Columnist, Steinem Discuss Changing Face Of Feminism

The “current crisis of feminism” is that “[j]ust as some insist that racism is dead because we elected a black president, many assume that, since we have some female senators and CEOs and Oprah, the battle for women’s rights is done,” Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss writes. She adds that she recently spoke about the issue with Gloria Steinem, who is scheduled to speak in Boston on Thursday…

Women's Groups Urge Passage Of International Violence Against Women Act

As Congress prepares to vote on the International Violence Against Women Act (HR 4594), women’s rights groups are stepping up lobbying efforts and targeting the votes of certain senators, The Hill reports. The measure — an international version of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act — aims to combat violence against women and girls through U.S…

Women's Groups Urge Passage Of International Violence Against Women Act

As Congress prepares to vote on the International Violence Against Women Act (HR 4594), women’s rights groups are stepping up lobbying efforts and targeting the votes of certain senators, The Hill reports. The measure — an international version of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act — aims to combat violence against women and girls through U.S…

Editorial Criticizes Idaho Bill To Increase 'Conscience' Protections For Health Care Workers

“Last week, 21 Idaho senators injected themselves into private, painful decisions about conception, abortion and euthanasia” by advancing a bill (SB 1353) that would shield health care professionals from liability if they “decline to provide services that violate their conscience,” an Idaho Statesman editorial states…

Senators Durbin, Brown Travel To Africa To Focus On Health, Other Issues

U.S. senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) departed Friday “for a trip to Africa,” the Associated Press/Chicago Tribune reports. The Senators “planned to visit Tanzania, Congo, Ethiopia and Sudan. They [are] expected to return to the United States on Feb. 19″ (2/13)…

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