http://en.redtram.com/ feminist.org Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:03:44 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 5868 | Government Accountability Office Releases Domestic Worker Abuse Report http://en.redtram.com/go/139914922/top100/ 139914922 The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this week on abuse of domestic workers by diplomats. The report details how US efforts to address alleged abuse of domestic workers by foreign diplomats ... Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:07:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139914922/top100/ 5868 | Congress Hears Testimony on Sexual Assault in the Military http://en.redtram.com/go/139914923/top100/ 139914923 The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing Thursday on sexual assault in the military. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA) both testified. Mother of slain Lance Cpl. Maria Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:07:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139914923/top100/ 5868 | House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act http://en.redtram.com/go/139914924/top100/ 139914924 The House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act Thursday with a 247 to 178 vote. The bill was sponsored by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro an... Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:07:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139914924/top100/ 5868 | WomenCount Denounce Ludacris' Sexist Rap Lyrics http://en.redtram.com/go/139752936/top100/ 139752936 WomenCount denounced Ludacris' new song, "Politics" for its attacks on political figures Senator Hillary Clinton, President George Bush, Senator John McCain, and Reverend Jesse Jackson. WomenCount decried the lyrics as "outrageous, offensive, and unacceptable." Communication director Rosemary Camp... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:08:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139752936/top100/ 5868 | Abstinence-Only Funds Spent on Crisis Pregnancy Centers in KY http://en.redtram.com/go/139752937/top100/ 139752937 The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) published a report Tuesday on abstinence-only-before-marriage program funds in Kentucky. The report reveals that Kentucky received over $3 million in federal funding last year, but that the state continues Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:08:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139752937/top100/ 5868 | Proposed Health and Human Services Rule Would Override MN EC Law http://en.redtram.com/go/139752938/top100/ 139752938 A proposed rule change to Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations would endanger a Minnesota law that requires doctors to offer rape victims emergency contraception. The federally proposed rule would exp... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:08:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139752938/top100/ 5868 | AIDS Deaths Decreased in 2007, though Domestic Focus on Infected African-Americans Lags http://en.redtram.com/go/139465441/top100/ 139465441 The UN announced on Tuesday that the percentage of AIDS deaths worldwide has decreased 10%. However, the prevalence of new infections has remained the same at 2.7 million cases a year. The UN report Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:57:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139465441/top100/ 5868 | Anti-Affirmative Action Measures on November Ballots in AZ, CO, and NE http://en.redtram.com/go/139465445/top100/ 139465445 Anti-affirmative action measures will be on the state-wide ballots in Arizona, Colorado and Nebraska this November. These measures call themselves civil rights initiatives but would effectively end affirmative action programs in these states. The deceptive wording borrows the language of Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:57:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139465445/top100/ 5868 | Judge Rules Against Tiller in Abortion Law Decision http://en.redtram.com/go/139193808/top100/ 139193808 Sedgwick County District judge, Clark Owens, found criminal allegations against George Tiller to be constitutional based on a 1998 state law. Dr. Tiller is one of the country's only late term abortion providers. The law stipulates that a physician must Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:06:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139193808/top100/ 5868 | Parental Notification Ballot Initiative Gains Support in California http://en.redtram.com/go/139193807/top100/ 139193807 Recent polling indicates that California's Proposition 4 is gaining support among likely voters. If passed, the constitutional amendment would require parental notification and a 48-hour waiting pe... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:06:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139193807/top100/ 5868 | Court Reviews Virginia Abortion Decision http://en.redtram.com/go/139193806/top100/ 139193806 The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will review the constitutionality of a Virginia law banning late-term abortions this fall. The law was already deemed unconstitutional in a 2-1 panel decision in May, but several opponents to the ruling insisted Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:06:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/139193806/top100/ 5868 | Congress Repeals HIV Travel Ban http://en.redtram.com/go/138882762/top100/ 138882762 The House of Representatives voted Friday to repeal a discriminatory law that prevents HIV-positive foreigners from entering the country. The law, originally enacted in 1987, prohibits foreign nationals with HIV to obtain visas for travel to the U.S. and prevents Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:13:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138882762/top100/ 5868 | Sex Testing Set Up for Olympics http://en.redtram.com/go/138882742/top100/ 138882742 Beijing Olympic officials have set up a sex determination lab to test female athletes suspected of being males, Chinese media reported yesterday. Cases will be evaluated based on external appearance and blood samples tested for sex hormones, chromosomes, and genes, Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:13:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138882742/top100/ 5868 | Womenpriests Ordains Three in Boston http://en.redtram.com/go/138187812/top100/ 138187812 Roman Catholic Womenpriests ordained three women as Roman Catholic priests and another as a deacon in an ordination ceremony in Boston on Sunday. Bishop Dana Reynolds ordained Gloria Carpeneto of Baltimore, MD, Judy Lee of Fort Myers, FL, and Gabriella Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:06:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138187812/top100/ 5868 | Need for Survival Fuels Sex Work, High Birth Rate Kills Mothers in Afghanistan http://en.redtram.com/go/138187811/top100/ 138187811 Women and young girls are being pushed to commercial sex work due to high food prices and widespread unemployment in Afghanistan. High fertility rates, poor health services, and a high maternal mortality rate compound these issues.Sex work is considered to Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:06:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138187811/top100/ 5868 | Economic Downturn Drives Women from Workplace http://en.redtram.com/go/138187813/top100/ 138187813 A Joint Economic Committee study released today reports that, in the past decade, the slowing economy, not a decision to "opt-out" and raise children, has driven women to leave the workplace. For the first time since the 1960s, the percentage Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:06:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138187813/top100/ 5868 | South African Woman Named Human Rights Commissioner for UN http://en.redtram.com/go/138187815/top100/ 138187815 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon named South African judge Navanethem Pillay the UN high commissioner for human rights Thursday. She will serve a five-year term, replacing Louise Arbour, after her nomination is confirmed by the General Assembly Monday, reports the Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:06:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138187815/top100/ 5868 | Study Reports on Viagra for Women http://en.redtram.com/go/138187814/top100/ 138187814 A new study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Viagra, usually prescribed for male sexual dysfunction, may help women with sexual side effects of antidepressa... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:06:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138187814/top100/ 5868 | Catholic Organizations Ask Pope Benedict to Lift Anti-Contraception Ban http://en.redtram.com/go/138187816/top100/ 138187816 Over 50 Catholic organizations published a letter addressed to Pope Benedict XVI last week urging the Pope to lift the Church's anti-contraception policy introduced in the Humanae Vitae, the1968 Encyclical Letter of Pope Paul VI. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:06:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138187816/top100/ 5868 | Study Finds No Gender Gap in Math Scores http://en.redtram.com/go/138100466/top100/ 138100466 A study released yesterday dispels the stereotype that men are innately better than women at mathematics. The study, printed in the journal Science, examined over 7.2 million students in grades 2 through 1... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:47:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138100466/top100/