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 »
My Vote Is for Better Health Care for Young Women
Posted in A Women's Nation, The AAUW Community, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, AAUW Action Network, Cervical Cancer, health insurance, healthcare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Women's Health on October 12, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
My mother told me to get health insurance when she dropped me from my parents’ plan when I was in my early 20s. But I couldn’t afford it. I was finishing my undergraduate degree, and my three-nights-a-week waitressing gig just did not provide me the income to pay for it. Even if I had bought [...]
Why I Tri
Posted in A Women's Nation, The AAUW Community, Title IX, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, biking, exercise, health, Nation's Triathlon, running, swimming, Title XI, triathlon, Washington D.C., Women's Health on September 12, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Women may exercise for several reasons: to reduce stress, to have fun, or to promote their health. The most common reason I hear, however, is to lose weight. It can be easy to end up resentfully seeing exercise as a chore you have to do to make up for those cookies you ate or to [...]
Virtual Voices for Action
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Empowering Girls, Global Pulse 2010, global women's empowerment, USAID, Women's Health, women's empowerment, women's health care, women's healthcare on March 29, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Let your (virtual) voice be heard! If you are interested in participating in a global conversation about education, empowering women, civil rights, the environment, and economic power, today is the launch of Global Pulse 2010, a three-day online event about global development assistance. From the Global Pulse 2010 website: Global Pulse 2010 March 29–31, 2010 [...]
Meet Sara Rashad: Filmmaker and Activist
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, Abuja International Film Festival, African women, Community Action Grant, Fellowships and Grants, female genital cutting, FGC, Following the Fellows, Tahara, Women's Health on March 24, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Facts on Female Genital Cutting FGC is still practiced in more than 28 countries. Almost 50 percent of the women who have experienced FGC are living in Egypt or Ethiopia. An estimated 100million to 140 million women worldwide have received FGC. In Egypt, about 90 percent of girls are cut between the ages of 5 [...]
Her Life Depends on It – Part 2
Posted in Sexual Harassment, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged exercise, Her Life Depends on It, Sexual Harassment, street harassment, Women's Health, Women's Sports Foundation, work/life on February 3, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) report Her Life Depends on It – II discusses how important exercise is to women’s health and well-being. After high school or college, finding the time, money, and energy to exercise regularly can be challenging, especially for women, even though the benefits are great. Juggling work, family responsibilities, community meetings, [...]
Her Life Depends on It – Part 1
Posted in The AAUW Community, Title IX, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, Duke University, exercise, Her Life Depends on It, Her Life Depends on It research report, Know the Score, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, play sports, the Mystics, The Washington Mystics, Title IX, University of Maryland, Women's Health, women's basketball, Women's Sports Foundation on January 21, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Fill in the blank. Girls who _______ have a reduced risk of breast cancer and osteoporosis, are less likely to smoke or use drugs, are less likely to take sexual risks (such as unprotected sex), are less likely to be depressed or contemplate suicide, and are more likely to complete college. If you filled in [...]
Products You Just Can’t Live Without!
Posted in Women's Health, tagged About-Face, beauty ideal, beauty products, body image, Campaign for Real Beauty, Esther Rolls, girls and self esteem, Heidi Montag, Michelle Obama, People Magazine, Sarah Haskins, self esteem, Wanda Sykes, Women's Health on January 21, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Today, more than ever, body image is a huge self-esteem issue for women and girls. We are constantly bombarded with messages about how to be perfect — Get Thin Fast; I Hate My Hair; Surgery-Free Boob Jobs; LongerLegs, Leaner Lines, Sexier Silhouette. Speaking in a recent issue of People magazine, the 23-year-old reality television celebrity [...]
Famous TV Aunt Fights Debilitating Disease
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Know My Bones, mental_floss, National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, osteoporosis, television, Women's Health on May 29, 2009, | 1 Comment »
The folks over at mental_floss recently unveiled their “8 Memorable TV Uncles,” naming a hodgepodge of characters from the hunky Uncle Jesse on Full House to the eccentric Uncle Leo from Seinfeld. At the end of the post, they opened up the dialogue. Who was missing? And they didn’t just want to hear about uncles; [...]
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