women's rights
Supreme Court makes it tougher for women to exercise choice
July 1, 2014The Massachusetts policy aimed to protect women as they accessed reproductive health care against a backdrop of harassment and even physical attacks from anti-choice protesters.
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White House tackles college sexual assault
May 9, 2014A new report released by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault says that one in five college women suffers sexual assault.
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Mothers Day flowers nice but equal pay better
May 9, 2014A total of 4.7 million moms and their families would see an increase in wages. That's one fifth of all working moms and their families who would benefit.
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Rallies demand equal pay
April 10, 2014How unequal are women's wages? Women in the U.S., on average, are now paid only 77 cents to every $1.00 of men's average pay.
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Melba Hernandez, 93; leader of the Cuban Revolution
March 20, 2014On Mar. 9, Cuba and the world lost a remarkable revolutionary figure, Melba Hernandez Rey, age 93. The cause of death was complications of diabetes.
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