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Flawed Violence Against Women Act Could Become Next Lame-Duck Fight
As the lame-duck session of Congress grinds to a close, policymakers are feeling the pressure to rush passage of a number of expansive, potentially faulty… Read More
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United Nations Declares Contraception Access a “Human Right”
In the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) recent State of World Population report, access to contraception is described as a “universal human right.” While the… Read More
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WATCH: Lunch with Heritage Google Hangout on the “War on Women”
Our weekly “Lunch with Heritage” chats have grown over the past two years into a vibrant discussion of policy issues. Today we’re introducing a new… Read More
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U.N. Loses Focus on the Human Rights They Ought to Protect
The U.N. Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group reconvened last week in Geneva to examine the human rights records of 14 U.N. member… Read More
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Backward on Women’s Dignity
“We have made woman a sex creature,” complained a psychiatrist at the Margaret Sanger clinic, according to Betty Friedan’s 1963 book The Feminist Mystique. A… Read More
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Will Stay-at-Home Moms Be Allowed Credit Cards Again?
Much has been discussed on the “war on women” this presidential debate season, and yet we haven’t heard much about those rules made in Washington… Read More
Debate Analysis: Women’s Pay Statistics Misleading
When a questioner at Tuesday’s presidential debate stated that women make only 72 cents for every dollar that men make, both President Obama and Governor… Read More
Busting Myths About Women in the Workplace
We’ve all heard the recycled arguments: Women face a “gender gap” in pay. Women face a “glass ceiling” keeping them from professional achievement. But one… Read More
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Women: America’s Largest Special Interest Group?
“Women are not an interest group,” said President Obama in a video aired on television Tuesday. “Women shouldn’t be treated that way.” Fair enough. But… Read More
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From “Yes We Can” to “No, You Didn’t”
In 2008, Barack Obama promised hope and change. “Yes We Can,” he and his supporters shouted. Now we learn that “we” meant government. The American… Read More
Top 5 Things the Administration Forgot to Tell Women About Obamacare
Yesterday, the Obama Administration hosted a health care town hall that was intended to focus on Obamacare’s impact on women’s health. Top Obama Administration officials… Read More
‘I Cannot Be Silent’: Chen Guangcheng Speaks on Abuse, Forced Abortion
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng called into a congressional hearing again yesterday, detailing reported abuse of his relatives and friends in the wake of his escape…. Read More
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Julia: Obama’s American Woman
Meet Obama’s ideal woman. Her name is Julia. As told by Obama’s latest ad campaign, Julia’s parents didn’t teach her the alphabet or how to… Read More
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Senator Mike Lee on Violence Against Women Act
Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) made the case that the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), passed by the Senate, “oversteps the Constitution’s rightful limits on federal… Read More
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Family Fact of the Week: Marriage Protects Women and Children from Violence
New government data (PDF) reveals a continuing trend of declining marriage rates. More women have never been married, and cohabitation rates have increased steadily. And… Read More
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Violence Against Women Bill Fails to Address Fraud
The Senate is poised to consider S. 1925 this week, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Despite the law’s good intentions, more… Read More
The Obamacare Second Anniversary: No Gift for Women
This week, Obamacare will have its second birthday, but there’s little reason to celebrate. Throughout the week, Obamacare advocates will be emphasizing the law’s supposed… Read More
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The Real War on Women: Abusing Basic Human Rights
Liberals have declared that there is a “war on women” in the United States but is that really true? A little bit of international perspective… Read More
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To Empower Women, U.N. Should Promote Freedom
This week, the U.N. will celebrate International Women’s Day during its annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The focus of… Read More
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The Radical Feminists’ World Tour
There’s a reason a large portion of the world’s poor are women. In underdeveloped nations, women lack the skills or opportunity to change their environments,… Read More
Happy Birthday, Obamacare? What It Really Means for Women
Yesterday marked the first anniversary of Obamacare. While advocates spend the week highlighting the new law’s effects on different groups of Americans, we will do… Read More
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Conservative Feminism is Not an Oxymoron
Hillary Clinton will be feted this Friday at a “world summit” event hosted by Tina Brown, the editor in chief of Newsweek. This week Brown… Read More
Tea Party Is Making 2010 the Year of the Conservative Woman
Thanks in part to prominent female leadership in the Tea Party, the upcoming elections look to be “profound” for the conservative woman and their core… Read More
