, Organism

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Terry O'Neill: Student Loan Debt -- It's Worse for Women

For college graduates, it's so bad that it begins even before women begin their careers.According to a study by AAUW, : Outstanding student loans today total more than $1 trillion, surpassing credit card debt. Student loan debt has increased nearly 300 ... [Published Huffington Post - May 20 2013]

Entities: Student Loan Corporation, student loan, Elizabeth Warren

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Gender-neutral legislation

Old beliefs run deepSince I went through the actual woman’s movement in the ’60s and ’70s, I am not surprised at the opposition to using gender-neutral titles in our state statutes [“Man, what an overreaction,” Opinion, May 15].Men run the world and the ... [Published Seattle Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sexism, Ratification, Seattle

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Progressive Corporation

Social insecurity and the Obama administration

President Obama is betraying his own promises and his Democratic base by agreeing to cut Social Security. In 2007 and 2008, while running for president, candidate Barack Obama said, "I believe that cutting benefits is not the right answer."On another ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Progressive Corporation, Social Security, Barack Obama

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Public health care forum is May 20

Health professional Gary Lahman will present the 30-minute film, “The Health Care Movie,” at the May meeting of Central Oregon Coast NOW (National Organization for Women). Following the film, Lahman will lead a discussion on the Health Care for All – ... [Published Newport News-Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Health Care, Public Health, Oregon

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

It’s a Trick

It’s a Girl, a documentary about the tragic practice of sex-selection abortions in India and China, is being widely screened by pro-choice groups across America, including the New Jersey Chapter of the National Organization for Women and feminist groups ... [Published Slate Magazine - May 06 2013]

Entities: Feminism, Ms. (magazine), National Organization For Women

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

Barack Obama agrees to morning-after pill sales at age 15

Mexico City: President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered the ... [Published NDTV - May 03 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, FDA Food & Drug Administration, White House, Court Order

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 4 reports

Losing the battle...

LAST month a federal judge overturned a 2011 decision by the Obama administration to restrict the over-the-counter availability of the Plan B emergency-contraception pill to young women ages 17 and up. He ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... [Published Democracy in America - May 03 2013]

Entities: Ron Bailey, FDA Food & Drug Administration, Obamacare

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 3 reports

Why the White House is fighting greater access to the morning-after pill

Help hold the government accountable Earlier this week, the FDA announced that the morning-after pill would be available to women ages 15 and older without a prescription down from the previous age limit of 17.But that has hardly pleased reproductive ... [Published The Week Magazine - May 02 2013]

Entities: White House, Sex, Federal Court, Jessica Valenti

Quotes

Rich Chastised Her Own Party For Not Unifying On Abortion Issue. "...It was the second time in three days that Democrats have aired hurt feelings publicly. Sens. Gwen Margolis, D-North Miami Beach, and Nan Rich, D-Weston, chastised their party Monday for considering a 'lockdown' - a united front - a slightly stronger caucus position encouraging party members to unite against some GOP bills. Rich and Margolis said the mostly male caucus never call for partisan unity on abortion or other issues women members have stressed in recent sessions." (Bill Cotterell, "Black Democrats Feel Jilted; Claim Party Loyalty Is Often One-Sided" The Tallahassee Democrat, 5/5/

Fla GOP notices Nan Rich [Published St. Petersburg Times - 17 hours ago]

...protestors under federal racketeering laws was ultimately unsuccessful at the supreme court, the Thomas More Society still calls the litigation "a transparent attempt to gag pro-life activism at abortion clinics nationally"

The IRS has had legal reason to investigate the religious right | Sarah Posner [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 22 2013]

"I think we had a fantastic turnout. It was really wonderful to see women leaders all in one space from different communities in Chicago who are doing great things and making the case for equality" said Elizabeth Ricks, co-chair of the CLC

Lambda Legal CLC holds conversation on women and equality [Published Windy City Times - May 22 2013]

"We've been impacted," Gabbard said. "The patients we're providing services to, they were impacted by the dip in fundraising. So we've got a lot of work to do to recover the brand, but I'm very excited about our future and the direction we're headed." Komen's brand ? a fundraising powerhouse that made pink synonymous with breast cancer solidarity ? took a huge hit across the United States within hours...

Year-old funding scandal hurt local Race For the Cure, officials say [Published South Florida Sun-Sentinel - May 19 2013]

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Letter to the editor: Awareness of gender pay g... [Published Lake County News-Chronicle - 14 hours ago]
Fla GOP notices Nan Rich [Published St. Petersburg Times - 17 hours ago]
Remembering the ‘Feminine Mystique’ [Published Center for American Progress - 22 hours ago]
The IRS has had legal reason to investigate the... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 22 2013]
Lambda Legal CLC holds conversation on women an... [Published Windy City Times - May 22 2013]
Harrisburg city council to get 2 new members, 2... [Published ABC 27 - May 22 2013]
Cambridge City Councilor; teachers, nurses unio... [Published Boston Globe - May 21 2013]
Former state Rep. Marty Walz endorses Livingsto... [Published Boston Globe - May 21 2013]
NOW MidMichigan Chapter meeting set\| [Published Midland Daily News - May 21 2013]
Common Coreâs Uncommon Rise [Published Philanthropy Round Table - May 21 2013]
CT court employees face tough questions over co... [Published Washington Times - May 20 2013]
Terry O'Neill: Student Loan Debt -- It's Worse ... [Published Huffington Post - May 20 2013]
Year-old funding scandal hurt local Race For th... [Published South Florida Sun-Sentinel - May 19 2013]
State Legislator Facing Expulsion Says He’ll Re... [Published Gnom.es - May 18 2013]
The feminist, pro-father, and pro-child case ag... [Published LifeSite - May 17 2013]
Gender-neutral legislation [Published Seattle Times - May 17 2013]
Dawson, Livingstone Pick Up Key Endorsements [Published Back Bay Patch - May 17 2013]
Social insecurity and the Obama administration [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]
Melba J. Duncan Named a Worldwide Who's Who Exe... [Published 24-7PressRelease.com - May 17 2013]
Public health care forum is May 20 [Published Newport News-Times - May 17 2013]
“my Sicilian kitchen” Cookbook Expands Presence... [Published Prlog - May 17 2013]
The cost of mayoral debate mania [Published New York Daily News - May 16 2013]
At Mayoral Forum on Women’s Rights, All Issues ... [Published New York Press - May 16 2013]
Silver, Assembly knocked in Lopez scandal [Published Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - May 16 2013]
Feminists Ignore Former Model's Story Because o... [Published Breitbart.com - May 15 2013]
Feminists Ignore Former Model's Story Because o... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 15 2013]
New Research Exploits Women and Commodifies Hum... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 15 2013]
Women’s groups outraged [Published Eastern Michigan Echo Online - May 15 2013]
Women lose political footing at LA City Hall [Published SCPR - May 15 2013]
Outstanding Women in Media to be Honored this c... [Published PRWeb - May 15 2013]

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Feminists Ignore Former Model's Story Because o... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 15 2013] For decades the feminists' mantra has been "Choice, Choice. CHOICE!" Whether its on abortion, working outside the home, or putting off marriage and motherhood. Of course, the more they talk, the more we find out they only care about making the choice ...
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passes Texas House... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 08 2013] Texas may soon take some important strides in gender equality. In late April, the Texas House passed a bill to tweak state laws to conform to the national version of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (the first bill that President Obama signed into ...
ERA ALERT: “Simple Justice, Long Overdue” [Published BlueNC - Where North Carolina comes to think - May 06 2013] NC NOW ( National Organization for Women ) Wed., May 15, 2013, Noon – 2:00 pm NC4 ERA ALERT After more than 40 years, North Carolina will walk back onto the historical stage with an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Action coming on the heels of Mother’s ...
The Daily Agenda for Sunday, May 5 [Published Box Turtle Bulletin - May 05 2013] TODAY’S AGENDA: Pride Celebrations Today: Maspalomas, Gran Canaria . AIDS Walks Today: Atlantic City / Asbury Park / Morristown / Newark / Ridgewood , NJ. Other Events Today: Hot Rodeo , Banning, CA; Boston LGBT Film Festival , Boston, ...
Losing the battle... [Published Democracy in America - May 03 2013] LAST month a federal judge overturned a 2011 decision by the Obama administration to restrict the over-the-counter availability of the Plan B emergency-contraception pill to young women ages 17 and up. He ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Press Releases

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Shrill Rhetoric and Partisan Squabbling Doomed ... [Published CisionWire - English - Jan 04 2013]