The blog about Social Issues
Womensstake.org has a good rundown of some policy initiatives that are working their way through Congress. The proposals range from increasing access to early education services for low-income children, to increased funding for improving child care facilities. Another interesting proposal, The Family Tax Relief Act of 2009, would increase tax credits for families with children [...]
Today, May 6th, 2009, is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. The Website RHReality Check has some thought provoking articles about teen pregnancy prevention. The New York Times has an interesting piece about the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina and how they are using text messaging to teach sex education to teens.
Here’s a report about an interesting study related to physical abuse and health costs. Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women. And the costs don’t end when the abuse does. The study revealed [...]
From RH Reality Check, Kiersten Stewart, talks about abuse and its impact on young women’s reproductive health: Relationship abuse has many serious consequences and one of them can be harm to a woman’s reproductive health. Studies show that relationship or dating abuse can have reproductive health consequences, including unplanned pregnancy and exposure to sexually transmitted [...]
The Avon Foundation for Women announced they will be giving money to help fight violence against women worldwide. Washington, DC (March 3, 2009) /PRNewswire/ — One in three women worldwide experience violence in their lifetime, and in the U.S., a woman is assaulted every nine seconds. Around the world, services for victims are often vastly [...]
According to a new study released in England, the answer may be yes. From The Guardian: “Our research shows that certain kids’ brains develop in such a way that makes them more vulnerable to the more commonly-known risk factors for eating disorders, such as the size-zero debate, media representations of very skinny women and bad [...]
