This week has been full of wonderful feminist news.
Yesterday, the Senate passed the 2009 Omnibus bill. Included in the bill is a provision that allows low-income health clinics and college health centers to purchase birth control at a lower cost. Feminists around the country have been working for this provision ever since the 2005, when Congress "mysteriously" forgot to include low birth control pricing in the Deficit Reduction Act. We are so proud of all the work feminist students have done to lower birth control prices on their campuses, and we've been celebrating like mad.
Today we received even more good news out of Washington. President Obama has created the White House Council on Women and Girls, chaired by his senior advisor Valerie Jarrett and directed by White House Director of Public Liaison Tina Tchen. Here is what President Obama had to say before signing the executive order this afternoon
I like the sound of feminism in the White House. Let's keep the victories coming!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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3 comments:
Tear those Birth Control Toolkits to shreads!! I'm so glad we don't need them anymore!
Woo hoo! Feminism in the White House, that does have a nice ring to it. :)
Let the victories keep coming!
P.S. Stella's shredding technique is to be admired.
Geez, who did that stellar videography?
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