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Teen Contraception Use Declining, Birth Rate Increases According to Study
Despite years of improved contraception use and declining pregnancy and birth rates amongst teens, a joint study (PDF) by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Guttmacher Institute reports that these trends may have stalled or, in some cases,...
Cyber-stalking in the Internet (and Cell Phone, and GPS, and Digital Camera…) Age
In an age where optimism is hurriedly attaining an obsolete status amidst the ruins of the economy and the travesty of the health care system, technology—at least—provides a private escape into wonderment. On a daily basis, the accomplishments of technology supply a...
Girls like math too…
The term “gender gap” has become such an insurmountable cliché that even when unused, the phrase hangs loftily over any piece of news announcing the disparity of the sexes. Mentioned in reference to the unequal treatment of men and women in the workplace, at home, and...
Title IX Lawsuit Pending in Florida
After passing a plan in April to cut the number of scheduled high school sporting events, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) will soon be facing a lawsuit on the grounds of Title IX violations and discrimination towards female athletes. In an article...
Milwaukee Judge Invalidates Paid Sick Days for Victims of Domestic Violence
Last fall, almost 70 percent of Milwaukee voters approved an ordinance that would guarantee workers seven paid sick days a year. Last Friday, as reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Judge Thomas Cooper of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court ruled the ordinance...
