[NOW News] Your Body is a Battleground

Support NOW's Work |	May 29, 2009	| Tell a Friend

TEENS AND SEX: IS THE INTERNET ACCURATE? NOW President Kim Gandy writes in her biweekly Below the Belt column: "As young women attempt to navigate the sexual minefield laid out by the patriarchy, they need information that won't steer them wrong. The stakes are high -- unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, a life forever altered, a future interrupted. So do they get good information?" Read more NOW JOINS PROP 8 PROTESTS NATIONWIDE AND IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL The decision by the California State Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8 and reinstate discrimination against same-sex couples is a devastating setback on the march to equality. NOW activists and leaders across the country organized and joined in demonstrations of protest and solidarity. Read more AFTER YEARS OF STRUGGLE, TRUTH IN U.S. CAPITOL After more than a dozen years of campaigning, lobbying and fundraising, a bust of Sojourner Truth was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol, and NOW President Kim Gandy writes about the moving ceremony. Read more EQUAL PAY STRUGGLE: 46 YEARS AND STILL SHORTCHANGED An update on the continuing struggle to close the wage gap between men and women, with the numbers that show women still falling short and the legislative efforts that aim to achieve pay equity. Read more		FEMINIST VOICES COUNT: PRESIDENT CHOOSES WOMAN FOR SUPREME COURT Thousands of you joined NOW in calling on President Obama to weigh heavily the gender imbalance on the court when making his nominee decision. And the president delivered. NOW thanks everyone who signed the petition -- your voices do count. Read more ACTION TO END GROUP DEFAMATION BY AUTO INSURERS A shocking practice auto insurers increasingly employ -- charging higher premiums to drivers on the basis of lower-status education and occupation -- is an emerging hot topic in state legislatures. In June, it will be addressed in a workshop at the National NOW Conference. Read more LOVE YOUR BODY POSTER CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED Grand Prize Winner: Marie Bushbaum Do you love what you see when you look in the mirror? View the 2009 winning poster entries for NOW's Love Your Body campaign, send an e-card with the designs, and learn more about entering your own submission. Read more MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Unnatural Born Killer Katha Pollitt, The Nation New report underscores women's mental illness concerns Shahreen Abedin, CNN Health Is My Marriage Gay? Jennifer Finney Boylan, New York Times Read more at "NOW Read This"
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