By Jessica • 14 years ago

FDA approves generic version of Plan B

Today the FDA approved the first generic version of Plan B; it will be available to women ages 17 and under with a prescription. (Emergency contraception will also soon be available without a prescription for 17 years-olds.)
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Today the FDA approved the first generic version of Plan B; it will be available to women ages 17 and under with a prescription. (Emergency contraception will also soon be available without a prescription ...
By Vanessa • 14 years ago

Quick Note: Weight Loss Ads

For those who are seeing ridiculous weight loss ads, we’re working hard to get them down. Sorry about that folks, and thanks for your patience!

For those who are seeing ridiculous weight loss ads, we’re working hard to get them down. Sorry about that folks, and thanks for your patience!
By Vanessa • 14 years ago

States could lose federal funding if prison rapes continue

States may find themselves losing money if they continue to let sexual assault in prison be swept under the rug, reports AP.
New standards are being proposed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission to Attorney General Eric Holder on revising the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, an act that has been problematic for survivors for a number of reasons, one being that prisoners are required to prove “physical injury” in order to file claims against prisons. (This allows courts to say that sexual assault by itself doesn’t count as an injury.)
Holder has a year to write national standards. If states don’t adopt them, they can lose 5% of federal prison grant money.
While folks are ...

States may find themselves losing money if they continue to let sexual assault in prison be swept under the rug, reports AP.
New standards are being proposed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission to Attorney ...
By Vanessa • 14 years ago

Creepy Sexist of the Day: Doug Elniski


Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Canada Doug Elniski has been catching a ton of shit for posting the text of a speech that he gave a couple of weeks ago to junior high school students on his blog, where he supposedly told the girls that “men are attracted to smiles”:

Part of the posting included advice to girls saying, “Ladies, always smile when you walk into a room, there is nothing a man wants less than a woman scowling because he thinks he is going to get s–t for something and has no idea what.”
It continues, “Men are attracted to smiles, so smile, don’t give me that ‘treated equal’ stuff. If you want ...


Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Canada Doug Elniski has been catching a ton of shit for posting the text of a speech that he gave a couple of weeks ago to junior high ...
By Courtney • 14 years ago

Are Women More Risk-Averse in Investing?

The National Council for Research on Women has a new report out called, Women in Fund Management: A Road Map for Achieving Critical Mass – and Why it Matters, that argues that diversifying the leadership at the highest levels of the financial sector will ensure a more secure financial future for everyone. They call it the “critical mass principle.” The report’s lead sponsor was long time financial superwoman Jacki Zehner, who wrote a really interesting commentary on her experiences in the sector and her hopes for the future on Huffington Post when the economy sunk.
It’s hard to argue with the notion that diversity raises the quality of leadership in any organization, financial included. As women on ...

The National Council for Research on Women has a new report out called, Women in Fund Management: A Road Map for Achieving Critical Mass – and Why it Matters, that argues that diversifying the leadership at ...
By Miriam • 14 years ago

What We Missed

Jezebel points out that while Perez Hilton is rightly being called out for his homophobic comment, he never gets called out for his constant misogyny.
Michelle Goldberg has a smart piece in The American Prospect about France’s Burqa restrictions and the issues brought up by immigration and progressive political movements.
From RH Reality Check, Spain makes emergency contraception accessible to all women over the counter, without a prescription.
A new tool for using Twitter for activism. Act.ly allows you to petition someone via Twitter. It’s already been used to ask Wired to include more women and people of color in their panels!
President Obama hosts a town hall on health care reform on ABC News ...

Jezebel points out that while Perez Hilton is rightly being called out for his homophobic comment, he never gets called out for his constant misogyny.
Michelle Goldberg has a smart piece in The American Prospect ...
By Ann • 14 years ago

Some random thoughts on Mark Sanford

So you may have heard that yet another prominent Republican politician, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina, admitted to having an affair today.

** Insert snark about Republican leaders “defending” marriage here **

Then go read Shark-Fu’s post on the subject. (It’s actually about Nevada Sen. John Ensign, but the sentiment applies to Sanford, too.)

Sanford has been booted from the speakers line-up at the uberconservative Values Voter Summit this year. And speaking of values, I have to quote my colleague Tim Fernholz, who makes an important point:

It took an admittedly sensational story about Governor Mark Sanford’s personal life to get the national press to converge on South Carolina and declare his political career “over” due to “values” ...

So you may have heard that yet another prominent Republican politician, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina, admitted to having an affair today.

** Insert snark about Republican leaders “defending” marriage here **

Then go read Shark-Fu’s ...

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