NPWF [the National Partnership for Women and Families] grades each state on its "laws that relate to workplace rights and protections for new parents." Only two — California and Connecticut — received an A-, and 18 mostly Republican-dominated states, includin …
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s full-page ad, “It’s Time to Quit the Catholic Church,” runs in today’s Washington Post (A-5 Main), urging liberal and nominal Roman Catholics to “quit” their church over its war against contracepti …
“I think that one of the greatest mistakes America made was to allow women the opportunity to vote,” Peterson says. “We should’ve never turned this over to women. And these women are voting in the wrong people. They’re voting in people who are evil w …
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Mother's Day began in America in 1870 when Julia Ward Howe wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation. Written in response to the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War, her proclamation called on women to use their position as mothers to influence society in fighting for …
A police officer in Georgia is under criminal investigation for allegedly kicking a woman who was nearly nine-months pregnant in the stomach before charging her with obstruction of justice. In an incident report filed on Dec. 12, 2011, Dekalb County Police Officer Jerad Wheele …
Marissa Alexander, the 31-year-old Florida woman who fired what her family calls a warning shot at her abusive husband, was sentenced Friday morning to 20 years in prison.
Having never fielded a baseball team before this season, Mesa Preparatory Academy was thrilled with an undefeated season that had it in position to play for the Arizona Charter Athletic Association's 1A state championship at Phoenix College Thursday night.The Monsoons had gone …
Arizona businesses that designate themselves to be a "religiously affiliated employer" will no longer have to include contraceptives in the insurance coverage they provide for their workers. Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation to broaden an exemption to a 2002 law, which spells …
Given that the Catholic vote is up for grabs, it's not surprising that Fox, in the hopes of bringing more Catholics into the GOP fold, is bringing out its big guns in what they are portraying as a secular war on the Catholic Church. This bias was very apparent in Fox's extensiv …
The upcoming NATO summit in Chicago must ensure that special measures are taken to protect the rights of Afghan women as US-led coalition forces prepare to pull out, UN organisations said Saturday. There is widespread concern that gains women have made in the 10 years since th …
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