Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa C. Younger issued the following statement on December 12, 2014, in support of nationwide marches for justice and an end to police violence: �...
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THIS ISSUE IS NOT GOING AWAY FOR THE NFL . . . While we are disappointed in the rationale of the decision to overturn Ray Rice’s suspension, this has always been about more than one case. Th...
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MS. FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CEO TERESA C. YOUNGER SHARE HER THANKSGIVING REFLECTIONS . . . This Thanksgiving, I am reminded of how grateful I am for women who paved the way for me. From Sojou...
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Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa Younger issued a statement following the NFL’s response to video footage of Ravens player Ray Rice brutally attacking his then-fiancé. “The...
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The following article about the Oregon Women's Health Foundation's initiative to improve women's health by having doctors ask "one key question" appears in Slate Magazine: “WOULD YOU LIKE T...
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Ms. Foundation for Women grantee the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is featured in a New York Times article about its Fair Food Program. The article reports that the program has been haile...
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Take Our Daughters to Work Day: The Trojan Horse by Marie Wilson, Ms. Foundation for Women honorary founding mother and president emerita Today (Thursday, April 24, 2014), we will again cel...
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From the Coalition of Immokalee Workers blog: “THE FAIR FOOD PROGRAM IS A TRANSFORMATIVE, MODEL PROGRAM” A study conducted in 2010 found that 80% of farmworker women report that th...
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TAKING THE FIGHT FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE TO THE UNITED NATIONS... " HEALTH-CARE CRISIS—NOT ONLY FOR THE WOMEN IN THE VALLEY BUT FOR MILLIONS OF OTHER WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY." Ms. Foundati...
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Ms. Foundation for Women Fellow Lindsay Rosenthal speaks out about child sexual abuse and girls in the juvenile justice system in today's New York Times (March 14, 2014). Responding to an articl...
Ms. Foundation for Women grantee the VERA Institute for Justice has published an important new report, "Sexual Abuse of Children with Disabilities: A National Snapshot." Here is an excerpt: Ch...
by Ms. Foundation for Women Program Officer Aleyamma Mathew During his State of the Union address, the president of the United States announced that he would issue an executive order that wil...
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An excerpt from a PreventConnect post by David Lee, MPH, the Director of Prevention Services at the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. You can read his full post here . While the he...
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Ms. Foundation for Women co-founder Gloria Steinem will be presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on Nov. 20. She joins such esteemed honorees as Toni Morris...
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Congratulations to Ms. Foundation for Women fellow Lindsay Rosenthal on the publication of a report she co-authored while at the Center for American Progress! “Twice Betrayed: Bringing Justic...
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By Jetta Bernier A recent Ms. Foundation report properly described child sexual abuse as “one of the most pressing issues of our times.” This was not an overstatement. Every year, 35 milli...
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The heinous Maryville, Mo., rape case has reignited cultural tendencies toward victim-blaming. Emily Yoffe, of Slate, admonished college women to stop getting drunk, citing a study showing that...
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As is often the case, the people most negatively impacted by governmental failures are the ones who can least afford the setback. The current government shutdown is no exception. The Special ...
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Last year, the Ms. Foundation for Women published this post to raise awareness about the implications of the Hyde amendment. This year, our state of affairs remain unchanged. Please sign on ...
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By: LEONA SMITH DI FAUSTINO Sharing one’s story of child sexual abuse is an example of reciprocal empathic connection. In telling the story the individual shares a deeply intimate n...
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By: Ellen Liu , Director of Women's Health for The Ms. Foundation for Women There is a lot that organizations like Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA) can do to make sure women are front...
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The Ms. Foundation for Women charges forward in its unwavering commitment to fortify and extend labor protections to workers across the country. This week, Aleyamma Mathew , Senior Program O...
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By Natalie Sullivan , Ms. Foundation for Women interim Program Officer, Safety Last week, the Ms. Foundation for Women hosted a mini track on child sexual abuse prevention at the National Sexu...
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The Ms. Foundation for Women is standing in solidarity with low-income families in Mississippi and the child care providers who serve them as they fight injustice. Ms. grantee Mississippi Low...
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This summer, Ms. launched its inaugural fellowship program with New York City’s Parsons The New School for Design, pairing three Parsons MFA design students and graduates with three different M...
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