[NOW News] Right Wing "Father"land

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BELOW THE BELT: RIGHT WING "FATHER"LAND In her biweekly Below the Belt column, Kim Gandy writes: "In a country where you're hard pressed to find a state legislature that doesn't house a number of extreme conservatives opposed to abortion and birth control, and where national policies make it nearly impossible for most women to balance work and family, Bush & Co. labor to keep machinations working in favor of birth-giving machines, but not for women and their multi-faceted lives." Read more about the bad guys of the HHS, and other ways the government is ignoring women. IRAQ WAR: FOUR TRAGIC YEARS At this tragic conclusion of the fourth year of George W. Bush's war for oil and control of the Middle East, we grieve the loss of more than 3,200 U.S. soldiers and between 58,000 and 600,000 deaths of civilians in Iraq. Read More | Take Action! DOLCE & GABBANA AD: SEXY OR SADISTIC? SEXIST, ACTUALLY Fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) recently announced they were pulling their print advertisement which portrays a woman held down at the wrists by a man kneeling over her while four other men watch. NOW was part of an international outcry against the sexist and violent nature of the ad. Read More KEEPING UP WITH CONGRESS NOW is busy keeping track of the progress (or lack thereof) Congress is making on several issues impacting women's rights. Read NOW's recent letters (PDFs) on: hate crime prevention immigration reform MORE RECOMMENDED READING: The Women's War - by Sara Corbett, The New York Times Magazine Sexual Abuse Allegations Persist in U.S. Military - Listen to this story from NPR's Day to Day Old Prejudice Dishonors New Military Generation - USA Today editorial Guest Workers Fired After Protesting Slave-Like Conditions - David Bacon, AFL-CIO blog		HILLARY CLINTON AND THE MEDIA: FROM INTELLIGENT AND FAIR TO APPALLINGLY SEXIST AND POINTLESS NOW decided to take a look at how the media has covered Hillary Clinton in recent months. What we found spans the spectrum from intelligent and fair to appallingly sexist and pointless. Read More | Sign Our Petition to the Media MYTH ABOUT MOMS IS CRUSHED, NOW HELPS SPREAD THE WORD NOW applauds E.J. Graff and the Columbia Journalism Review for debunking "The Opt-Out Myth" that has become a staple of The New York Times, with articles claiming a surge of women are trading high-powered careers for stay-at-home motherhood. Read More FCC CONSIDERING MEDIA CONSOLIDATION, BUT FAILS TO ADDRESS DEARTH OF WOMEN OWNERS The Federal Communications Commission is currently considering relaxing its rules on media ownership. NOW Foundation asks that the Commission expand studies on and institute policies promoting ownership opportunities for women and people of color. Read our letter to the FCC (PDF). Read more about NOW Foundation's work with the FCC. NOW LINKS ARMS WITH LGBT ALLIES AGAINST HATE CRIMES NOW is supporting GPAC's "50 Under 30" public education campaign, which calls for decisive action to stand up for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights and against hate crimes that target people who do not fit into social "norms." Read More COMING UP THIS WEEKEND: YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND WOMEN'S EQUALITY SUMMIT & CONGRESSIONAL ACTION DAY Join NOW President Kim Gandy and Executive Vice President Olga Vives and other NOW members and women's rights supporters at the National Young Women's Leadership Conference March 24-25, and the Women's Equality Summit March 26-27, in Washington, D.C. Learn More About these Events
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