Women’s health advocates have commended President Obama’s recent decision to require nearly all employers to cover contraceptive services under their health insurance plans. Although it is facing criticism from religious organizations, the administration held firm in not broadening exemptions for employees of churches and other houses of worship. AAUW supports this stance as a critical [...]
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Student Health Plans Should Cover Contraception Too
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, college, contraception, HERvotes, student health plans, university, Women's Health on February 2, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Holiday…Fear
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged AAUW, HERvotes, news, Payroll tax cuts on December 8, 2011, | 1 Comment »
Usually we think of cheer, not fear, as synonymous with the holiday season. All you have to do is look around in store windows or at TV commercials and you see pretty, shiny objects holding court with cheerful jingles playing in the background. Then there’s that car commercial where the jingle is the surprise clue, [...]
Congress Should Act Now to Extend Unemployment Insurance
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged AAUW, congress, HERvotes, single mothers, Unemployment Insurance on December 8, 2011, | 2 Comments »
As Congress tries to wrap up before taking its holiday break, a major issue it needs to deal with is the extension of federal unemployment insurance (UI). AAUW urges Congress to extend UI. We are committed to promoting the reduction of poverty, and UI plays a key role in reducing poverty and helping our economy [...]
She Who Has Health Has Hope — She Who Has Hope Has Everything
Posted in A Women's Nation, The AAUW Community, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, breast cancer, HERvotes, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on October 11, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
I thought it important to bring “she” into the health care picture, thus the slight modification from the “he” used in the original Arabian proverb. The “she” factor for me occurred when my own sister was diagnosed with breast cancer more than 10 years ago. After her first round of surgery, I volunteered to run [...]
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