Status of Women and Girls in Rhode Island: The Women’s Fund of RI Mid-Decade Report
The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island recently released a mid-decade update to its report on the status of women and girls in Rhode Island, originally released in 2002. The report indicates that Rhode Island women continue to face barriers to political, economic and social equality and that the status of women in the state has deteriorated on several key measures. To see the full report, visit www.wfri.org.
Problem Solved T-Shirt Campaign
RI NOW received a notice from Hardy Girls, Healthy Women, a non-profit organization in Maine, alerting us to the fact that Kmart (parent company Sears Holding Corporation) is carrying an incredibly offensive “Problem Solved” t-shirt in the children’s department. The t-shirt depicts a male stick figure physically assaulting a female. They are running a campaign to have these shirts removed from the shelves. To learn more about this campaign, and to see the t-shirt, visit www.hghw.org.
NARAL Publishes Who Decides? The Status of Women’s Reproductive Rights in the United States
Go to the following link to the recently released report to see how Rhode Island stacks up. You may find some surprising facts you didn’t know.
Planned Parenthood Rhode Island announces its new radio show: “Real Life. Real Talk.®… Sex Education for the Real World”
This new PPRI radio show is hosted by: Pablo Rodriguez, M.D., PPRI Medical Director & Jim Miller, Ph.D., URI Professor and Certified Sex Educator
WHJJ 920AM — Saturdays, starting on February 3 at 5:00 pm
Tune in!