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...address a host of other workers’ issues. Feminists, and anyone concerned about women’s rights at this University, should do everything they can to be in attendance. Their presence will affirm that at the end of the day, the structures of power and privilege that hinder gender equality are the same ones that hold workers down. The world’s richest university and the object of Working Mother’s (misguided) approbation owes its women workers more than a pink slip and a girl-power press release...
...morning-after pill has been around for years, but obstacles to access often hinder its widespread use. In most states, women seeking emergency contraception must first set up an appointment and make a trip to the doctor’s office to obtain the necessary prescription. But most doctors’ offices are not open on the weekends—a time when the most number of women are probably in need—and pharmacies are not always free from moral prejudice. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that currently only six percent of women of childbearing...
...Time for Change In your notebook item on Malaysia's new Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, he comes across as a bold reformer [March 15]. The elections in Malaysia were a real nightmare, but the people have finally shown that they are fed up with politicians who try to hinder modernism and secularism. The population's response was clear. May the people of Malaysia have the opportunity to see their country rise above itself with this new government. Sergej Nicolas Thessaloniki, Greece...
...pain and suffering—as it does not correlate to any economic formula—allowing juries to decide an appropriate award is only fair. Capping the amount of damages payable to victims of malpractice undermines the importance of an unimpeded jury system, free from restraints that might hinder their ability to judiciously determine the level of damages on a case-by-case basis...
Mansfield says changes in the January calendar could, aside from providing questionable academic benefits, hinder professors’ research...