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- Mar 10, 2010 Hoyer Pledges To Work with Stupak To Address Abortion Coverage in Health Reform House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday pledged to work with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) to resolve the dispute over abortion-coverage language in the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590), CQ Today reports. Hoyer said the issue "has to be resolved," adding, "I think it will be resolved... more
- Feb 21, 2010 How did March come to be Women's History Month?
The story of how Women's History Month came to be established in March in the United States, from Jone Johnson Lewis, About Women's History.
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- Feb 21, 2010 For women in America, equality is still an illusion
Yes, women today fare better than our foremothers. But the benchmarks so often cited -- the right to vote, working outside the home, laws that make domestic violence illegal -- don't change the reality of women's lives.
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- Feb 15, 2010 As Girls Become Women, Sports Pay Dividends
Using a complex analysis, Dr. Stevenson showed that increasing girls’ sports participation had a direct effect on women’s education and employment.
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- Feb 12, 2010 Women's Bureau Vacancy Leaves Solis in Charge
The Women's Bureau has gone for a year without a director but not without a leader, says the group's deputy director. She credits Labor Secretary Hilda Solis with helping connect female engineers with federally-funded green jobs.
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- Feb 5, 2010 Women Now a Majority in American Workplaces
Women now hold more than 50% of the jobs but still make less than men...
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