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Winter 2006

Women, Equality, and Empowerment Today

An online NCJW survey about equality made two things clear: Women encounter obstacles to equality throughout their lives. And women are fighting back. This issue of the NCJW Journal looks at how -- by changing public policy and personal perspective -- we can make women's equality a reality.

Working Mothers Paying for Poor Policies 

by Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | 0 Comments

In the US, working mothers bear the burden of the government's foot-dragging on family-friendly policies. It's time to make real "family values" a priority.

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Framing the Feminist Debate

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Seven key activists focus on the future of women's equality, with Jennifer Baumgardner, Kim Gandy, Karla Goldman, Blu Greenberg, Dolores Huerta, Susan Weidman Schneider, and Sonia Pressman Fuentes.

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Safeguarding Access to Reproductive Care

by Suzanne Crowell | 0 Comments

From East Coast to West, state laws increasingly determine women’s access to reproductive health care. What's at stake in your state?

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Galvanizing the Grassroots 

by Robert Lovato | 0 Comments

For immigrant-rights activists and grassroots volunteers, immigration isn’t just another election talking point. It's about humanity and the fair treatment of those already living, and working, within our borders.

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Taking a Seat at the Table

by Rabbi Rona Shapiro | 0 Comments

Women occupy only a quarter of the decision-making seats in Jewish communal organizations. Put simply, that's simply not enough.

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