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8/9/2012 - Louisiana School Announces Change to Pregnancy Test Requirement
After much public pressure, a Louisiana school's policy that students be required to take pregnancy tests at the threat of expulsion will be changed, announced school officials yesterday....
7/30/2012 - Company Wins Temporary Reprieve from ACA Requirement
On Friday, a U.S....
7/24/2012 - Air Force Staff Sergeant Sentenced in Sex Abuse Case
Air Force Staff Sergeant Luis Walker was found guilty of 28 rape and sexual assault charges by a military jury Friday and was sentenced to 20 years in prison....
7/16/2012 - Court-Martial Begins in Air Force Sex Abuse Case
Today, Air Force Sergeant Luis Walker's court-martial in the Lackland Air Force Base sexual abuse scandal begins in Texas....
6/14/2012 - Nuns on the Bus Tour Launched
A group of US Catholic nuns will embark on a multi-state bus tour starting next Monday, following a week in which the Catholic Church hierarchy received public attention for reprimanding nuns for focusing on issues of poverty, was forced to defend its fight against birth control, and has been embattled with state legislatures over sex abuse scandals....
6/8/2012 - MI House Panel Approves Restrictive Abortion Laws
A package of anti-abortions bills in Michigan was approved by a State House Panel yesterday and the bills are expected to be brought to a floor vote next week....
6/8/2012 - Ex-Ensign Aide Pleads Guilty
An aide to former Senator John Ensign (R-NV) pled guilty to a misdemeanor violation yesterday, four years after he resigned from his job over a scandal that later forced Ensign to resign from the Senate....
5/29/2012 - Another 160 Afghan Schoolgirls Poisoned
Another group of Afghan girls was poisoned today, making this the second attack on schoolgirls in the past week....
5/25/2012 - Reproductive Health Amendment Included in Defense Bill
An amendment offered by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) that extends reproductive health services to servicewomen was approved yesterday by the Senate Armed Services Committee and will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act....
5/2/2012 - DOJ Investigating Sexual Assaults in Montana
The Department of Justice announced yesterday that it is launching an investigation into the handling of sexual assault reports at the University of Montana in Missoula....
4/27/2012 - White House Event Encourages Girls in STEM
The White House hosted a panel on Tuesday highlighting women trailblazers in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields....
4/18/2012 - Gay Airman to be Reinstated in US Air Force
A gay airman, who was discharged from the US Air Force under the Don't Ask, Don't Tell law, won the right to be reinstated in the military this week....
4/6/2012 - Obama Forum on Women and the Economy
This morning, President Barack Obama, in addressing some 300 women leaders, activists, business leaders and entrepreneurs and academics at a White House Forum on Women and the Economy, emphasized the gains for women under his Administration, including increasing judicial appointments, preventive health care coverage, removal of sex discrimination in insurance pricing and saving teacher jobs....
3/22/2012 - NH House Votes Down Same-Sex Marriage Repeal Bill
Yesterday the New Hampshire Republican-controlled House voted 211 to 116 against a bill that would have repealed the marriage equality law in the state....
3/22/2012 - 40 Years of the ERA Press Conference Held
A press conference was held today to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Congress's passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)....
3/15/2012 - Senator Coons Calls for VAWA Reauthorization
On Tuesday, US Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calling for a full Senate vote on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 (VAWA)....
3/6/2012 - Rape in the Military Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court Today
A press conference was held at the National Press Conference today to announce a new lawsuit being filed in the US District Court in Washington, DC on behalf of eight current and former members of the Navy and Marine Corps....
2/28/2012 - Girls Learn International Delegates at UN Commission on Status of Women
A delegation of 20 high school and middle school student leaders of Girls Learn International chapters from across the country, together with 25 parents, teachers, GLI Board members and staff are participating in six full days of workshops, panels and presentations in and around the U.N....
2/22/2012 - UC Davis to Pay $1.35 Million Settlement in Title IX Case
Last week, the University of California at Davis agreed to pay $1.35 million in a settlement with three women wrestlers after a US Federal Court ruled in August 2011 that the university violated Title IX by not sufficiently expanding intercollegiate athletic opportunities for female students between 1998 and 2005....
1/5/2012 - President Obama Announces Four Recess Appointments
Yesterday President Obama announced that he will make recess appointments to fill four vacant administration positions....
12/22/2011 - Women March Against Police Brutality in Egypt
On Tuesday, thousands of women gathered in Cairo as part of the "Million Women March" to protest police brutality towards female protestors....
12/15/2011 - Wage Protections for Home Care Workers to be Announced
The White House and the Department of Labor are expected to propose new regulations this afternoon to protect home health-care workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act, guaranteeing that they will receive the minimum wage and overtime protections....
12/6/2011 - Members of Congress Push for Greater Sexual Assault Prevention in the Military
Yesterday Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, and 46 bipartisan Members of Congress, issued a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairs and Ranking Members calling for the adoption of five provisions to the FY2-12 National Defense Authorization Act to "ensure zero tolerance for sexual assault in the ranks." The provisions would "clarify victim access to legal counsel, record maintenance and confidentiality, and expedite unit or station transfer."
Congresswoman Slaughter stated, "Imagine being a victim of rape while serving in the military, and being forced to face your attacker each and every day in order to continue doing your job....
11/17/2011 - Speier Introduces Bill to Eliminate Rape in the Military
Yesterday Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced legislation to strengthen protections for victims of sexual assault in the military....
11/10/2011 - Penn State President and Head Coach Fired
The Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees has fired football coach Joe Paterno and University President Graham Spanier following a scandal involving former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a span of 15 years....
