Written by: Barbara Ford – A4W News Group
Although men have been sympathetic and supportive of reproductive rights, they often don’t know what they can do, or feel uncomfortable talking with other men about what has been a traditionally “woman’s issue.”
What is Reproductive Justice?
What is reproductive … read more.
Written by: Deb Bauder – A4W News Group
Larger numbers of women and younger people (under ager 30) are registering or planning to vote since the Dobbs decision weakened abortion rights. A survey raises the possibility that young women are likelier than their older … read more.
Abortion is a difficult topic to talk about. Now more than ever it is important to be able to speak about abortion in clear, medically accurate, non-stigmatizing ways. WA Pro Choice has given us a guide on talking about abortion in an open, nonjudgmental way, … read more.
The Supreme Court has just walked back the rights of over half the people in our country and now women’s bodily autonomy is controlled by politicians. Women will now have to compromise their health, undergo great financial stress, live months if not years with the … read more.
Problem. Period. Part 2 of 2
Written by: Vicki Roberts-Gassler | Advocates for Women, News Group
In emerging economies, where poverty is even deeper and more widespread than in wealthier countries, the problems associated with periods are compounded. The instances of girls staying home from school while … read more.
Problem. Period. Part 1 of 2
Written by: Vicki Roberts-Gassler | Advocates for Women, News Group
Menstruation – It affects half the world: How can it be a problem? And yet – even in liberal countries of the developed world menstruation is a taboo subject. The taboo … read more.
Sex trafficking, alas, is alive and well in the US, a century and a half after the Civil War ended slavery, or at least legal slavery. In Seattle, the underground economy in sex generates more revenue than for drugs or guns! In their article … read more.
The recent mass shootings in Atlanta, have focused attention on the misogynist motivations involved in many mass and individual acts of violence against women. Violence against women is a systemic worldwide crisis that is perpetuated through an underlying message: Male sexual violence is to be … read more.
As we observe Women’s History Month, with International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8, today’s Unitarian Universalist women are involved in promoting gender equity in U*U communities around the world. Here is a look at the International Women’s Convocation.
The International Convocation of Unitarian and Universalist … read more.
Written by: Jinwon Kim
The term Obstetric fistula is unfamiliar to many in the USA. During a prolonged, obstructed labor an opening can develop in the birth canal, between the vagina and the rectum, urethra or bladder. In developed countries with good medical care, fistula is … read more.
