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Category: Gender issues

As much as ever, in 2014 women deserve the right to choose

April 22, 2014 Arthur Lieber 2014 Election, Civil liberties, Gender issues, Health, Human Rights, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

Questions related to reproductive health, and most specifically abortion, are not easy to answer. Choice is the kind of issue that should humble us

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Rape insurance abortion rider goes into effect in Michigan

April 10, 2014 Progress Women Gender issues, Reproductive rights, States, Women Leave a comment

Starting in late March, Michigan women really  started feeling the affects of the “War on Women.” The state’s new law known as “rape insurance”—an

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Gender equality: Not just a female cause

March 14, 2014 Hafsa Gender issues, Women Leave a comment

International Women’s Day is  24 hours of celebration of what it means to be a woman and to promote gender equality. This year, on

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Saying no to pink and princesses

March 11, 2014 Renee Shur Gender issues, Women, Youth issues Leave a comment

Some call them the princess wars. I prefer calling them the pink wars. Princess or pink.  Does it matter? When you’re blessed with giving

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Are we really still arguing about letting boys play with dolls?

February 10, 2014 Hafsa Gender issues, Ideas, Women, Youth issues 2 comments

The other day, I overheard a conversation between a teacher and a few students; they were “discussing” another teacher who apparently allowed her four

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