AltWeeklies Wire
A Burning Disparity at the Pittsburgh Fire Departmentnew
Pittsburgh has just 11 female firefighters and hasn't hired a new one this century.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
03-16-2009 |
The War on Women
The Future of Funerals Is Fresh-Faced ... and Femalenew
Despite a long male-only tradition, women are at last breaking through that glass-coffin ceiling and entering the funeral business.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
02-26-2009 |
The War on Women
Sexism: 'The Problem with No Name' Rears its Headnew
Hillary Clinton is being told to step aside so Obama can take his rightful place as the Democratic candidate. Excuse me? We can run for office, but we can't fight like hell or even win?
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
04-07-2008 |
The War on Women
Abused Immigrants Trapped in Limbonew
In early 2006, President George W. Bush signed legislation reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which contained a provision protecting undocumented immigrant women, children, and men who are victims of domestic violence. Yet late last year, Bush's own administration began to systematically ignore the law, according to immigration lawyers familiar with the process.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
03-10-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Houston's Wife-Beaters Avoid Prosecution by Leavingnew
Mundane details of procedural policy and staff shortages translate to an officially sanctioned negligence that forces women in danger to beg police for help, but delivers nothing if their assailant isn't around when police show up. Sometimes these women escape to safety on their own ... sometimes they die.
The Texas Observer |
Emily DePrang |
03-10-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Is Vaccine Gardasil Responsible For Deaths?new
Health workers reported 4,500 Gardasil-related incidents in the federal government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. All these reports from health-care workers and individuals have some people worried about the drug's side effects and safety.
East Bay Express |
Tom Grant |
02-06-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Women Firefighters: The Gender Boondogglenew
L.A.'s dream of recruiting more females is a multimillion-dollar disaster.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
01-25-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Cops & Courts Turn Abused Spouses Into Voiceless Victimsnew
The "enlightened" approach to domestic abuse has left women passive and powerless.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-05-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Looking for Feminism in Baltimorenew
Is contemporary feminism composed of nothing more than a few true believers preaching to the converted, while the average American woman lives her life, mostly content with her options and opportunities?
Baltimore City Paper |
Heather Harris |
10-09-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Two Women Killed In Two Weeks: Where Does It End?new
We look at the lives and deaths of two very different women involved in very similar fatally abusive relationships.
Jackson Free Press |
Candy Hagwood, Donna Ladd and Ronni Mott |
09-27-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Pay Gap for Women at Arkansas Collegesnew
One thing women want is equal pay for equal work, and there's considerable evidence they aren't getting it in an area where one might expect the most enlightenment on this issue -- higher education.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
08-23-2007 |
The War on Women
Chasing Amy: Widely Recognized But Not Knownnew
Artist. Activist. Addict. Wife. After years of washing windshields for spare change, Amy Lee Collins came to the hospital to die.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
05-25-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Is Time Running Out on Women's Reproductive Freedom?new
On April 18, the US Supreme Court issued a stunning defeat for women's rights advocates and abortion rights supporters -- what does the recent ruling mean for reproductive rights in other arenas?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Gwyneth Doland |
05-10-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
PETA's Cattle Call, or Where's the Beef?new
Does anyone else find it ironic that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is treating human beings like pieces of meat?
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
04-12-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Fighting Against the Defunding of Equalitynew
Prime minister Stephen Harper's government announced it was cutting five million dollars from the Status of Women budget last fall; as Halifax's office closed, protesters were out in full force.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Jodie Barnaby |
04-09-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
