[NOW News] ABCs, 123s, and STDs

Support NOW's Work |	March 21, 2008	| Tell a Friend

ABCs, 123s and STDs Comprehensive sex ed actively encourages teens to obstain from sex until they are more mature and ready. Yet it acknowledges that many are not, and with or without adult approval, sex is happening and sexual consequences are the result. Read more INTERESTED IN POLITICS OR HISTORY? TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! For Women's History Month, find out how much you know about the history of women in politics. Read more EMPOWERING WOMEN IN BUSINESS, HEALTH, ECONOMICS, AND PUBLIC POLICY Created to empower women in business, health, economics, and public policy, the Summit on Economic Justice for Women will address issues from healthcare and immigration to living wage jobs and pay disparities. Read more ACTIVISTS GATHER TO PUT CHURCH-STATE SEPERATION ON 2008 NATIONAL AGENDA NOW board member Dr. Susan Wicklund is one of the featured participants in an upcoming free simulcast and event: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Separation of Church and State...but Were Afraid to Ask! Attend the Event | Read Wicklund's book MORE RECOMMENDED READING: 'Torture Porn' Makers Shrug Off the Label - by Rachel Corbett, Women's eNews Cutting Women Out - By Erika Falk, In These Times The American Health Care System is Failing Women of Color - by Cynthia Soohoo and Katrina Anderson, AlterNet Battle lines harden on the gender front - by Jennifer Wells, Globe and Mail Firing Back at Outlook - The Washington Post		RESTORE AFFORDABLE BIRTH CONTROL NOW Access to affordable birth control is part of every woman?s right to reproductive health care. Recent and dramatic increases in prices for students and low income women will lead to discontinuation of use, higher rates of unplanned pregnancies and an increase in abortions. Take action TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE CHILD MARRIAGES WORLDWIDE According to the Population Council, about one in seven girls in the developing world marries before her 15th birthday. This practice, affecting girls as young as 7, puts them at risk to suffer damaging health, economic, and educational consequences. Take action REGIONAL NOW CONFERENCES In April and May, National NOW Board members representing each region will be elected at these events. Attend the conference in your region. Attend your conference WORK ON NOW'S INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS Can you picture yourself putting together this email newsletter? If so, you could be NOW's next Internet Communications Coordinator. Learn more BECAUSE EVERY MONTH WOMEN ARE MAKING HISTORY Help us to keep it that way by supporting our work. Give the Gift of NOW | Shop NOW Store | Shop Amazon SAVE THE DATE: 2008 EVENTS Summit on Economic Justice for Women - April 11-12 Atlanta, Ga. Intrepid Awards Gala - July 17 Washington, D.C. National NOW Conference - July 18-20 Washington, D.C. NOW Regional Conferences
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