Posts Tagged Financial Matters

By Vanessa • 15 years ago

NYC Feminist Fun


For those in or around the NYC area, next week holds a couple of cool feminist events. On Wednesday the 16th, NOW NYC is holding a forum with financial planner Diane MacPhee where she’ll be talking about the economy affects women and how to take a hold of your moneys.
That weekend on Saturday, July 19th, the inspiring Girls for Gender Equity are having their 3rd Annual Gender Equality Festival (check back on their site for more info) and a fundraiser, “Get Down 2 Get Up” with DJs spinning dope beats at Sputnik in Brooklyn. Click here for more info.
I’m sad to say I’ll be on vacation joining Jess in Martha’s Vineyard ...


For those in or around the NYC area, next week holds a couple of cool feminist events. On Wednesday the 16th, NOW NYC is holding a forum with financial planner Diane MacPhee where ...
By Vanessa • 15 years ago

Susan Orr resigns, conservative groups call for a “domestic gag rule”

This is big.
Less than a year after she was appointed by George Bush to lead the nation’s family planning office, contraception-hating wingnut Susan Orr announced her resignation on Wednesday.
Her resignation shortly followed after the the Family Research Council, the organization she was formerly employed with (along with 80 other conservative groups) called on George Bush to reinstate a “domestic gag rule.” Like the Global Gag Rule, this means that eligibility for Title X funds (which covers a huge chunk of our nation’s family planning clinics) will require that centers don’t refer patients for abortions or share facilities with abortion providers.
Title X is the only federal funding program that provides contraceptive services to low-income ...

This is big.
Less than a year after she was appointed by George Bush to lead the nation’s family planning office, contraception-hating wingnut Susan Orr announced her resignation on Wednesday.
Her resignation shortly followed ...
By jen • 15 years ago

Feminist Finance (avoiding a dated and played out show me the money reference)

After leaving my last (very long) steady job, I was terrified about money. Because there’s no financial buffer but what I save. Even though I only have myself to support, it’s something I think about every day. That’s probably a result of knowing how hard my mom worked when I was growing up to give me everything I needed and some of the things I wanted. Really, I’m obsessive.
This is all only to say that I think about money a lot. So, discovering the blog Feminist Finance a few weeks ago was fantastic for me. The writer covers practical tips to get out of debt, to buying local produce, the importance of mentoring, and a lot more. If ...

After leaving my last (very long) steady job, I was terrified about money. Because there’s no financial buffer but what I save. Even though I only have myself to support, it’s something I think about every day. ...
By celina • 16 years ago

Deborah Brenner: Women of the Vine


Deborah Brenner is the author of Women of the Vine and proprietor of Women of the Vine Cellars. While writing the book, Deborah and winemaker, Signe Zoller met and teamed up in 2006 to launch a first-of-its-kind wine company; bottled and produced by Women of the Vine Cellars.
From 2002-2005, Deborah ran her own marketing and public relations firm, SmallFishBigPond, and worked with such companies as Cinecitta Studios of Rome, Quantel, NBC and CNBC. Prior to that, Ms. Brenner spent over 16 years working in the film, television and the post production industries and was involved in four technology startups.
Here’s Deborah…


Deborah Brenner is the author of Women of the Vine and proprietor of Women of the Vine Cellars. While writing the book, Deborah and winemaker, Signe Zoller met and teamed up in ...
By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Your morning cup of stereotypes.

And what a great way to teach our gals about finance during this holiday season o’ debt – a credit card that doesn’t run out.

Thanks to Amy for the link.

And what a great way to teach our gals about finance during this holiday season o’ debt – a credit card that doesn’t run out.

Thanks to Amy for the link.
By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Thirty years is enough.

The Guttmacher Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation released a report yesterday on Medicaid’s role in family planning services in the U.S.; In short, it’s the largest source of public funding for family planning services in the country, serving millions of low-income women in contraceptive services.
But sadly, there is a downside. In 1976, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, legislation that excludes abortion from government-funded health care programs. As the report will show you, women enrolled in Medicaid and other programs for that matter receive coverage for family planning services including contraception, prenatal care, labor and delivery. But abortion isn’t included unless she is a victim of rape, incest or her life is in danger.
In other words, ...

The Guttmacher Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation released a report yesterday on Medicaid’s role in family planning services in the U.S.; In short, it’s the largest source of public funding for family planning services ...
By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Is it time to part with the pap?

A new study is showing that the HPV test is actually more accurate in detecting early signs of cervical cancer than taking a pap test:

The test for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, found 95 percent of cases in which women had potentially pre-cancerous changes in the cervix. This compared to 55 percent of Pap smears, the team at McGill University in Montreal found.
“We’re proposing to go straight to the HPV test,” said team leader Eduardo Franco.

While this finding is obviously a huge deal, it doesn’t come without a price – literally; a pap test costs between $10 and $20, while the HPV test costs up to $90.
Between the vaccine and the test, HPV is creating quite a ...

A new study is showing that the HPV test is actually more accurate in detecting early signs of cervical cancer than taking a pap test:

The test for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, found 95 percent of ...
By Vanessa • 16 years ago

Article on women gaining ground in banking fails miserably

Let’s break this piece up a bit. Reinhard Krafft, head of private banking at Sal Oppenheim jr. & Cie, contends:

‘If we service a family, you not only have a patriarch, you have the mother, daughter, son at the table. Whom are you talking to? Whole families.’

Translation: Because all families are hetero, nuclear and patriarchal, of course. The article continues:

Rich women, often widows or heirs, are seen as taking a larger role, but their involvement varies across countries.


Translation: Women can be powerful clients, but only after their rich husbands die.

And women bankers can sometimes be more perceptive when dealing with couples. ‘In some cases what we find … (that) if you have a couple a male adviser will ...

Let’s break this piece up a bit. Reinhard Krafft, head of private banking at Sal Oppenheim jr. & Cie, contends:

‘If we service a family, you not only have a patriarch, you have the mother, daughter, son ...

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