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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that
ever has." -- Margaret Mead
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Violence
Against
Women |
Date rape, rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment
... see our Women Against a Violent
Environment page, violence
against women & girls brochure, and actions to
stop violence against women. Read Hank Shaw's speech,
Why Violence Against Women Is a Big
Problem for Me.
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Body
Image |
Endless diets, eating
disorders, women portrayed as parts or objects in the media ...
actions to
secure a
more woman-positive media.
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ERA |
Passage of the
Constitutional Equality Amendment (also known as the Equal Rights Amendment)
will end discrimination against women in
employment, insurance, health
care, education, the criminal justice system, social security and
pensions, and just about any other area you can name.
More information about the ERA.
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Emergency
Contraception |
Emergency
Contraception (also referred to as EC, the “morning after pill”
and Plan B) is a high dose of birth control pill that, when
taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex or when
contraception fails, will prevent pregnancies. The sooner the
pill is taken, the more effective it is. Read the
results of an informal EC survey regarding EC
availability in the Rochester area.
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Reproductive
Rights |
Restrictions placed on
birth control and abortions, Viagra covered by health insurance by not
birth control, Supreme Court nominees who want to overturn Roe v Wade
... actions
to keep abortions safe, legal and affordable.
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Poverty |
The majority of people living in poverty are women and children,
impact of divorce on income, ... read about a
local study that found women's earnings lag further behind men
than the national average;
actions
to achieve pay equity. |
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Lesbian
Rights |
The right to adopt children, marry, not be victims of hate ...
actions to end
discrimination against lesbians. |
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Racism |
The right to good jobs, housing, health care, education; affirmative
action ... actions to end racism. |
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Feminism -
Not just for
women |
Read Hank Shaw's columns: Introducing the First
Not Ready for 21st Century!!! Awards and
Critics See What's Wrong With
The World's Biggest Civil Rights Movement.
But Aren't They Missing Something? |
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More |
See the National NOW website
for more issues that NOW is working on. |
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