It’s that time of year again: The National Abortion Funds virtual Bowl-a-thon! With reproductive rights under attack from the national to the state to some local levels, it has never been more important to help women have access to all forms of health care, including abortions. With Equal Pay Day also falling within this week,…
Today is Equal Pay Day. It represents how far into 2011 women have to work to make the same salary as men in 2010. This year it’s nearly 100 days into the year. It’s more than a third of the way through the year and women are just now catching up to men in the…
Don’t forget about the hearing on AB314, the statewide Comprehensive Sex Education bill! When: Friday, April 8 Time: 12:30 pm Where: In Las Vegas: Grant Sawyer State Office Building Room 4406 555 E. Washington Ave. In Carson City: State Legislative Building 401 S. Carson Street
The comprehensive sex ed bill is headed to hearing at 1pm on Friday, April 8! (Here’s the FB page with more details on that.) Turn out and show your support! Here’s some info: AB314 is a bill that would create a comprehensive, sexual education curriculum. The curriculum would be standardized for use state-wide. We need…
Not too long ago I was cornered by one of my best friends and the subject took me a bit by surprise. He wanted to know how to handle his daughter’s first period. I’m sure most fathers cringe a little at the thought of not only having to discuss the birds and the bees with…
A couple of good bills are making their way through the Legislature. Both align with progressive values and we should all do what we can — contact legislators, attend hearings, etc. — to show our support. SB331 would revise the public accommodations law to include gender expression. Like AB211, which would amend Employment Non-Discrimination Act…
A proposed state senate bill, SB230, seeks to ban the sale of foods containing trans fats at Nevada’s public schools. If passed, this bill would put Nevada on a growing list of states, cities and even countries banning the substance (in some way) from being sold. According to the Mayo Clinic, trans fats raise your…
Nevada Women’s Lobby’s Grassroots Lobby Days is coming up, March 14-16! During GLD there are a host of great workshops to better understand how bills become law and how to lobby your representatives. Another great part of GLD is the great speakers lined up! One of those speakers is acclaimed, feminist, prochoice, activist Shelby Knox!…
This comes from Planned Parenthood CEO Vicki Cowart: Senators: Women and their families are counting on you Four months ago, the public elected a new conservative leadership to the House of Representatives to create jobs, jump start the economy and reduce debt. Instead, the anti-choice House is eliminating family planning programs, hurting women and their…
Obviously, the Rally for Choice is over. But there’s still time to do the rest of these… Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada needs your help now more than ever. With the state legislative session under way, we have the opportunity to get Real Sex Ed in Nevada’s schools with your help! We are also under…
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