Women's Health Initiative

Raising Women’s Voices-NY  New York, NY  09/2015-Present A national initiative working to ensure that the health care needs of women, LGBT individuals and their families are addressed as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is implemented. Policy Intern Assist senior staff in conducting research and analysis on model federal and state health policies implementing the ACA. Support the organization’s health literacy initiative, which is helping newly-enrolled women learn how to effectively use…

Groups The desire to conceive and start a family is a fundamental right for any woman within any region of the world. The right and ability to have children is defined by reproductive justice, which connects basic human rights, health, and sexuality to reproductive health issues concerning women, families, and communities of color. Reproductive justice stems from the issues that women of color face when they experience unexpected pregnancies, attempt to start a family, or when seeking abortive…

that skilled factory workers earned. Women quickly took to typewriting, and by the 1890’s their consistency and skills in the field quickly began earning the lasting respect of their male associates. As the Mayor of New York once exclaimed about the women’s newly found positions, “they have made me better, and there is not a person about the office who has not been improved by the presence of the…

labor or sexual exploitation." Human trafficking generates about 32 billion dollars each year and is the third largest source of illegal trade, behind guns and narcotics. Human trafficking has a traumatic effect on the mental, emotional and physical health of men, women, and children who are victimized. Beyond the physical abuse, many victims suffer extreme emotional stress, shame, grief, fear, and distrust. They are often deprived of food and sleep and…

equity has achieved until this time. Feminism, as a social movement ideology started from groups of women, has attributed significant progress in women’s right and was successful to bring society’s attention to inequity between men and women since 1900s. Since then, we call women as feminist who are involved with such movements for gender inequity and women’s right. Depending on individual view and understanding of feminism, the title of feminist are used for both positive and negative way.…

exploration and discovery for the female population. One thing is for sure, women within the United States faced many struggles, triumphs and disappointments; however, they always endured the obstacles that life threw at them. During the 20th Century labor, health and economics…

Pardon My French, I Can’t Possibly Be A FEMINIST: An Examination of Feminism in Media Do you believe women should stay home and take care of a family? Do you believe women should not have a right to vote, to drive, or even to manage a checking account? Do you believe that men are worthless unless they are strong and aggressive and great at business? If you’re like most people, and the majority of educated adults, you’re going to adamantly disagree with these beliefs. That is, if you’re like…

Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian author who was considered an avid feminism supporter, was mainly known for his controversial writing style. His complex structure and writing style was portrayed in is his most popular play A Doll House, which was written in 1897, a time in which women 's rights was low to non-existent. The play is mainly about the relationship of a couple; the husband Torvald Helmer a shallow businessman that believes in a traditional husband takes care of wife cliché. Torvalds wife is…

every dollar earned by men, a gender wage gap of 22-percent” (iwpr.com). Although women’s rights are becoming more equal, there are still areas that need improvement. Women weren’t fully introduced to the workplace until WWII, and even though it was a big step, there were still unequal salaries. Differences between men and women are evident in salaries, but major advancements have been made for women through the women’s rights movement, their roles in the workplace, and how they were able to…

women were treated as if they were beneath men. For centuries, women have been treated as the underdog. They always were treated like the outcast. When she wrote the Declaration of Sentiment’s she presented it in front of participants from the first women’s convention. It was also presented around the same time as the Declaration of Independence but was also adopted by congress. The selection was mainly stating the position of the Declaration of Sentiments varies…