MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'equal'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:55:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028462&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F10%2Fbetty-ford-dies-at-age-93%2F Betty Ford, the former First Lady of the United States died Friday at the age of 93. Dr. William Van Ornum gives this succinct summary of her life in a tribute on the website of the American Mental Health Foundation (AMHF): Mrs. Ford was born in Chicago, grew up in modest circumstances, became a dancer, and married Mr. Ford shortly after he returned from the Navy in World War II. She thought she was signing up for a life with a mid-western lawyer; instead he chose politics and she was thrust into the role of a political wife, all the while raising 4 children and trying to keep her own interests as well. Political life became difficult for her and she felt an emptiness inside from which she sought solace in alcohol and prescription pills. She was open about her addiction at a time when othe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028462 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:23:09 +0100 5028462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911455&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKqSbv2XRftU%2F By Caleb O. Brown On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on interracial marriage in more than a dozen states in the case of Loving v. Virginia. Today, the highest court in the United States may soon take on the issue of marriage equality for gay and lesbian relationships. Attorneys David Boies and Theodore B. Olson are hoping the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger will further establish marriage as a fundamental right of citizenship. Also featured are John Podesta, President of the Center for American Progress, Cato Institute Chairman Robert A. Levy and Cato Executive Vice President David Boaz. Watch the full event from which many clips were pulled here and Robert A. Levy’s presentation here. The Constitutional Case for Marriage Equality is a post from Cato @ Liberty ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911455 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:52:04 +0100 4911455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758740&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAL-eC2nmqmc%2F By George Scoville New research suggests that there has been more monetary and macroeconomic instability since the Federal Reserve’s inception than in the decades preceding it. New thinking about the usefulness of government programs will help us from restore fiscal balance and economic well-being in America. New geopolitical circumstances should make us wonder: why are we still a part of NATO? New Deal-era jurisprudence may soon be overturned as challenges to the Affordable Care Act reach the U.S. Supreme Court. New means of funding public roads will increase efficiency by confronting drivers with the costs of using them, and reducing congestion: Reminder: If you’re in the DC area, please join us this Friday at 4:00 p.m. Eastern for a special sneak preview of Free or Equal a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758740 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:01:48 +0100 4758740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734047&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvoPyCqGdCOY%2F By George Scoville Higher deficits and debt mean we must confront entitlements and re-think the way government insurance creates perverse incentives that increase our dependence. Higher gas prices have nothing to do with Wall Street speculators. Higher polemics against limited government aren’t going to restore our fiscal sanity. Higher taxes on soda will have little, if any, effect on our waistlines. Please join us one week from tomorrow, on Friday, April 29 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern for a special sneak preview of Free or Equal, a documentary from Free to Choose Media. In this one-hour film, Cato Senior Fellow Johan Norberg retraces Milton Friedman’s steps from the trailblazing 1980 documentary Free to Choose to see how economic liberalization has transformed societies around the w... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734047 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:44:51 +0100 4734047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4566148&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F10%2Fthe-rhetorical-situation-of-law-and-the-situation-of-rhetoric%2F This article will describe the shift in the Supreme Court’s rhetoric over time, with an eye toward trying to understand why this shift has occurred and what the implications of this shift are for those who have suffered discrimination and wish to pursue their rights in court. In addition, this article will consider non-legal sources to determine whether such a shift is warranted by a decrease in race and gender discrimination in American society. * * * Download the paper for free here. Related Situationist posts: Responding to Subtle Racial Harassment “What Are the Legal Implications of Implicit Biases?,” “Confronting the Backlash against Implicit Bias,” “The Situation of Situation in Employment Discrimination Law – Abstract.” Patrick Shin at Harvard Law School Liabil... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4566148 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:01:10 +0100 4566148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105650&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhQXeCa9mlkE%2F By Jim HarperCarl Malamud is a breakthrough thinker and doer on transparency and open government. In the brief video below, he makes the very interesting case that various regulatory codes are wrongly withheld from the public domain while citizens are expected to comply with them. It’s important, mind-opening stuff. It seems a plain violation of due process that a person might be presumed to know laws that are not publicly available. I’m not aware of any cases finding that inability to access the law for want of money is a constitutional problem, but the situation analogizes fairly well to Harper v. Virginia, in which a poll tax that would exclude the indigent from voting was found to violate equal protection. Regulatory codes that must be purchased at a high price will tend t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105650 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:23:40 +0100 4105650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065613&cid=t_115290_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F7xnycViW3MI%2F John Ziegler says the answer is no, but he believes Abbott Laboratories fired him in February 2006 from his job as a sales rep due to his age. At the time, he was 54 years old and so he subsequently filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which recently filed a lawsuit against the drugmaker. The complaint charges Abbott with “unfairly disciplining” Ziegler and “failing to properly acknowledge his successful sales performance.” And the drugmaker, the lawsuit goes on to claim, ultimately replaced Ziegler “with a less-experienced, less-educated, but much younger (then 34) sales representative who was not subjected to the same discipline and lack of acknowledgement as Ziegler.” We will update you with any reply from Abbott. UPD... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065613 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:51:47 +0100 4065613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848857&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F193558%2F Supreme Court Will Most Likely Uphold Gay Marriage Ruling: Theodore Olson, former solicitor general, said that he is confident that the Supreme Court will uphold the decision to strike down Prop 8, which prohibits same sex marriages. (via Boston.com) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848857 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:54:20 +0100 3848857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845102&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Famerica-has-a-heart%2F2010.08.08 As an American, I was proud when I heard the news. I grinned to myself. It was on my way to work, through a beautiful city park, with the sun rising over the hillside. The morning radio program reported the news that a California judge overturned their state’s ban on gay marriage. I know what you’re thinking: A medical blog is running amuck right into a political hornet’s nest. But isn’t it true that a nation’s kindness is a defining characteristic? America and Americans do much that is good and right. Examples of such goodness are too numerous to list. If you are a victim of a calamity, you can be sure that America will help. Ask Haiti. And it’s not just foreign countries, we help each other. There’s a flood and then there are volunteers. A powe... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845102 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3845102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822897&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_AGp6Y7QB7c%2F By Ilya ShapiroI haven’t even begun to dig into Judge Walker’s 138-page (!) opinion that strikes down Proposition 8 on both due process and equal protection grounds, but here are three key excerpts.  First, the conclusion that government lacks a “rational basis” for preventing same-sex couples from marrying: Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples. Then the equal protection conclusion: Because Proposition 8 disadvantages gays and lesbians without any rational justification, Proposition 8 violates the Equal Prot... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822897 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:32:37 +0100 3822897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729845&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fmoronic-swedish-feminists-burn-13000-in-pointless-ceremony%2F photo: Thinkstock We know women get paid less than men in the workplace, and, yes — that totally sucks. But is it a reason to waste $13,000 that could have been donated to a worthwhile charitable nonprofit? Sweden’s feminist party burned $13,000 (donated by an advertising agency) to protest the amount of money women aren’t getting every minute compared to men. A powerful metaphor, to be sure, but there are plenty of women (and children) starving and struggling in the world. Why couldn’t that money have been donated to an organization that helps women in developing countries get an education or start a local business? While it’s less of a shock tactic, that would actually be helping the women’s equality movement, rather than just being an empty, wasteful gest... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729845 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:23:22 +0100 3729845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706639&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fempty-handed-birth-control-struggles-for-women-in-uganda%2F The average woman in the United States will give birth to 2.06 children in her lifetime. In Uganda, the average is 6.7 children. Why? Birth control is virtually unavailable in this African nation. That’s not to say Ugandan women don’t want it, however. But even when a pregnancy would be risky to a woman’s health, she has no means of preventing it. A new short film, Empty Handed: Responding to the Demand for Contraceptives shares the plight of these women: Empty Handed from Population Action International on Vimeo. Post from: BlissTree "Empty Handed": Birth Control Struggles for Women In Uganda (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706639 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:49:20 +0100 3706639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706645&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Felena-kagans-history-of-gay-rights-activism-shocking%2F photo: WENN.com Today’s the first day of Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings as President Obama’s second Supreme Court nominee. Republicans will try to give Kagan a hard time, but she really doesn’t have any major skeletons in her closet to give them fuel. Oh, aside from this one: She has a history of promoting gay rights. And she has short hair. Holy cow – she must be a lesbian, or at least she was one once. And having a lesbian on the Supreme Court would send America straight into the gutter. Obviously. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays has urged Kagan to come out as an “ex-lesbian,” while anti-gay group MassResistance is threatening to release a report of her activism for gay rights. Wait – a person pursuing equal rights for everyone as dec... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706645 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:24:22 +0100 3706645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652387&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fblue-suede-stilettos-meet-a-female-elvis-impersonator%2F photo via Salon Jaqueline Feilich is an Elvis tribute artist (a.k.a. impersonator). Yes, she’s a woman. No, she’s not a crossdresser. And yes, we mean that Elvis. She’s doing it all for the love of The King, even though she knows she won’t win any contests in the near future. Regardless, Feilich is about to compete in the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Contest in Australia, even though some male competitors have a problem with her act. We love it. It’s kind of a perfect metaphor for women’s liberation, and it’s great to see a woman doing what she’s passionate about without even thinking about men. Well, she’s thinking about one man. And we’re pretty sure he’d give Feilich a big hip swivel of approval. via Salon Post from: BlissTree... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652387 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:45:42 +0100 3652387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595566&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FX52WaVptCyY%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs Larry Solum notes and Randy Barnett seconds, Georgetown law professor and friend-of-Cato Nick Rosenkranz has just published a tremendous article in the Stanford Law Review.  I saw an earlier version of it and can tell you that it offers one of those singular re-thinks of accepted learning.  As Randy puts it, “It is one of those rare pieces that hits you between the eyes and causes you to reconsider how you think about the Constitution.”  The article, entitled “The Subjects of the Constitution,” argues that all of us are going about our constitutional theorizing, at least with respect to judicial review, the wrong way.  Here’s the first paragraph of the abstract: Two centuries after Marbury v. Madison, there remains a deep confusion about... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595566 Tue, 25 May 2010 12:35:34 +0100 3595566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515318&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwomen-in-the-workplace-is-it-2010-or-1910%2F photo: Thinkstock Bad news about the fight for workplace equality. Only 15 of this year’s Fortune 500 companies have woman CEOs – the same percentage as last year. Robin Marty of Care2 points out that most of the companies women lead are “women focused” companies – your food and cosmetic businesses. But Marty also points out that there are a few positive points about this year’s list. Xerox replaced one woman CEO with another – a first for the Fortune 500 companies. And almost half of the companies with female CEOs are in the top 100. Marty also questions what’s keeping women from succeeding to the extent that men do in business, especially since now, two women earn a business degree for every man who does. And women are steadily reaching positions of po... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515318 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:00:17 +0100 3515318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494470&cid=t_115290_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F_teUIiJvWsk%2F Yesterday (April 20) was Equal Pay Day: Feministing suggests you make like Mad Men’s Peggy Olson and tell your boss you deserve to get paid the same as your male counterparts, if you’re not already. (via Feministing) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494470 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:50:52 +0100 3494470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436288&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F04%2Fharriet-shetler-co-founder-of-nami%2F Harriet Shetler has passed away at the age of 92. She helped found the organization that eventually became the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), and was a tireless advocate on behalf of people with mental health concerns. It’s no wonder — her son had schizophrenia. Today the organization Mrs. Shetler helped start, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has affiliates in every state and more than 1,100 communities. It offers support to the mentally ill and people living with them; promotes research and education on mental illness; and lobbies governments on mental health concerns. NAMI was formed in 1977 when Shetler and Beverly Young, a mother who also had a son with schizophrenia, met over lunch to discuss the similar challenges they shared raising a child wit... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436288 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:19:32 +0100 3436288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342644&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Frdl097N3SC4%2F This article first appeared in the Be Inkandescent E-Zine. Related posts:This International Women’s Day Let’s Aim to End Maternal Deaths Celebrate International Women’s Day with CARE Disruptive Women Wishes You a Happy, Healthy New Year (Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care) Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342644 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:23:34 +0100 3342644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2995773&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F16%2Fare-we-racially-color-blind-yet%2F This study shows that these transference errors may be more likely in cross-race identifications. Ouch. That means that when it comes to eye-witness identification, whites are twice as likely to mis-identify a black person than a white person. Obviously, this sort of high error rate has significant ramifications for trials and the use of eye-witness accounts. With lower accuracy comes a higher likelihood of error and identifying someone as the perpetrator of a crime when, in fact, they were not. As the researchers noted, context is especially important. “When making an identification, witnesses must not only remember whether they have ever seen a specific individual, but also in what circumstance they encountered that individual.” Just because you recognize a face doesn’... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2995773 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:50:01 +0100 2995773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908566&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-VSft0Vydnk%2F Friends of the Cato Institute who closely follow the news about search and seizure and other civil liberties issues will probably know that there are simple, practical steps one can take to exercise our constitutionally guaranteed liberties, even when confronted by the police. For everyone else, there’s Flex Your Rights. Founded by former Cato intern Steven Silverman, Flex Your Rights aims to teach ordinary citizens how to make good use of their civil liberties: The vast majority of people are mystified by the basic rules of search and seizure and due process of law. Consequentially, they’re likely to be tricked or intimidated by police into waiving their constitutional rights, resulting in a greater likelihood of regrettable outcomes. The sum of these outcomes flow into all ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908566 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:29:14 +0100 2908566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890577&cid=t_115290_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F14%2Fwomen-doctors-making-a-difference-report-of-the-chair-of-the-national-working-group-on-women-in-medicine%2F Title: Women doctors: making a difference Skinny: Considers the current situation, reviews existing work and recommends a programme of action to improve opportunities for women in medicine. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 73p Published: 13/10/2009 Posted in Equal Opportunities, Gender, Grey Literature, NHS Tagged: Equal Opportunities, Equity, Gender, Grey Literature, Medical Staff (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890577 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:03:05 +0100 2890577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734197&cid=t_115290_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F08%2Ferotic-truth-gotoplessorg-new-raelan.html Here's a rights and ethics blog post that I can't put here because it needs pictures of boobies to ... um... support my point.So to speak.Erotic Truth: Gotopless.org - a new Raelan RevelationGoTopless We are a US organization, claiming that women have the same constitutional right to be bare chested in public places as men.Maitreya, Rael, spiritual leader and founder of goTopless.org states: "as long as men can be topless, constitutionally women should have the same right, or men should also be forced to wear something hiding their chest."I must give credit where credit is due; the Raelians have done something worth doing, and are taking heat for doing it. From where? Well, it's not from where you might expect... it's from Terribly Serious Nudists, who grump about how the Raeliens are caus... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734197 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:20:00 +0100 2734197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724795&cid=t_115290_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F21%2Fhealth-service-journal-2009-20th-august%2F Title: Listen closely to what deaf patients want Skinny: Argues that deaf patients have worse health than the general population and that deaf patient’s healthcare can be greatly improved by services tuning in to better ways of communicating with hearing impaired individuals. Discusses the difficulties facing deaf patients when going to the GP, from booking an appointment to getting a diagnosis. Includes ‘top tips’ for assisting deaf patients and a case study regarding a deaf patient’s experiences when visiting his GP surgery. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Access, Appointment Systems, Equal Opportunities, General Practice, Journals Tagged: Deafness, Hearing Impairment (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724795 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:58:37 +0100 2724795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380725&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKYjFx7RRtMI%2F Yesterday the House and Senate passed a bloated $3.5 trillion budget blueprint for fiscal year 2010.  According to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), “What is important to us as a nation is reflected in this budget. It’s a very happy day for our country.” Included in the blueprint is language that calls for an equal pay raise between military employees and civilian federal employees.  President Obama had originally proposed slightly higher pay for members of the armed services.  The exact pay raise for bureaucrats will be determined in the appropriations process, but it’s likely to be a hike of anywhere from 2.9% to 3.9%.  This would come on top of last year’s 3.9% raise. Omitted from the blueprint was language included in the Senate version by Sen. Tom Co... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380725 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:17:53 +0100 2380725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375801&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F33Nq52mHUKI%2F Today, April 28th, is Blog for Fair Pay Day. In recognition of this important day, our guest post by Lisa Codispoti, Senior Counsel for Health and Reproductive Rights, National Women’s Law Center, relates to health care and equal pay. Between 2000 and 2006, health insurance premiums increased 87.5 percent—4 times more than wages. In addition to the burden of inflated health care costs, women are still paid only 78 cents for every dollar earned by men—with women of color earning even less. In a world where women are earning significantly less than men for comparable work, how can they also afford health care? Pay inequity for women compounds the issues that already exist with our broken health care system. This is a system that makes unfair practices by insurance companies flourish, s... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375801 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:30:54 +0100 2375801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364935&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXGWf0nuPO-M%2F Today the Supreme Court heard argument in Ricci v. DeStefano, the “reverse discrimination” case in which the city of New Haven refused to certify the results of a race-neutral promotion exam whose objective results would have required, under civil service rules, the promotion of only white and Hispanic (but no black) firefighters. The firefighters who were thus denied promotions sued the city, claiming racial discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Remarkably, a panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals—including oft-mentioned Supreme Court contender Sonia Sotomayor—summarily affirmed the district court’s ruling against the firefighters, though Judge José Cabranes (a Clinton appointee) later excoriate... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364935 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:02:44 +0100 2364935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306805&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fequal-division-of-parenting-labor%2F Recently the media spotlight has focused on the issue of breastfeeding and gender equality, with some women lamenting the responsibility of breastfeeding a child (personally I consider it a privilege and hardly worth debating). A March 2009 statement for the Commission on the Status of Women addresses the issue eloquently. “Breastfeeding and the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men” is a joint statement of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, the International Lactation Consultant Association, La Leche League International, and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action. It frames and answers the gender quality question: As people increasingly strive for gender equality, the list of gender-linked tasks and responsibilities, which once were assigned to men ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306805 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:47:29 +0100 2306805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255633&cid=t_115290_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F11%2Fsexual-orientation-a-practical-guide-for-the-nhs%2F gives practical advice to enable NHS organisations to address their responsibilities relating to sexual orientation and employment or healthcare delivery Posted in Employment, Equity, Grey Literature, Homosexuality, Human Resources, NHS Tagged: Equal Opportunities, Equity, Grey Literature, Health Services, Human Resources, Sexuality (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255633 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:29:29 +0100 2255633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222393&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fpower-of-love-is-power-of-life.html Day after day we are assaulted with the idea, fundamental to the assisted suicide movement, that some lives are not worth living and hence, not worth protecting from suicide. This advocacy, I believe, does not really promote liberty and freedom, but rather, endangers lives--of the elderly, people with disabilities and mental illnesses, and those with terminal or chronic diseases--by confirming their worst fears about their futures and their human worth.Contrary messages are sometimes made, as I strive to report here at SHS and elsewhere, but do not seem to penetrate as deeply as the "death with dignity" meme, perhaps because they require a deeper empathy and lack the power of repetition. Along this line, I think it is important to acknowledge the death of Christopher Nolan, a man profoundl... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222393 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:55:00 +0100 2222393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1974922&cid=t_115290_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Fequality-impact-assessment-summary-tool-and-guidance-for-policy-makers%2F Equality impact assessment - summary tool and guidance for policy makers is the process by which the DH seeks to meet its legal requirements in conjunction with the DH Single Equality Scheme (SES) and to narrow the health inequalities that exist in England between people from different ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, men and women (including transgendered people), people with different sexual orientations, people in different age groups, and people with different religions or beliefs. Policymakers must screen all new (and eventually, all existing) policies for their impact on people from each of these groups. Posted in Equity, Grey Literature, NHS   Tagged: Disabilities, Equal Opportunities, Equity, Ethnicity, Faith, Gender, Grey Literature, Impact Assessment, ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1974922 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:53:59 +0100 1974922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939198&cid=t_115290_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F443275496%2Fnew-day.html Now that the numbers are in, here are some of the election results that our readers might be interested in:South Dakota's Measure 11, aimed at triggering a Supreme Court showdown on Roe vs. Wade, has been defeated.The ban on gay marriage is leading.Colorado 'Personhood' Amendment Defeated.The next American President is an advocate and steward for the environment.Michigan became the 13th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, with 63 percent of the vote.Voters in Massachusetts approved an initiative to decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939198 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:50:52 +0100 1939198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825582&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F24%2Fcongress-passes-historic-mental-health-parity-bill%2F After over a decade of struggling and aborted attempts, Congress passed a bill yesterday that provides for equal treatment of mental health, alcohol and substance abuse disorders, ending a decades-long practice of discrimination against these concerns by insurance companies and employers. Although not quite done (funding still needs to be agreed-upon and it still needs the President’s signature), we’re very close to a historic change in the way employers and insurance companies view mental health problems. Forced to put these on equal footing with medical and surgical procedures (because they wouldn’t do it on their own), maybe people will finally get the message — mental disorders are just as real and debilitating as any physical injury, disease, or problem. Over... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825582 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:38:47 +0100 1825582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1812891&cid=t_115290_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FBMdCpprXYrk%2F Which artificial sweetener do you prefer? Splenda Sweet n Low Equal None View Results Share This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812891 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:57:36 +0100 1812891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1759781&cid=t_115290_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F04%2Fsex-and-power-2008%2F from the Equality and Human Rights Commission reveals women hold just 11 per cent of FTSE 100 directorships and only 19.3 per cent of the positions in Parliament. There are fewer women holding top posts in 12 of the 25 categories for which figures are available. In another five categories, the number of women remains unchanged since 2007’s index. Women’s representation has increased in just eight areas. It indicates it will now take 15 years longer (55 years in total) for women to achieve equal status at senior levels in the judiciary, and women directors in FTSE 100 companies could be waiting eight years longer (73 years in total). Female NHS Chief Executives 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007/08 28.6% 27.7% 28.1% 37.9% 36.9% (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759781 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:06:56 +0100 1759781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1596565&cid=t_115290_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F08%2Ftomorrows-fish-and-chip-paper%2F You remember that lady who fell down and died in front of everybody in a New York hospital? What are you, living in the past, that was 8 whole days ago! But here’s a footnote lest you were to think something relevant was about to happen — that video didn’t hit the airwaves as the result of an investigation into the deplorable conditions of our nation’s yadda yadda, it was a fluke stumbled on while investigating some other unrelated everyday civil rights violation. See that puff of smoke going up, that would be the change in the air, an allowance that what happened in Kings County Psychiatric Hospital happens all the time in those places, in your neighborhood and mine, standard and unremarkable. Putting eyes on it is what’s remarkable, which leads to necessary ... Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1596565 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:39:55 +0100 1596565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1593800&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Fsurprise-mental-health-parity-is-inexpensive%2F Massachusetts released a report late last week showing that full mental health parity legislation to bring the payment of mental health conditions in line with physical health conditions would add negligible costs. Historically, health insurers and businesses have discriminated against equal treatment of mental disorders because they could — the stigmatization of such concerns made it easy to suggest they shouldn’t receive equal treatment coverage. The new report blows away any remaining legitimate criticism of such legislation: The Department of Public Health evaluation - based on a review of past studies, an actuarial analysis, and interviews with Massachusetts insurers and providers - projected that the mental health parity legislation, which overwhelmingly passed the Hou... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1593800 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:31:42 +0100 1593800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531913&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F20%2Fthe-legal-situation-of-race-equality-abstract%2F Ivan Bodensteiner has posted his paper, “The Supreme Court as the Major Barrier to Racial Equality” on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * This Article suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court, through its decisions in cases alleging race discrimination, stands as a major barrier to racial equality in the United States. There are several aspects of its decisions that lead to this result. Between 1868 and 1954, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, while it had been interpreted to strike down a few blatant forms of de jure discrimination, allowed government to separate the races based on the separate but equal fiction. Beginning in 1954, Brown and a series of subsequent decisions attacked this fiction and for a period of nearly twenty years the Court was intent... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531913 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:04:40 +0100 1531913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426928&cid=t_115290_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D74 I love America. Specifically, I love American ideals and the extent that we Americans are willing to commit our lives, blood, and treasure toward the fulfillment of those ideals for every man, woman and child. Truly, America is great. But… Do you hear what I hear? I hear a chorus… A plea from across the land…it says…”Will the Greatest Nation in the World Please Standup?” “We know you’re out there. We know you hear us. Please stand up. Where are you? What are you waiting for? Try as we might, we can’t wait much longer.” You’ve stood up for (more…) (Source: CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute) CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426928 Wed, 07 May 2008 03:11:54 +0100 1426928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404250&cid=t_115290_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fhey-goodyear-screw-you.html Me and some Cuntfaces are pissed off about Goodyear not treating female employees right. Nothing gets my goat like unequal pay for equal work. Please go to The Point and sign the petition to show your support. Please sign and make me happy, and spread the word on your own blogs. You can read the summary of the issue below:Lilly Ledbetter worked for Goodyear for over 20 years, and only upon retirement was she informed that she had consistently made significantly less than every man in the same position for her entire career. She was significantly less than the lowest paid male in a similar position.Goodyear Tire Co refused to settle the case for a measly $60,000, the difference between Ledbetter’s pay and the lowest paid male worker in the same position. A jury awarded Ledbetter damages o... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404250 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:22:00 +0100 1404250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1283447&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F06%2Fmental-health-parity-this-year%2F It’s taken 7 years to get to this point, but it appears that with the passage of a House bill that calls for mental health parity. What is mental health parity? Well, it’s simple really — treating mental health disorders as equals to other medical ailments. Insurers have long treated the two as distinct, separate concerns that are covered (or not covered, as is so often the case) in vastly different ways. Now both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate have passed mental health parity bills. The two very different bills must now be reconciled in a committee: Both bills bar insurance plans from charging disparate deductibles and co-payments for mental-health services compared with other medical benefits. They also prevent plans from placing more stringent treatment limits o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1283447 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:10:11 +0100 1283447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=845720&cid=t_115290_109_f&fid=34800&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FClinicalPsychologyAndPsychiatryACloserLook%2F%7E3%2F152949987%2Fequal-opportunity-for-mormons-only.html An alert reader passed along a job advertisement that blew my mind. It's a fairly standard job description for a faculty position in psychology at Brigham Young University. At the end of the ad is the equal opportunity statement, which reads as follows: Brigham Young University is an Equal Opportunity Employer sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and requires observance of Church standards. Preference is given to members of the sponsoring Church.So does this mean that whether you are a white Mormon or a black Mormon, you have equal opportunity, but if you're not Mormon, you're screwed? This does not sound very "equal opportunity" to me. Am I missing something? (Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look) Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=845720 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:17:00 +0100 845720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=845769&cid=t_115290_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fksdescartin.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F05%2Fgrand-rounds-volume-3-number-50%2F Parallel Universes hosts this week’s virtual Grand Rounds. My post on Diversity was mentioned under Health News, Policies, Advice, & Products. Thanks, Dr. Emer! (Source: the story of healing) the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=845769 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:04:56 +0100 845769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186504&cid=t_115290_165_f&fid=36770&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetaot.com%2Fblogs%2Fventh-3 Conclusion: Gender-role blurring has increased stress for everybody concerned. Occupational therapists may be able to alleviate some of this stress by teaching people to detach from social pressure and act authentically. This blog entry is unashamedly journalistic. A thorough review of the relevant research is required to advance the occupational therapy profession’s understanding of the effects of gender politics on occupation. As a Band 5 occupational therapist who has been threatened with the lowest pay scale however, I feel it is fair to leave that to the more senior occupational therapists that are actually being paid for the responsibility. Occupational therapists with an interest in Tantra may like to network with this link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2352527880 Occupa... meta-ot blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186504 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:31:57 +0100 1186504