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WEBLoreen Arbus Accessibility is Fundamental Program. . September 10, 2024. The rapid expansion of online and remote education has been a game-changer, particularly for women with disabilities who have long been excluded from traditional educational settings. “If they close our school, we will create our own.”. – Underground Schools in ...
Mom, I Always Knew You Were a Lesbian – Women's eNews
WEBAug 27, 2024 · There was still one more person who needed to come out. “I always knew you were a lesbian,” my son continued, “because when I used to tell you that I thought I may be attracted to the same sex, you said that you felt the same way when you were my age. Even though you said it was natural for all teenagers to feel that way,” he continued ...
Aprons as Art: No Strings Attached – Women's eNews
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Aprons are potent symbols of women and domesticity. As utilitarian garments, they are worn and connected to a variety of professional and occupational settings: chefs, butchers, blacksmiths, waiters and waitresses, bartenders, gardeners; even the helpful associates at Home Depot all wear aprons. But the most persistent meanings associated with ...
Finding My Space — On the Women’s Side of the Western Wall
WEBNov 4, 2021 · I visited the Western Wall twice as part of my school’s eighth grade trip to Israel—once on a weekday, and once on a Friday night. These two experiences couldn’t have been more different. The Western Wall in Jerusalem is controversially partitioned into two sections: one (larger) section for men, and a (smaller) section for women. Men have the right to wrap tefillin, read Torah, conduct ...
More Than Just Trauma: How Autistics Navigate a Neurotypical …
WEBAug 7, 2024 · When most people think about autism, it is not positive. A 2017 study found that first impressions of autistic people are generally negative, and being misperceived has been found to increase poor mental health and societal isolation in autistic people. Too often, when autistic people are seen more positively it is because they are socially inept savants and superheroes at the service of ...
Stalking Victim Presses for Employment Protection
WEBAug 8, 2016 · An estimated 3.4 million people were victims of stalking in 2009, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Andrews’ stalker, Michael Barrett, was sentenced in March 2010 to 30 months in prison. According to media reports, Andrews was angered by what she saw as a lenient sentence. The bill–Simplifying The Ambiguous Law, Keeping ...
No Plan B: For Colored Girls Who Pursue Holistic Reproductive …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · When a black woman walks into a medical institution, her trauma shows up at the door with her. Beyond childbirth, sexual trauma greatly impacts the lives of black women who desire any kind of reproductive health care.
Custody Disputes Now Tougher for Battered Moms - Women's …
WEBSep 12, 2016 · Custody Disputes Now Tougher for Battered Moms. It’s been 25 years since Phyllis Chesler wrote “Mothers on Trial” to help women fight their child-custody battles. In this excerpt from her revised book, she reviews what’s changed, for better and worse. (WOMENSENEWS)–Going through a custody battle is like going through a war.
Older Lesbians Reunite, Focused Now on Ageism – Women's eNews
WEBSep 12, 2016 · NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)– These days, Alix Dobkin passes most of her time taking care of her three young grandchildren, picking up the two oldest from elementary school in Woodstock, N.Y., and playing with the youngest, a 4-year-old, at home. Every once in a while, though, the 73-year-old renowned folk singer still drives down to New York City ...
Mockery of Katherine Harris Shows Double Standard
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Mockery of Katherine Harris Shows Double Standard. When women reach middle age and finally have a crack at power and influence, they are struck by the pervasive double standard of aging: Men can look like unmade beds and gain in gravitas while women are judged ruthlessly on their looks and often silenced. By Caryl Rivers Commentary November 29 ...
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