By Ann • 16 years ago

Targeting the abortion pill

I posted earlier this week about the pros and cons of medical abortion. And right on the heels of that discussion, the New York Times reports that Shanghai Hualian, the Chinese drug company that manufactures mifepristone pills (aka RU-486) used in the U.S., has been accused of producing tainted drugs. Now, to be clear, all tainted drugs have come from a different plant from the one where U.S.-bound mifepristone is made. But that didn’t stop the Times from writing the screaming headline:

Tainted Drugs Tied to Maker of Abortion Pill

Now, I absolutely agreed that the plants that do manufacture mifepristone — and any other drugs used in the U.S. — should be inspected immediately. Yes, I believe we need ...

I posted earlier this week about the pros and cons of medical abortion. And right on the heels of that discussion, the New York Times reports that Shanghai Hualian, the Chinese drug company that manufactures mifepristone ...
By jen • 16 years ago

Esquire needs your help to say stupid shit about women

Just saw this on a couple of email lists and, well, wow.

Esquire is asking the women of America to take part in something huge. How huge? It just might be the largest survey of American women in the history of survey. Our goal is to interview 10,000 women – you read that correctly: 10,000 – and we only have one question: What is something that men don’t know about women?
Building on our popular monthly feature 10 Things You Don’t Know About Women (examples below, or by clicking this link ), we want to educate the American man about women in a way no one ever has: By directly asking 10,000 of them.

Finally, Esquire’s readers can understand those wacky creatures ...

Just saw this on a couple of email lists and, well, wow.

Esquire is asking the women of America to take part in something huge. How huge? It just might be the largest survey of American women in ...
By Vanessa • 16 years ago

A Roe Reminder: Party with Feministing Tonight!


This is just a little reminder to come to our Roe v. Wade 35th Anniversary Event tonight; it’s going to be quite a night.
A special thanks to our amazing co-sponsors for their help in spreading the word:
NOW-NYC
NARAL Pro-Choice New York
Pro-Choice Public Education Project (PEP)
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Choice Matters
Radical Women
National Institute for Reproductive Health
RH Reality Check
New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF)
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
Check out details here. Hope you can make it!


This is just a little reminder to come to our Roe v. Wade 35th Anniversary Event tonight; it’s going to be quite a night.
A special thanks to our amazing co-sponsors for their help in ...
By Courtney • 16 years ago

Quick Hit: New Social Networking Site for Lady Activists

I just got an email about this new social networking site for global women activists: PulseWire. It’s still in beta form, but they’re looking for those working in the fields of human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and water sustainability to join up and test it out.
What do people think about social networking sites anyway–overhyped or actually helpful? I can never decide.

I just got an email about this new social networking site for global women activists: PulseWire. It’s still in beta form, but they’re looking for those working in the fields of human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and water ...
By Courtney • 16 years ago

Not Oprah’s Book Club: Flying Close To the Sun

I like to imagine Ms. Wilkerson—turtleneck, cardigan, unremarkable haircut—writing the Pythagorean Theorem on the chalkboard as her students text message, fall asleep, and take notes. They probably think Ms. Wilkerson is “cool� or “okay,� but assume she has no life outside of the four walls of their underfunded classroom. Little do they know she was once a violent, anti-establishment radical who survived an explosion in her own family’s Manhattan town house.
Cathy Wilkerson, the author of the exhaustively detailed and fascinating memoir, Flying Close to the Sun, has been a math teacher for the last 20 years in New York City schools, but prior to that she was a member of the Weathermen, SDS, and a ...

I like to imagine Ms. Wilkerson—turtleneck, cardigan, unremarkable haircut—writing the Pythagorean Theorem on the chalkboard as her students text message, fall asleep, and take notes. They probably think Ms. Wilkerson is “cool� or “okay,� but assume ...
By Courtney • 16 years ago

If Hillary Wins…

MORE magazine, one of the best women’s magazines for high quality writing and a complex take on women’s lives, has a fascinating feature up on their website: If Hillary Wins… A range of feminist authors, politicians, and activists weigh on what they think a Hillary Clinton presidency would be like. Some samples:

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, especially chosen to administer the oath of office, in place of the traditional Chief Justice, did not produce a Testament, Old or New. Instead, she pulled out a tattered copy of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique and held it to the new Commander in Chief to swear her oath upon.
-Linda Hirshman, Get to Work
After Hillary is elected, she will realize that ...

MORE magazine, one of the best women’s magazines for high quality writing and a complex take on women’s lives, has a fascinating feature up on their website: If Hillary Wins… A range of feminist authors, politicians, ...
By Jessica • 16 years ago

New bill makes it easier to sue schools for sexual harassment

Here’s something you may not know (I certainly didn’t): A new civil rights bill introduced in Congress last week makes it easier for students to sue schools where they were sexually harassed or abused, if the school didn’t respond reasonably.
From Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER):

As the law currently stands, students have fewer protections than employees and so schools have less incentive than workplaces to curb their employees and educate against hostile environments. This excellent position paper explains why the changes are absolutely crucial. (Found via a Feminist Law Professors link.)

SAFER, an organization which aims to improve schools’ sexual assault prevention and response activities, is encouraging people to call their representatives about the bill ...

Here’s something you may not know (I certainly didn’t): A new civil rights bill introduced in Congress last week makes it easier for students to sue schools where they were sexually harassed or abused, if the ...

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