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		<title>National Council applauds appointment of first woman director of the U.S. Secret Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release        Contact: Dawn Aldrich dawn@ncwo-online.org 202-293-4505 National Council applauds appointment of first woman director of the U.S. Secret Service Washington, D.C. March 27 – The National Council of Women’s Organizations, a nonpartisan coalition of 240 progressive women’s groups &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=263&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DC is Rising. Are You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 11, 2011, Eve Ensler told the world that she was Over It. She’s over rape. And rape culture. And gender-based violence. And passivity. And victim-blaming. Aren’t we all? Or, at least, shouldn’t we be? Politicizing the violence is &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=254&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and Romney Differ on Equal Rights for Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women voters will decide the winner of the Nov. 6 presidential election, according to political pundits, but they have heard almost nothing from candidates Pres. Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney about the issue of their basic constitutional rights. In &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=250&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A World of His Own: Akin and &#8220;Legitimate Rape&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Gender-Based Violence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Mali Irvin,  Program and Policy Intern National Council of Women’s Organizations As you may have heard, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) made a few, to say the least, insensitive remarks about &#8220;legitimate rape&#8221; Sunday in response to a reporter&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=242&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>She Broke the Glass Ceiling to the Sky: A Salute to Sally Ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[STEM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, July 23, 2012, the American astronaut Sally Ride lost her 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.  Ride died at the age of 61. Not just any astronaut, Ride was the first American woman to travel into orbit aboard the &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=239&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Clery Act: How Penn State&#8217;s Scandal Could Affect Financial Aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dani Nispel,  Program and Policy Intern National Council of Women’s Organizations NCAA president, Mark Emmert, announced this morning that Penn State Football would not face the “death penalty.” The team would not be suspended for a year, but it &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=232&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Perpetrators don’t discriminate, so why does Congress?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Gender-Based Violence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Maggie Fridinger,  Program and Policy Intern National Council of Women&#8217;s Organizations Every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten in the United States.  One in four women are subjected to violence during their lifetime. Perpetrators do not discriminate &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=201&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Save our Campuses: Pass VAWA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dani Nispel,  Program and Policy Intern National Council of Women’s Organizations What could happen on college campuses if Congress doesn’t pass the real VAWA? When students and parents are looking at colleges and universities to consider, they will have &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=195&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Take Action: Tell Domino&#8217;s To Stop Joking About Rape</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dani Nispel,  Program and Policy Intern National Council of Women’s Organizations As domestic violence and sexual assault continue to be ignored and belittled by politicians and lawmakers across the country, we need all the support we can get. Unfortunately, &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=189&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Sexist and I Know It: Why Women&#8217;s Studies Remains Relevant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCWO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Maggie Fridinger,  Program and Policy Intern National Council of Women&#8217;s Organizations Ever since I can remember, I have had an informal, anthropologic fascination with people watching.  Today, the office that I occupy in my graduate women’s studies program feeds &#8230; <a href="http://www.womensorganizations.org/?p=183&#038;option=com_wordpress&#038;Itemid=114">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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