Stoking Fire: Addressing the Specific Needs of Female Syrian Refugees

Humanitarian groups are working to provide aid to the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who have fled to Jordan, but the specific needs of women and girls all too often fall through the cracks.
Ireland’s Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill: 21 Years After X, Business as Usual?

In the wake of the tragic and preventable death of Savita Halappanavar, Irish politicians promised that this government would “not become the seventh to ‘neglect and ignore’ the issue of the Supreme Court ruling abortion on the X Case.” Six months later, the cabinet has proposed a bill it says will not “change the law” on abortion.
Why I’m Pro-Life, Whatever That Means: A Filipino’s Take on the New Reproductive Health Bill

There’s a sticker, unpeeled, on my father’s office desk. I don’t know where it’s from, but it’s meant to demonstrate one’s opposition to the Reproductive Health Bill now in Congress in the Philippines. “Say no,” the sticker reads, a thick red diagonal line dashing across the glossy sheet of vinyl.
MDGFive.com Unites Arts and Activism for Maternal Health
Maternal health isn’t exactly what most people consider to be a “sexy” topic and it can be challenging to engage those outside of the health community. Stepping up to the challenge, two artists have joined forces using the Internet to unite arts and activism.
Having a Baby is No Vacation, But Why Do Employers Pay Us Like It Is?
Staying at home, develop a bond with their newborn infant, and practice breastfeeding and caring for their child(ren) isn’t a vacation. Far from it. Yet employers treat women like it is. We have to save up our PTO to be able to wake up at 3am for a feeding and wipe vomit off our shoulders? Really? Really
Blog About Palestine Day: Social and Reproductive Justice under Occupation
This piece was writen as part of Blog About Palestine Day, 2009.