Guest post by Allie McDonald At least 80,000 women die annually as a result of botched abortions. But abortion, when performed under safe and legal conditions, poses fewer health risks than carrying a pregnancy to term and giving birth. So why are women dying needlessly? The documentary film, Abortion Democracy: Poland/South Africa, by Sarah Diehl, [...]
Human trafficking: Overlooked?
September 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Human trafficking is often disregarded in conversation about major national issues. Americans seem to view it as an issue of foreign and under developed countries when, according to Citizens Against Human Trafficking, it is actually the 3rd largest and greatest flourishing criminal industry globally. In fact, the official web resource to combat human trafficking proposes [...]
Virginity Tests in India: No Way to Cram for this Exam
July 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by e.mill Ever heard of a virginity test? This blog post requires a bit of background information, so here it is as quickly as possible… In India, mass marriages are a pretty common occurrence. Basically, a lot of unwed couples show up and get married in exchange for a state-awarded dowry that amounts [...]
New York Billionaire Destroying Community in Peru
June 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by achamberlain Last week at the Green-Pink Western Regional Training, co-sponsored by the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, and the Feminist Majority Foundation, we learned about the underlying connections between environmental conservation and the strengthening of women’s global rights and health. Today’s New York Times article called “In the Andes, a Toxic Site Also [...]
I Heart Female Orgasm on an International Level
June 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Laura Many college students have had the pleasure of attending an I <3 Female Orgasm lecture by sex experts Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot. They cover controversial topics ranging from dating tips, to masturbation, and finally, uncovering “the myth of the female orgasm.” Miller and Solot argue that open discussions about sex [...]
That Time of the Month Around the World
May 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Anushay Hossain I was so happy when my colleague pointed out this recent piece by the fabulous NY Times reporter Nicholas Kristof. He never seems to miss a beat when is comes to drawing attention to women’s reproductive health and rights around the world, and the array of barriers women face in [...]
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