Winter 2006 NCJW Journal
The National Council of Jewish Women's flagship magazine, the award-winning NCJW Journal, provides expert insight and compelling perspectives on critical issues across the country and around the world.
Women, Equality, and Empowerment Today
An online NCJW survey about equality made two things clear: Women encounter obstacles to equality throughout their lives. And women are fighting back. This issue of the NCJW Journal looks at how -- by changing public policy and personal perspective -- we can make women's equality a reality.
Working Mothers Paying for Poor Policies
by Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
In the US, working mothers bear the burden of the government's foot-dragging on family-friendly policies. It's time to make real "family values" a priority.
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Framing the Feminist Debate
by Erica Brody
Seven key activists focus on the future of women's equality, with Jennifer Baumgardner, Kim Gandy, Karla Goldman, Blu Greenberg, Dolores Huerta, Susan Weidman Schneider, and Sonia Pressman Fuentes.
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Safeguarding Access to Reproductive Care
by Suzanne Crowell
From East Coast to West, state laws increasingly determine women’s access to reproductive health care. What's at stake in your state?
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Galvanizing the Grassroots
by Roberto Lovato
For immigrant-rights activists and grassroots volunteers, immigration isn’t just another election talking point. It's about humanity and the fair treatment of those already living, and working, within our borders.
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Taking a Seat at the Table
by Rabbi Rona Shapiro
Women occupy only a quarter of the decision-making seats in Jewish communal organizations. Put simply, that's simply not enough.
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