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The killing of Dr. Tamara O’Neal reflects the alarming stats about black women and domestic violence

By Natelegé Whaley O’Neal’s tragic killing is yet another case of intimate partner violence and the incident should be a dire reminder that black women are more likely to experience domestic violence than white, Latina and Asian/Pacific Islander women, according to a 2017 report, the Status [...]

November 21, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|

Intimate partner violence plays major role in mass shooting at hospital

By Casey Quinlan The death of O’Neal, a Black woman, is also part of a disturbing prevalence of intimate partner violence against Black women in the United States. According tothe Institute for Women’s Policy Research, more than four in ten Black women have suffered physical violence [...]

November 20, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|

Policy can work. Just compare the Canadian and U.S. labour markets

By Matt Lundy “Not only could a paid family leave program keep women in the workforce and decrease their need for public assistance, but it could reduce employer costs and contribute to U.S. economic growth,” said a 2014 report from the Washington-based Institute for Women’s Policy [...]

November 16, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|

Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Appointment Could Mean the Return of Bigoted Abortion Bans

By Amanda Lamm That’s because Indiana too often chooses to invest its resources in promoting an anti-abortionagenda, rather than in the programs and services that would allow all Hoosiers and families to thrive. Poverty is on the rise in many major Indiana cities. Our increasing maternal and infant mortality rates are far [...]

November 16, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|

Influential Panel: Health-Care Providers Need to Screen for Domestic Violence

by Nicole Knight But before #MeToo, intimate partner violence (IPV) was a deadly undercurrent for millions of women and men. About one in four women and one in ten men will experience a form of partner violence and report its impact, according to the National Intimate Partner and [...]

November 16, 2018|Categories: Press Hits|