Citizens in the District of Columbia had plenty of reason to celebrate over July 4th weekend. In addition to our nation’s birthday, countless barbeques, and a fabulous fireworks display, citizens of D.C. could finally enjoy their rights as set forth in the Bill of Rights. All citizens of D.C. should rejoice at their new found freedom. But for women especially, guns are the ultimate equalizer in self-defense.
Independence Day is the most significant of our political holidays. Without the 4th, there would be no President's Day or Memorial Day. As we enjoy comfortable lives in the world's dominant power, it is hard to imagine the circumstances facing Americans in 1776. The colonists represented a string of settlements along the Atlantic coast, hemmed in between the ocean and an inhospitable wilderness inhabited by often hostile Indians.
As the Fourth of July approaches, one can only hope that women from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds in America also reflect on the many liberties and rights that they ordinarily take for granted. Halima Karzai reflects on the unfortunate circumstances women around the world face.
IWF Visiting Fellow Donna Wiesner in a Washington Times op-ed says, "Congress needs to quit passing the buck and embrace economic reality by crafting actionable public policies to help produce additional domestic energy supplies, both from alternative energy sources and traditional fossil fuels."
In Friday’s Wall Street Journal, IWF Chairman Heather Higgins examines the Foundation Diversity and Transparency Act. The legislation out of California is an enormous threat to private philanthropy. It would require California foundations with $250 million in assets to report the composition by ethnicity and gender orientation of their boards and staffs, the boards and staffs of the charities they support, and the degree to which they are run by or support certain minorities.
In a USA Today op-ed, Carrie Lukas says, "Those fixated on achieving "gender parity" - whether it's in the halls of Congress, university science departments or in day care centers - want to discount men's and women's stated interests and preferences, which frequently diverge."
The treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has been compared to “modern-day slavery.” The lack of a public outcry is sending a bad message to the Saudi government that abuse and discriminatation against migrant workers can continue with impunity for perpetrators.
With politicians discussing adopting major, economic-crushing legislation in the name of stopping global warming, it is imperative that the public reads Scared to Death: From BSE to Global Warming Why Scares Are Costing Us the Earth. Scared to Death puts the global climate change craze in the context of other scares, which have turned out to be fueled by alarmist rhetoric and trumped up scientific claims. For a limited time, don't miss your chance to read the books full chapter on global warming.
The latest charge from the gender equity crowd is that women face widespread discrimination in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). They say government action (in the form of increased Title IX enforcement) is needed to correct this imbalance.
Equal Pay Day is held annually in April to signify the point into a year that a woman must work to earn what a man made the previous year. According to the 2006 Census Bureau, women on average earn 77 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts however, Carrie Lukas, vice president of policy and economics for the Independent Women's Forum, has an op-ed in today's Baltimore Examiner debunking the myth that discrimination is the cause of the wage gap.As Lukas describes, it's women like her who take into account many factors--not just salary--when pursuing jobs that cause this statistical discrepancy.
In today's Washington Times, IWF's Carrie Lukas reviews a new book, "Scared to Death: From BSE to Global Warming: Why Scares Are Costing Us the Earth," which highlights an important phenomenon that affects our economy and our culture. If you missed IWF's Book Event: Scared to Death, stay tuned for the video.
As the average price of gas climbs higher than ever before, Americans feel increased economic pressure while waiting for prices to come back down. Un...
