[NOW News] NOW'S Naughty List: Stereotyping Toys

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NOW'S NAUGHTY LIST: STEREOTYPING TOYS Through the world of toys, girls and boys are given separate dreams to follow. Girls are prepared for a future of looking pretty, keeping house and taking care of babies. Boys are pointed toward the outside world of challenge, physical development and achievement. Read Gandy's latest NOW MOURNS LOSS OF FEMINIST LEADER JUDITH MEULI Judith Meuli, 69, died at her home in California after a long battle against cancer. Meuli, a woman of many talents, edited the National NOW publication "Do it NOW," was president of Los Angeles NOW, created feminist jewelry to raise money for NOW and the Equal Rights Amendment, and co-authored "The Feminist Chronicles," a history of the modern women's movement. Read more NOW, HUNDREDS OF GROUPS DEMAND HEALTH CARE FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN The National Immigration Law Center and many others, has signed onto and helped distribute a letter to Congress asking them to stand up to public attacks on hard-working immigrant families and to support health insurance coverage for low-income immigrant pregnant women and children. Read more WOMEN MAKE PROGRESS UNDER TITLE IX, BUT BARRIERS PERSIST Though significant progress has been made in increasing women's educational attainment over the last three decades, there are still many serious barriers to equal opportunity in academic as well as athletic programs. Read more FAMILY LAW CLEARINGHOUSE ON FOUNDATION WEBSITE The National NOW Family Law Advisory Committee has compiled materials on a range of issues that women face in divorce and child custody cases. The information is of special interest to women involved in court cases where battering and/or child sexual or physical abuse has been involved. Read more CALL FOR NOW NATIONAL COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS NOW has several ad hoc advisory committees that work on various issues, as well as a National Young Feminist Task Force. You can participate! Learn More MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Abstinence Programs Face Rejection - by Rob Stein, The Washington Post Ending the Great Pill Price Hike - by Amanda Schaffer, Slate Magazine Gentlemen First: The Vice President Gets the Vapors - Ruth Marcus, The Washington Post Nancy Redd Sees Vulvas Everywhere - The Daily Intelligencer, New York Magazine Bonfire of the Disney Princesses - by Barbara Ehrenreich, The Nation		FCC VOTES TO MAKE BIG MEDIA BIGGER, CONGRESS MUST SLOW DOWN CONSOLIDATION The FCC has voted to allow greater consolidation of media ownership, despite vocal opposition from Congress, the general public, and groups such as NOW. When Congress returns in the new year, watch for NOW's alert calling on women's rights supporters to urge a Congressional repeal of rules favoring big business. Watch this space for details!  Read More FREE LOVE YOUR BODY POSTCARDS WITH A YEAR-END GIFT TO THE NOW FOUNDATION December 31 is right around the corner. Support the NOW Foundation with a year-end tax-deductible gift. With your contribution of $50 or more, we will send you a free package of six Love Your Body postcards. Give now | Buy Postcards OVER-THE-COUNTER EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION: THE FIRST YEAR A little over a year ago, the FDA approved non-prescription sale of emergency contraception for women aged 18 and older, following a controversial delay of more than seven years. Easing access to EC was a major victory for millions of women, but the FDA's politically-influenced process, and the unjustifiable limitation that women 17 and under will continue to need a prescription, leaves unsettling questions. Read more VETERAN FEMINISTS OF AMERICA HONORS NOW ACTIVISTS The Veteran Feminists of America honored 150 D.C.-area women featured in "Feminists Who Changed America," including NOW President Kim Gandy and former president Eleanor Smeal. Read more BRING FEMINIST FASHION FORWARD IN 2008! Visit NOW's online store for totebags, buttons and bumper stickers with a message. And don't forget to check out our extensive reading selection - all Feminist Bookstore items are currently on sale! Shop NOW SHOP AT AMAZON THROUGH NOW Did you know that by shopping at Amazon.com you can donate to NOW? If you start at NOW's Amazon.com page, you will find book and video suggestions from the NOW staff, and can buy products like toys, housewares, electronics, and tools. Ask your friends and family to do their Amazon shopping through NOW. Don't forget to bookmark the link when you get there! Shop Amazon | Tell your friends SAVE THE DATE: 2008 EVENTS Economic Justice Summit - April 10-12 Atlanta, Ga. Intrepid Awards Gala - July 17 Washington, D.C. National NOW Conference - July 18-20 Washington, D.C. Workshop proposal and research paper deadline extended! Submit your proposal by Jan. 20, 2008
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