Family
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HPV Vaccine Not Frequently Recommended for Black Girls
Despite its reputation as a “strong weapon in prevention,” the HPV vaccine may not be benefiting adolescent females equally, a new study has found. According to researchers at...
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Racial Attitudes and Opinions on Healthcare Reform
As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear a case involving the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care overhaul, social scientists are asking a disturbing...
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Rejecting the Rhetoric of the “Second Shift” and Insisting on Equity
By Sara Hosey At a recent meeting of a feminist group of which I am a member, a colleague referred to me as an example...
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Brazil's Poor Receive Free Plastic Surgery
Brazil is the second biggest consumer of plastic surgery in the world. Cosmetic procedures have become so widespread that doctors are now offering them to...
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Native American Women Lack Access to Plan B
A report by the Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center says women living on Native American reservations face major obstacles to accessing Plan B...
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Mother to Son: A Conversation on Black Womanhood & Survival
With: Darnell Lee Moore and Diane Lee Chism So, boy, don’t you turn back. Don’t you set down on the steps. ‘Cause you finds it’s...
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World Water Day: Clean Water Empowers Women, Girls
March 22 is World Water Day, but for many people around the world, securing safe drinking water is still not obtainable. While unsafe water effects...
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Clinton Opposes Afghan Peace That Ignores Women's Rights
Any peace deal in Afghanistan that excludes women or tries to roll back their rights is doomed to fail, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said....
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Moroccan Women Demand Reform After Rape Victim's Suicide
As women the world over gathered last week to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, women in Morocco gathered to protest the death...
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Black Women at Greater Risk of Dying from Breast Cancer
There is overwhelming evidence suggesting white women are more likely than blacks to get breast cancer in the first place, but that fact hasn’t alleviated...
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Women Ask for Health Advice on Rick Perry's Facebook Page
Rick Perry’s Facebook page is drawing thousands of comments pointedly taking him to task for cutting off federal funds for women’s health programs because some clinics...
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Police Rescue 24,000 Women, Children from Chinese Sex Trafficking Ring
A year after the Chinese government started targeting human trafficking, the country’s security ministry reported that in the last year police had rescued 24,000 women...
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Women Pay More for Health Insurance
Women still pay more than men for the same health insurance coverage, according to new research and data from online brokers. While new health care...
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Personhood For Women: Is this Personal Enough?
By Soraya Chemaly Melissa McEwan recently started a Personhood for Women petition suggesting that “a person identifying as a woman and/or having a uterus shall retain all of the full,...
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Mother Roots
Mother. Womb of life. Nine months we devour your roots. Screaming we suck your trunk. Waking we demand your attention. Laughing we beg you to...
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Women Use Graffiti Art to Protest Egyptian Government
After playing an integral part of the revolutionary efforts last year, Egyptian women fear their rights will not be incorporated into the country’s political reforms....
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Women Experiencing Discrimination in Agricultural Industry
Women around the world are doing incredible amounts of labor-intensive work to ensure their own survival and the survival of their families. The opportunity to...
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Wisconsin Legislators Tie Single Parenthood to Child Abuse
As if it weren’t hard enough already to be a single mom — or dad — a new bill in Wisconsin is associating single parenthood...