Weekly Round-Up

by Andrea Maruniak, Program Assistant,
National Women's Law Center

Amanda Marcotte posted at RH Reality Check on the 50th anniversary of FDA approval of the birth control pill.

The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) has started a new web initiative, the Young Feminist Wire, aiming to unite young feminists around the globe (via Feministing).

Tonya Williams from SPARK Reproductive Justice Now! posted at RH Reality Check about the shackling of pregnant women in Georgia prisons.

Equality Myth posted about an online survey that found college students acted out more in classes with female professors.

XX Factor discussed the nuances of contraception coverage under the new health care reform law.

Feministe posted about an article in The New York Observer that pitted motherhood against feminism.