The world may be going to hell in an economic handbasket, but this stuff just keeps coming.
The NWLC has some late news on the legal front for women;
September 22, 2008
Posted at 03:50 PM
by Mary Robbins, Program Assistant National Women’s Law Center
The U.S. Department of Education ruled that San Diego Mesa College violated portions of Title IX, identifying disparities between the treatment of men’s and women’s teams including methods of scheduling games and use of locker rooms and practice areas.
Federal officials told a U.S. House of Representatives committee on Tuesday that that HIV epidemic in the United States is a crisis, and urged for additional program to protect and educate vulnerable populations (via Health Law Profs).
A New York Times/CBS poll found support for legal abortion rights remains strong in the United States.
A new United Nations report stated that women worldwide face widespread discrimination and called for stronger measures to hold governments accountable for the promises they have made to women in the areas of politics and government, access to public services, economic opportunities, justice, and the distribution of international aid.
Anita Bruzzese from On the Job talks with Ideas for Women about the challenges women face in the workplace.
Bridget Crawford at Feminist Law Professors highlights an ABA Journal article about gender and wage disparities in legal professions.
Yep, as we knew it would, last hired, first fired, 75 cents on the dollar, and the service and clerical sector. I know these are August Figures. Think it will be any better for September? :
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TWICE AS FAST FOR WOMEN
Data Confirm Women’s Economic Anxieties, NWLC Says
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 5, 2008
Contact: Mary Robbins or Adrienne Ammerman, 202-588-5180
[( Washington, D.C.) Unemployment data released today for August show that while unemployment for both men and women jumped last month, adult women’s unemployment rose more than twice as fast as men’s, the National Women’s Law Center said today….]
On the subject of worldwide gender discrimination, I suggest you review the Girls Count Pamphlet available on the website link below. It is downloadable in PDF. The actions contained are mostly as pertinent here in the US as anwhere in the world:
Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda
01/14/2008
[One person in eight is a girl or young woman age 10–24. Young people are the fastest growing segment of the population in developing countries, and their welfare is a fundamental input for key economic and social outcomes — including the size and competitiveness of tomorrow’s labor force, future economic growth, improved governance, and healthy civil societies….
This report’s broad agenda includes three key actions:
Count girls. Disaggregate data of all types—from health and education statistics to the counts of program beneficiaries—by age and sex. Doing so will make girls more visible to policymakers and reveal where girls are excluded.
Invest in girls. Make strategic and significant investments in programs focused on adolescent girls, commensurate with their importance as contributors to the achievement of economic and social goals.
Give girls a fair share. In employment, social programs, protection of human rights, and all other domains ensure that adolescent girls benefit equitably. In many cases this will take explicit and deliberate efforts to overcome household and social barriers….]
Finally, courtesy of ungandaspotlight, in a land of difficult history, an exchange where a Ugandan man speaks a truth for all women:
Join politics, Apac women advised
Posted on August 13, 2008 by ugandaspotlight
By Geoffrey Omara
The district criminal investigation officer Mathew Otuu has urged women to join politics and compete with men in a order to solve their problems constitutionally.
“You must compete with men so that your number increases in parliament in order for you to come out with a law which can favour women at grass root levels so that they can developed at a faster rate”, Otuu said.
A.S.P Otuu was on August 5 addressing women council in a consultation meeting organized by a Local NGO in APAC district called CADOVIC.
“If you were many in parliament you would have passed so many bills such as domestic relation bill which has been pending in Parliament since 2006”, he added.
He said many women tend to ignore their fellow women during campaign time yet they are the ones who can transform them when they are in higher authorities.
The board member of CADOVIC Mrs. Florence Omara warned women against early marriage.
“Don’t let people marry children. You in the council should bring women together and advocate against the dangers of early marriage within your communities” she directed.
http://ugandaspotlight.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/join-politics-apac-women-advised/
I Own My Vote, PUMAPac, The Denver Group, Just Say No Deal
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