Feminist & Women's Issues

Margaret Thatcher: Leading From the Front
(BLI) She simply emerged as one of the strongest of the post-WWII leaders, a "great stateswoman holding her own among all the statesmen of the world." 4/9/2013 >>more

Culture of Death vs. Culture of Life
(BLI) Moral relativism makes a case for infanticide. God’s moral absolutes declare the sanctity of all life. 4/1/2013 >>more

CROUSE: Feminist Leaders Compared to Religious Right Leaders
(BLI) Somewhere along the way, feminism lost its way, and power became the "be all and end all." 3/18/2013 >>more

Amsterdam’s Legalized Prostitution Experiment Failed, Miserably
(BLI) The Netherlands' government is shocked, shocked to find pimps and sex traffickers involved in their legalized prostitution industry! Yes, who indeed could have seen that happening? 2/22/2013 >>more

The Truth About Transvaginal Ultrasounds
(BLI) “Safe, legal, and rare!” That’s the mantra we hear from abortion supporters. Legal it is. Rare it is not. 2/13/2013 >>more

Feminists Fought Battles and Men Won the War
(BLI) Feminists battled to change the culture, laws, and behaviors under the guise of “equality.” Congratulations men, you won. 1/23/2013 >>more

New York City's New Slogan: I visited NYC and all I got was this lousy STD
(BLI) But while Mayor Bloomberg focuses like a laser beam on the dangers of eating, what is he doing to stem the rising tide of sexually transmitted diseases in his city? 12/20/2012 >>more

A Game of Cat and Mouth
(BLI) Females have a reputation for not getting along with one another, being associated with interpersonal "drama." 11/27/2012 >>more

Obama's War on Women Backfires
(BLI) Women are a central, indispensible part of the Democratic base -- single women, that is. 11/6/2012 >>more

Hollywood’s Pundits Spout Empty Rhetoric
(BLI) For some of the Hollywood stars, the public adulation isn’t enough. 11/5/2012 >>more

ObamaCare and Women: A Symbiotic or Sybaritic Relationship?
(BLI) ObamaCare has created a symbiotic relationship with women — it pays for women’s birth control and abortions and women, in turn, support keeping it in place. 10/31/2012 >>more

White Ribbons Against Pornography Week Approaching
(BLI) Pornography awareness week celebrates its 25th anniversary beginning October 28th. 10/17/2012 >>more

Are We Better Off after the Pill?
(BLI) Studies suggest that many of the new freedoms afforded to women since the 1970s have backfired. 10/16/2012 >>more

Of "Lady Parts" and Politics
(BLI) Our foremothers did not fight for the right to vote so that the Democrats could reduce them to their "lady parts." 10/3/2012 >>more

Rape, Incest, and Abortion: Women Victims Want Their Voices Heard
(BLI) Opinions are heated, and it seems everyone has something to say about pregnancy in case of rape. 10/1/2012 >>more

New York City Schools: Reading, Writing, and Morning-After Pills
(BLI) Birth control pills, shots, and morning-after pills require a prescription for minors and parental consent. But this poses no obstacle for New York City public schools. 9/25/2012 >>more

Doesn't Opposing Abortion Regulation Violate the Meaning of "Safe, Legal, and Rare"?
(BLI) With over 3,300 abortions performed every day, one baby dies every thirty seconds. Exactly why do we call it "safe"? 9/21/2012 >>more

Crouse: Jailing Pussy Riot in Russia
(BLI) Russian feminist punk rock band, Pussy Riot, embraces a “blame-everyone-but-us” ideology and a disdain for capitalism, Christianity, and individual responsibility. 8/20/2012 >>more

New Survey Supports VAWA Reforms
(BLI) VAWA has morphed into a rigid, inhumane law enforcement tool that hurts and denigrates men, and protects fewer and fewer women. It must be reformed. 7/18/2012 >>more

New Hope for Life Worldwide
(BLI) For the first time in 16 years abortion facilities are on the decline while, conversely, an explosion of life-affirming laws are being enacted across the United States and abroad. 7/9/2012 >>more

"Rock the Slut Vote": The Clarion Call of the Left?
(BLI) In an election year gambit to unite women everywhere, feminists have launched the "Rock the Slut Vote" campaign. Can you make it into their exclusive club? 5/3/2012 >>more

CWA Sponsors Two Seminars at the United Nations
(BLI) Two very different seminars, one huge impact. 3/8/2012 >>more

The Problems with VAWA
(BLI) Instead of addressing the root problems of violence and ending battering, the broad definitions of violence in VAWA mean that husbands are thrown in jail based on flimsy allegations of causing "emotional distress" or "unpleasant speech." 3/5/2012 >>more

Isn’t It Time To REALLY Do Something about Domestic Violence?
(BLI) Meet the Violence against Women Act (VAWA), an oft-misused bandage that is abused and misused and fails to solve the problem that it was created to address: reducing domestic violence, a worthy goal. 3/5/2012 >>more

The Political Reality Behind the HHS Mandate
(BLI) The president is dependent upon continued feminist support for his re-election, and he's more than willing to throw religious rights voters under the bus to get it. 2/13/2012 >>more

Listen Up Girls: This is the Way Things Work
(BLI) In just about every area of life, there are rules. Listen and learn, ladies. 1/19/2012 >>more

CROUSE: Sexually Exploited Female Movie Stars?
(BLI) Hollywood still tends to perpetuate the attitude that women are nothing more than "eye candy." 12/2/2011 >>more

Breadwinning Wives
(BLI) Today's recession has created a new dynamic in family relationships, as a growing number of women are becoming the family's main breadwinner. 11/1/2011 >>more

Women, Be “Progressives” – Keep Your Clothes On!
(BLI) Against the tide of culture, many are taking a stand to prove that modesty, virtue, and intellect can be appealing. 10/18/2011 >>more

Young Evangelicals Not Waiting
(BLI) A new study, reviewed in The Blaze, says that young evangelicals are almost just as likely as non-churched young adults to have sex outside of marriage. 10/4/2011 >>more

The Link between
The Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer
Foundation
and Planned
Parenthood

(BLI) The Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization grants funds to the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. Read More. 9/30/2011 >>more

The Vanishing Male
(BLI) After decades of radical feminists telling men to "get lost"…they are! 8/1/2011 >>more

SlutWalking our way to Gomorrah
(BLI) No amount of women marching the streets demanding the right to act however they please will ever do away with the risks that arise from the evil of which the human heart is capable. 6/8/2011 >>more

More False Claims from Planned Parenthood
(BLI) The recent undercover videos taken by Live Action showing Planned Parenthood employees actively and knowingly aiding sex traffickers sparked a lot of defensive rhetoric from the nation's largest abortion provider. 3/25/2011 >>more

Pharmacist Convicted for Forcing Girlfriend's Abortion
(BLI) In yet another example of the dangers of abortion drugs being available over-the-counter, a New York pharmacist has been convicted to forcing his girlfriend to have an abortion by slipping abortion-causing drugs into her drink. 3/16/2011 >>more

Bringing Home the Bacon
(BLI) A recent major survey shows that nearly one third of women are the main breadwinners in their household, with 30 percent earning more than their partners and 19 percent making equal pay. 1/10/2011 >>more

CWA Praises Dr. Mildred Jefferson, Pro-life Physician and Advocate
(BLI) Dr. Mildred Jefferson earned an obituary in the New York Times, where she was described as “a prominent, outspoken opponent of abortion and the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School.” 12/6/2010 >>more

Anti-Violence Bill Promotes Abortion and Gender Quotas
(BLI) With a price tag of over $1 billion, I-VAWA will be another "progressive" initiative pushing us to the brink of financial crisis. 9/26/2010 >>more

AAP Gives FGM an AOK
(BLI) How ironic that those living where the practice is most common are trying to “eradicate” the procedure, while here in the United States where the practice is rare, there is a move to downplay the serious nature of it. 5/21/2010 >>more

Obamanomics: A Summary of the Analyses and Commentary Related to the Financial Impact of ObamaCare on Women and Families
(BLI) The President's policy initiatives — and the tax increases that will be necessary to finance them — are a threat to individual families’ finances. 5/12/2010 >>more

Why the U.S. Has Not — and Should Not — Ratify CEDAW
(BLI) Ironically, this treaty has not improved the standing or conditions of women in the countries that need it most — yet, if adopted, it would deny women basic freedoms and rights in America. 5/7/2010 >>more

My Mother: My Heritage and Legacy
(BLI) Mother is an amazing woman. She models authentic Christianity. Her favorite Bible verse is inscribed in many of her books and papers. 5/7/2010 >>more

CEDAW Harms Families
(BLI) The treaty compels countries to change their laws and culture to abolish distinctions between men and women. 5/7/2010 >>more

"Morning After" Pill Not Reducing Teen Pregnancies
(BLI) Contrary to the predictions of Planned Parenthood, widespread use of the morning after pill has not reduced teen pregnancies. 4/19/2010 >>more

Swinging Sixties to Naughty Aughties
(BLI) a study of sexual habits over the following decades discovered that the aught years (2000-2009) saw a surprising increase in sexual experimentation and a corresponding drop in sexual health 4/15/2010 >>more

Mothers' Day at the United Nations
(BLI) Last week 6,000 women from around the world attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. 3/19/2010 >>more

Priceless Value
(BLI) A new documentary explores the priceless value of female sexual integrity and helps young women to understand the consequences of violating God's plan for their lives in this area of their lives. 2/9/2010 >>more

The Bachelor Sends the Virgin Home
(BLI) The very popular Bachelor series continues the myth that “love” is all about jumping in bed as soon as possible — skipping all the steps along the way. 2/4/2010 >>more

The Downside of Maternity Leave
(BLI) Recent legislation providing more time away from work for new mothers has opened a world of options for women. 11/17/2009 >>more

Women and ObamaCare
(BLI) Democratic legislators are ramming ObamaCare through the legislative process in total disregard for what all the polls show that women want. 11/3/2009 >>more

Testimony Before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
(BLI) While the cost is a major concern, health care reform must respect all life, at the beginning and end of life. 10/15/2009 >>more

Public Opinion Shifting on Abortion
(BLI) A recent Gallup poll shows that a growing majority of Americans claim to be pro-life, with younger generations leading older adults in their preference for life. 7/24/2009 >>more

Thank You, Sarah Palin
(BLI) Sarah Palin appeals to women who want to “have it all” –– including staying happily married to the love of their youth … and bearing his children. 7/23/2009 >>more

Good-bye Happy Girl; Declining Female Happiness
(BLI) Women today have everything yesterday's feminist movement promised them: families, careers, respect and power. Yet there is an alarming decline in female happiness in this new world. 7/17/2009 >>more

Fetal Homicide: Always Two Victims of Violence
(BLI) Leftist organizations such as the ACLU are vehemently opposed to an unborn child being regarded as an individual with very real and tangible rights. 6/29/2009 >>more

Political Organizer, Terry O'Neill, wins NOW Presidency
(BLI) The outcome of the NOW election indicates problems within the grass-roots base of the Democrat Party. O'Neill's victory spotlights fissures in the bulwark of support for the President just months into his presidency. 6/25/2009 >>more

Rape is No Joke
(BLI) Regardless of your political stripe, I think we can all agree that David Letterman's comments about Sarah Palin and her daughter definitely crossed the line. 6/12/2009 >>more

Playboy Takes on the Ladies
(BLI) The article was not merely a simple text; it was a 10-part gallery of pictures and videos of the conservative women chosen for "hate rape." 6/8/2009 >>more

The Crisis of the Disappearing Educated Male
(BLI) In higher education today men are "overrepresented" in drug and alcohol abuse, violations of campus regulations, and acts of violence and sexual assault, and they are "underrepresented" in academic programs and campus leadership activities. 6/2/2009 >>more

Gallup Poll Finds the Majority of Americans Identify as Pro-Life
(BLI) A recent Gallup poll shows that 51 percent of Americans identify as "pro-life" and 42 percent "pro-choice." 5/22/2009 >>more

Notre Dame Commencement Becomes a Campaign Event
(BLI) Our President believes that the nation can find "common ground" by reducing the "need" for abortion and the "number of women" who seek abortions. 5/20/2009 >>more

An Open Letter to Mary Ann Glendon
(BLI) The honor is so well-earned; you are a worthy recipient of the Laetare Medal. Yet you chose integrity and principle; you were unwilling to provide cover for a very controversial and unprincipled decision by Notre Dame’s administration. 5/1/2009 >>more

Tiller's Bloody Kansas Redux
(BLI) The slaughter in Tiller's abortion clinic - by his own account he has performed over 60,000 abortions, with a "special interest" and focus on "late-term" abortions - should justly revive the label of "Bleeding Kansas." 3/31/2009 >>more

Sebelius’ Abortion Camouflage
(BLI) Like President Obama, Mrs. Sebelius has embraced pro-life rhetoric in an attempt to camouflage her radical record on the abortion issue. 3/4/2009 >>more

Not Your Grandmother's Egg Money
(BLI) With today's troubling economy women are returning to selling eggs for profit…. 12/26/2008 >>more

The Dichotomy of Girls’ Toys: Princesses or Prostitots
(BLI) If the sexualization of girls begins from the time they are born, how will they ever grow up to be strong, capable women 10/23/2008 >>more

American Psychiatric Association Shuns Claims that Abortion Harms Women
(BLI) The American Psychiatric Association has released a report claiming that abortion causes no mental or emotional harm to women. 9/19/2008 >>more

Abortion and Minorities
(BLI) New report on abortion and minorities aimed at countering claims by black pastors and Christian leaders that minorities are being targeted by the world's leading abortion provider. 9/2/2008 >>more

Planned Parenthood's Crass Campaign
(BLI) Planned Parenthood of America has launched a new campaign that takes teen sex information to a new low. 8/26/2008 >>more

Dr. Janice Crouse Speaks at the January Life Breakfast
(BLI) There has been a striking change in the landscape -- abortions are at their lowest level since 1990. As we approach the 35th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, we are seeing a significant change in the socio-cultural mores of the nation. 1/22/2008 >>more

The Glass Ceiling of Home
(BLI) Studies indicate that more and more of today's professionals are unwilling to make the kind of trade-offs that previous generations made. 11/21/2007 >>more

Life Lessons on Proverbs 31
(BLI) There were many lessons I learned from her while growing up, but many of the deepest lessons came only after I became an adult; determination, hard work, godliness, dignity and femininity. 11/19/2007 >>more

The Leading Ladies of Influence
(BLI) One can only conclude that the Daily Telegraph correspondents think that liberal women have considerably more influence than conservative women. 11/6/2007 >>more

The Softer Side of Hillary
(BLI) The woman who famously “doesn’t bake cookies” now eschews male talk in order to chat with the women. And the woman who can be as tenacious and tough as any guy now wants to giggle about how long it takes her to do her hair. 10/31/2007 >>more

Did Progress Begin with Roe v. Wade?
(BLI) No amount of language twisting -- calling it "family planning" or "women's reproductive health care" -- will mask the true horror of abortion. 10/29/2007 >>more

Did Progress Begin with Roe v. Wade?
(BLI) Conservative critiques of leftist policy proposals, no matter how carefully buttressed by facts, are swept aside. 10/26/2007 >>more

Chilling New Late-Term Abortion Technique
(BLI) 8/23/2007 >>more

The Reality of Middle-Aged Pregnancy
(BLI) An analysis of 20 years of mother-child data from some 79 million birth certificates reveals some important facts about middle-aged pregnancy. 6/26/2007 >>more

Abortion, Diversity and Playing God
(BLI) It is appalling and hypocritical that some of the same people that criticize the discrimination of disabled and handicapped people are so willing to laud the "right" for women to kill their unborn children only because they will be born with a disability. 6/11/2007 >>more

The Problems of Pre-Term and Low Birth Weight Babies
(BLI) There is no way to sugarcoat the fact that women who are not married are at significantly higher risk of having pre-term and low birth weight babies. 6/7/2007 >>more

Another Layer of Guilt for Women
(BLI) Bennetts leaves women feeling foolish and guilty about making their husband and children their priority. 4/18/2007 >>more

Washington's Working Women
(BLI) It's for sure; she is not hoping to join the ranks of the women who are only indispensable to their boss at work; that's not the kind of indispensability most women dream of. 4/3/2007 >>more


(BLI) A CBS poll revealed that three out of four women described the word “feminist” as an insult. 3/29/2007 >>
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Off-Ramping: Women Jumping Off the Career Track
(BLI) Increasingly, talented women who want to balance career and family are taking that route. 3/21/2007 >>more

Crouse on NYU panel celebrating International Women's Day (10:13)
(BLI) 3/8/2007 >>more

Out-of-Wedlock Babies: Intended . . . Or Not?
(BLI) The idea that most of the babies being born out of wedlock are unintended and unwanted is little more than a myth. 1/24/2007 >>more

CWA Mourns the Loss of Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick
(BLI) 12/18/2006 >>more

Media Influences, Materialism and Divorce Threatening Families
(BLI) 11/24/2004 >>more

9/11 and the Journey of a Godly Woman
(BLI) 9/10/2004 >>more

  

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