Today is Equal Pay Day. It represents how far into 2010 women have to work to make the same salary as men in 2009. This year it’s 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 last…
Yes, you read that headline correctly. The editor-in-chief, the Big Boss, at the Las Vegas Review Journal (the largest daily newspaper in Nevada) thinks women should no longer have the right to vote. And no, this is not hyperbole or exaggeration on my part, read it for yourself on his very own newspaper-owned blog! I…
Please welcome another new writer to The Sin City Siren! Lazara Paz, 30, is a self-described Latina with a LOT to say! A product of Cuban and Puerto Rican parents, she was born in New Jersey. She has a Master’s degree in Public Health from UNLV and is currently working on a multitude of health…
The National Abortion Funds’ Blogger Bowl-a-Thon ends tomorrow! But we still have time to make a difference in the lives of women all over America! (You can donate – pretty, pretty please – by clicking here.) But maybe you’ve never heard about National Abortion Funds. What are they? Abortion Funds are local, grassroots groups that…
Have you heard? The Tea Party Express is storming Searchlight, Nev. this weekend! And why would anyone want to go to Searchlight, you might ask? Because that’s where incumbent Sen. Harry Reid is from, silly! They’re going to get ’em on his own home turf, those clever bastards! Gosh, they really are so darn witty…
According to a story in today’s Las Vegas Review Journal, several UNLV academic programs including the Women’s Studies program, could get eliminated due to drastic budget cuts. In the same story, university president Neal Smatresk said he fears this is not the last time he will be facing such cuts. Other programs on the list…
I really don’t feel like writing about health care reform. Yes, it’s historic. But the road to get there was a total cluster fuck. I’m pissed off that the bill that was signed into law today was written on the backs of women’s reproductive health care. So I’m just going to get this over with…
Nevada Women’s Lobby 20th Anniversary Celebration: Please join us in celebrating 20 years of legislative advocacy and recognizing 19 women legislators for their dedication to women and family issues Tuesday March 23, 2010 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 6:15 -7:00 PM Program Blue Martini in Town Square 6593 Las Vegas Blvd So. $35 at the door Light refreshments/Cash bar To…
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A disturbing new law could criminalize the actions of pregnant women in Utah. I’ve re-posted a blog from Karen McCreary of the ACLU of Utah with more details: Utah, Don’t Turn Pregnant Women into Criminals Last month, the Utah legislature passed a new abortion amendment (H.B. 12) that threatens to criminalize women for their behavior…
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