Category Archives: Call for Action
Gender Inquality at the Olympics
February 12, 2010 By Robyn Gordon At 25, Lindsay Van is considered the best female ski-jumper in the world. During the International Ski Federation’s Nordic Ski Championships 2009 held in February and March 2009, women’s ski jumping made its sporting debut, and Van was the first North American to medal in ski jumping and the […]
Compassionate Care for Servicewomen
By Robyn Gordon This week, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act, co-sponsored by Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME). This legislation would require that emergency contraception, also know as Plan B or the “morning-after” pill, be carried at every military healthcare facility. Senator Franken explained in his introduction to the bill that […]
