Category Archives: Civic Issues

Abortion/Birth Control in the US

During the 2012 elections, one heated topic for discussion was abortion rights/birth control. As a young college student, I have been taking birth control and I find it ridiculous that Romney didn’t want any more government funding on Plant Parenthood. … Continue reading

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For this week’s Civic Issues blog I wanted to talk about two specific women in our government, our first lady and a previous one. Since my blog topic is focused on women’s rights and equality I wanted to discuss the … Continue reading

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Women at work

In 1963 the Equal Pay Act was passed by the federal government.  What did this act consist of? Well it specified that it is illegal to pay men and women different wage rates for equal work on jobs that require … Continue reading

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First Civic Issues Post

I got to thinking about some of the topics I would want to focus on throughout this semester for my civic issues blog. I had chosen the “gender, sexuality, and rights” topic for this class mainly because it was the … Continue reading

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