By Jessica • 17 years ago

Because constitutional equality is so “retro”

There’s a new effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. Nice.

The amendment, which came three states short of enactment in 1982, has been introduced in five state legislatures since January. Yesterday, House and Senate Democrats reintroduced the measure under a new name — the Women’s Equality Amendment — and vowed to bring it to a vote in both chambers by the end of the session.
The renewed push to pass the ERA, which passed the House and Senate overwhelmingly in 1972 and was ratified by 35 states before skidding to a halt, highlights liberals’ renewed sense of power since November’s midterm elections. From Capitol Hill to Arkansas, legislators said they are seizing a political opportunity to enshrine women’s ...

There’s a new effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. Nice.

The amendment, which came three states short of enactment in 1982, has been introduced in five state legislatures since January. Yesterday, House and Senate Democrats ...
By Samhita • 17 years ago

Number of women smokers decrease in NY.

Perhaps because cigarettes are 8 dollars a pack and you can’t smoke inside and it is COLD outside (from what I hear) the percentage of female smokers has made a sharp decrease in NY.

The data, which is a random telephone survey of 10,000 residents, shows more women are becoming health conscious now. Calling it “bad news” for tobacco companies, city health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden said that many companies are also using various marketing gimmicks to attract women smokers.
According to AP reports, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is using pink packaging and fashion magazine ads to market a new cigarette brand aimed at women called Camel No. 9. However, the vice president for marketing of the Camel brand sees their ...

Perhaps because cigarettes are 8 dollars a pack and you can’t smoke inside and it is COLD outside (from what I hear) the percentage of female smokers has made a sharp decrease in NY.

The data, which is ...
By Ann • 17 years ago

Police raid clinics in the Dominican Republic

Yet another story about what life is like for women in “pro-life” countries:

Two months pregnant and bleeding, Yanira Then says she went to a clinic in her low-income Santo Domingo neighborhood, where her doctor said she had suffered a miscarriage.
Then was still in her hospital gown that February morning when her doctor’s office was stormed by police, prosecutors and television news cameras. Accused of having had an abortion, Then, a 27-year-old law student, was arrested along with two other patients, the nurses and her physician.
She faces 3 to 10 years in prison. The doctor faces 50.

Can you think of any clearer way to send the message, “Your body is public property”?
Yanira Then is accused of ...

Yet another story about what life is like for women in “pro-life” countries:

Two months pregnant and bleeding, Yanira Then says she went to a clinic in her low-income Santo Domingo neighborhood, where her doctor said ...
By Ann • 17 years ago

Building an Old Girls’ Club

Why is it a good idea to hold networking events for women only?
Because historically male institutions — like law firms, opinion journalism outlets, Wall Street — have had male-centric bonding and networking events in place for decades. Because most of my potential female mentors immediately head home to their children at the end of the workday, and opportunities to grab a drink with them or interact outside the office don’t materialize very often. Because women are more likely to make connections and pull each other up the ladder if they have a chance to interact in an all-female environment. Because it’s fun.

Some male executives think ambitious women would be wiser to learn to play golf — still a ...

Why is it a good idea to hold networking events for women only?
Because historically male institutions — like law firms, opinion journalism outlets, Wall Street — have had male-centric bonding and networking events in place ...

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