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A global nonprofit devoted to giving more low - income women access to the financial tools and resources they require to build security and prosperity.

In addition, the president's budget excludes the DC abortion ban, a policy rider restricting the District of Columbia from deciding whether to use locally raised revenue to help low - income women access safe abortion care.

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«We need to end period poverty and improve access to sanitary products right across Scotland, and that's why I will soon be launching a consultation on a member's bill proposal which will give all women in Scotland the right to access these products for free, regardless of their income.»

In a press release, the company explained that the technology supported by Citi and Mastercard will improve the organization's ability to promote digital financial access and inclusion for the more than 86,000 low - income minority women entrepreneurs across the United States.

Raven + Lily currently helps employ marginalized women in Ethiopia, India, Cambodia and the United States at fair trade wages to give them access to a safe job, sustainable income, healthcare, education, and a real chance to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.

In most cases, women are living in low - income communities without access to quality education or job opportunities.

I think that another factor that we have to consider is that low - income women in the US probably also have less access to quality maternity leave, and are less able to afford to take unpaid time have.

Still, at least I have access to midwife care; many women, particularly low - income women, do not.

You can help low - income women gain access to critical breastfeeding support just by purchasing Amazon items online, just by shopping through smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com!

Sadly, many women still don't have access to clean water or income needed to continue using formula properly.

The unanimous recommendations by the WBTi Core Group organisations included: «that governments ensure that tribunal access is available to women from all income brackets.»

«Chris Gibson has consistently taken votes to undermine and threaten women's health and to limit access to affordable reproductive health care for low - income women.»

Prepared for the New York Women's Foundation, this brief finds that three years of state budget cuts have frayed the safety net during a time of growing need, making it harder for low - income women to access income and job supports as well as vital supportive services, and to secure jobs with a fuWomen's Foundation, this brief finds that three years of state budget cuts have frayed the safety net during a time of growing need, making it harder for low - income women to access income and job supports as well as vital supportive services, and to secure jobs with a fuwomen to access income and job supports as well as vital supportive services, and to secure jobs with a future.

Reich's findings suggest women with more time, education, and resources claim greater freedom to reject public health interventions, which potentially carries consequences for undervaccinated children from lower income backgrounds who may not have access to care.

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

Fifteen million unwanted pregnancies in 35 low - and middle - income countries could be avoided if women had access to and freedom to use contraception.

Second, it's possible that social factors such as income and education may be markers for women's access to health care.

The women SheaMoisture works with in Ghana become partners, not just suppliers, and with their rise in income, the women experience greater health, greater access to education, AND the benefits of financial freedom.

2.3 by 2030 double the agricultural productivity and the incomes of small - scale food producers, particularly women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets, and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment

Family time has decreased; many women with young children are working outside of the home; society is more diverse; income inequity is growing — and technology access widens the gap; drugs, crime, disease, and poverty make the world a dangerous place for children and families.

Pregnant women, disabled adults, and low - income seniors enjoy expanded access.

WE Villages impact measurements include the number of communities engaged, the number of students now attending school, people with access to clean drinking water, and women empowered through alternative income programs.

Through the work of our non-profit foundation Planeterra, we have launched and supported 50 projects globally, which are helping give men, women and children greater access to education, health care and sustainable income that honours their traditional way of life.

225 million women in lower - income countries say they want the ability to choose whether and when to become pregnant but lack the necessary access to contraception.

Until recently, there has been a lack of rigorous empirical evidence on the links between contraceptive access and women's economic empowerment in low - and middle - income countries.

Women's rights are key — access to education and employment increases family income and lowers fertility.

This was one of JBIC's policy - driven investments, to contribute to the empowerment of women, and especially to the improvement of financial access for low - income women in ASEAN countries.

Please support West Coast LEAF to advocate for improved access to justice, as well as benefits and supports for low - income women and survivors of gender - based violence.

West Coast LEAF won't stop advocating for improved access to justice in BC, as well as benefits and supports for low - income women and survivors of gender - based violence.

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Bonnie received the Faye Stender award from California Women Lawyers, the Opening Doors to Justice award from the Public Interest Clearinghouse, as well as the Award of Merit from the Legal Aid Association of California and the California Commission on Access to Justice for her work to increase access to the courts for low - income peAccess to Justice for her work to increase access to the courts for low - income peaccess to the courts for low - income persons.

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For instance, in 2000, the average employment income for full - time female employees working year - round was 70.8 % of the income of male workers.25 In addition, gender interacts with other factors, such as race, ethnic origin and disability to compound that economic disadvantage.26 Another persistent barrier to equality for women is gender - based violence in the form of spousal and sexual assaults, for which the majority of victims still do not seek support from the criminal justice system.27 Accessing justice is a major concern for Aboriginal women, who experience high rates of violence ranging from assault to murder.28

All women, regardless of their income or geographic location, deserve access to safe, appropriate technologies to control their reproductive lives.

«It's about whether low - income women in Texas have access to the health care that other Texans do.

Low - income women, who end up not getting the care they need when politicians block their access.

Would rather shut down the government than allow low - income women to access birth control and lifesaving cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood.

Repealing the Hyde Amendment so that all women have access to safe, legal abortion regardless of their income, employer, or zip code.

The rule would ensure those most in need — those who have very low incomes or lack health insurance — still have access to lifesaving care such as cancer screenings, birth control, STI testing and treatment, and well - woman exams.

The Texas Senate has yet to debate its somewhat less draconian budget draft, but whatever the differences between the chambers that remain to be hashed out before final passage, it is clear that thousands of low - income and uninsured women will have little or no access to health care for at least the next two years.

Research by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services found other providers would have to expand their capacity to serve these women five-fold in order to offset the loss of Planned Parenthood health centers («An Early Assessment of the Potential Impact of Texas» «Affiliation» Regulation on Access to Care for Low - Income Women,» by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., et al. [email protected]; 202-994-4women five-fold in order to offset the loss of Planned Parenthood health centers («An Early Assessment of the Potential Impact of Texas» «Affiliation» Regulation on Access to Care for Low - Income Women,» by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., et al. [email protected]; 202-994-4Women,» by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., et al. [email protected]; 202-994-4230).

Since 2005, this money — federal dollars passed back through the state to fund services — has paid for health care for an average of 244,000 needy women a year; with the small pot that remains, just $ 19 million this year, the Department of State Health Services estimates that just 60,000 low - income women will be able to access basic health services in 2012.

Our shared goal must be to reduce unintended pregnancies and ensure that all women, regardless of income, have access to affordable care to lead healthy lives.»

«Governor Baker's decision to cut funding for this vital state program will make it more difficult for patients, particularly low - income women, to access the preventive care they need at a time when the future of sexual and reproductive health care access is already in jeopardy.»

This much needed legislation will increase access to family planning, improve health care for low - income women and families, and prevent unintended pregnancies.

En banc review is also needed to protect low - income Texas women's access to needed preventive health care such as breast exams, birth control, pap tests and STD screenings to nearly 50,000 low - income Texas women.

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), praised Senator Barack Obama (D - IL) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D - MO) for introducing The Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, which would fix the affordable birth control crisis affecting college health clinics and safety - net providers and restore affordable birth control pricing for college students and low - income women.

This is the only way that millions of women who have low incomes or are uninsured have access to birth control, cancer screenings, STI tests, and other basic care.

· eliminates funding for the Title X National Family Planning Program, which provides access to birth control, cancer screenings, and other family planning services to five million low - income women each year;