In early February, amid the presidential budget frenzy and discussions of spending freezes, Senate and House Congressional champions announced the reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA). Lead sponsors of the IVAWA are Senator Kerry, Senator Boxer, Senator Snowe, Congressman Delahunt, Congressman Poe and Congresswoman Schakowsky. Together these members reaffirmed their commitment to [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Make a Global End to Violence Against Women a Congressional Priority
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Having ‘The Talk’: Parents, Teens and Dating Abuse in the Tech Age
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A few years ago, during an otherwise innocuous conversation, one of my oldest and dearest friends relayed the following story about her 17-year-old daughter: “Sophie [not her real name] and her boyfriend were at a party last weekend, and he got mad about something she said, and he literally picked her up by her shirt [...]
Give us some More!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
More magazine’s 2010 Reinvention Convention kicks off in Washington, DC in a few weeks! It’s an annual event for women – over 40, and also under 40 – looking to reinvent their lives in any and every way. JWI will be there – Monday, March 8th., in downtown D.C. We can’t wait to soak up [...]
Steph’s story
Posted in Uncategorized on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What Happened: The first time I remember my boyfriend hitting me was last year. I was driving and we were a block from my parent’s house. He got mad and had a habit of smacking at my mouth. He hit me in the mouth and I lost control of the car. I blew out the [...]
get teens talking about dating abuse
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month has just begun, creating a perfect opportunity to educate and engage with teens in discussions about communication in relationships and friendships. JWI just launched “Love Your Neighbor, Love Yourself: Building Healthy Relationships,” in partnership with United Synagogue Youth (USY). This interactive program is providing USY educators around the United States [...]
Share your story to shape the work that’s ending dating violence.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abuse, emotional abuse, jewish women international, JWI, physical abuse, psychological abuse, relationship, relationship abuse, relationship violence, sexual abuse, violence against women on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Now that we know February is about more than presidents and valentines, let’s kick off Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month with an honest conversation. JWI is asking anyone who is a teen, recently was a teen, or works directly with teens for help through this short anonymous survey. The voices of those who have experienced [...]
It’s official: February is ‘National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.’
Posted in Uncategorized on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This year the entire month of February is dedicated to raising awareness about dating violence: Senator Mike Crapo-R (ID) and Senator Lieberman-I (CT) have introduced a resolution proclaiming February 2010 as the first ‘National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.’ One in three adolescent girls in the United States is a victim of physical, [...]
