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Students, officials rally behind Violence Against Women Act

Published: August 2, 2012

Cross-posted with permission from The Diamondback Online, The University of Maryland’s Independent Daily Student Newspaper. Measure provides protection for female violence victims Student activists and university officials are pressuring Congress to swiftly renew legislation that provides protections for female victims of violence. The bill, which originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized in 2000 and 2005, […]

Violating Moral Code

Published: August 2, 2012

Guest post by The Diamondback Online Staff Editorial Board cross-posted with permission from The Diamondback Online, The University of Maryland’s Independent Daily Student Newspaper. A seemingly obvious protection went into effect when former President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act in 1994. Although activists knew the law would periodically be up for reauthorization, […]

Tell Congress: We Demand a Campus-Inclusive Violence Against Women Act

Published: July 27, 2012

Enough is enough. Under the “fake” VAWA passed by the House this year, 11 million students would be denied the vital improvements to their school’s sexual assault policies that are included in the real VAWA. Authored by Republican members of Congress Eric Cantor and Sandy Adams, this version eliminates protections for students, as well as […]

Clinic Defense Update: OSA Targets Doctor’s Home

Published: July 24, 2012

As I arrived at the clinic Saturday morning a lot of things came back to me, like the sinking in my stomach as I drove up to the clinic, not knowing if it would be quiet, or if dozens of protestors would greet me with hatred and sign waving. Not a lot has changed in […]

Pass a Final Violence Against Women Act that Includes Campus SaVE

Published: July 19, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. Cross-posted with Jewish Women International. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a previously bi-partisan bill used to advance services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, has itself become a victim of political contention. Two different versions of this legislation currently exist, one […]

Reauthorize the Real VAWA – Reject “VAWA Lite”

Published: July 19, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. HERvotes is joining our voices together in a blog carnival urging passage of the “real” Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization — the bi-partisan bill that has already passed the Senate. The House has passed a version of VAWA reauthorization that some have called “VAWA Lite” or “fake VAWA” […]

The Relationship Between Unequal Pay and Other Forms of Gender Discrimination

Published: May 31, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. United States federal laws exist to protect women in the workplace, such as the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits the distribution of unequal pay between the sexes and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment decisions on the basis of […]

House Version of VAWA Eliminates Senate Provisions for Women on College Campuses

Published: May 29, 2012

Did you know that the House passed Canter/Adams Violence Against Women Act reauthorization left out the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) program that is designed to protect young women on college campuses who are victims of sexual assault? Over the past few weeks a lot of the discussions on the blogosphere about the House version […]

The Violence Against Women Act Must Protect Native American Women

Published: May 11, 2012

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The version of VAWA that the Senate passed included new provisions to protect Native American women. While the reauthorization of VAWA itself is significant, equally important are these new provisions because they extend VAWA’s protections to the Native American women living on […]

How the Violence Against Women Act Impacts College Women

Published: April 25, 2012

Today, the U.S. Senate is expected to make a motion to proceed with a vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Since its passing in 1994, this critical piece of legislation has protected millions of women across the country, especially women on college campuses. Unfortunately, legislators in the Senate have attempted to foster […]