February 5 Today is Jennifer Jason Leigh’s 50th birthday. The Hollywood, California native has been in the entertainment business for more than 40 years, working on her first film at the age of nine. She comes by acting honestly – her father was an actor and her mother was a screenwriter. Leigh’s breakout role came in [...]
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Celebrating Rosa Parks (Feb. 4, 1913 – Oct. 24, 2005)
We’re introducing a new feature today on Women.com. Every day we’ll be celebrating the birthday of a woman who made or makes a difference. February 4 (Editor’s Note: We’re thrilled to be commemorating Rosa Parks in our inaugural profile, and can’t help but notice the parallels between Parks and the boycotters in Montgomery, Alabama and [...]
Statement by Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood President, Regarding Today’s Komen Announcement
“The outpouring of support for women in need of lifesaving breast cancer screening this week has been astonishing and is a testament to our nation’s compassion and sincerity. “During the last week, millions spontaneously joined a national conversation about lifesaving breast cancer prevention care and reinforced shared values about access to health care for all. [...]
Statement from Susan G. Komen Board of Directors and Founder and CEO Nancy G. Brinker
DALLAS, February 3, 2012 – We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives. The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen. We have been [...]
Several Executives Resign at Susan G. Komen Foundation After Controversial Decision
Laura Bassett and Lisa Belkin of HuffingtonPost.com report that Dr. Kathy Plesser, a Manhattan radiologist on the medical advisory board of Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s New York chapter will resign from her position unless Komen reverses its decision to withdraw grant money from Planned Parenthood. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation’s [...]
Pink: Infant Girls, Komen’s Marketing Machine & Gifts from God
It’s no secret, I’ve never respected the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. I’ve come to loathe October and the pinkwashing that comes along with it. Everyone from NPR and the New York Daily News to Jezebel and MOMocrats has a story covering the fact that Planned Parenthood has lost its funding from Susan G. [...]
NARAL Statement Regarding Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood
Below is a statement issued by NARAL Pro-Choice America, a Washington, D.C.-based organization of pro-choice women and men across the United States who are committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose, regarding the decision by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation to discontinue funding of Planned Parenthood. Washington, D.C., February 1, [...]
