State laws aim to protect domestic violence survivors
Attorneys who work in helping immigrant women confronting domestic violence in their life note that Massachusetts has some laws to help them.
Month: April 2014
Boston selected for national project to build more protected bike lanes
Boston is selected as one of six new U.S. cities to join the Green Lane Project, a two-year program that will assist Boston to build more protected bike lanes.
Libraries are jumping onto the digital bandwagon
Public and college libraries are adjusting to the popularity of digital content and e-books.
Giving birth becomes political battleground
With such strong viewpoints on both sides of the aisle on how babies ought to be born, birth in the United States — and Boston — is highly political.
“Natural” childbirth defies a single definition
For most women, pregnancy and birth are natural, normal, healthy processes. Today, this idea is embraced by advocates of more natural birth, in midwifery, the medical community, and by expectant mothers.
Spiritual caregivers talk about experiences of visiting detention center
Volunteers are visiting detention center to appease their guilt and anxiety.
Shine for Girls brings grace to STEM
Shine for Girls uses feminine dance to make math appealing.
Boston efforts underway to bridge gender gap in tech
Efforts are being made in the Boston area to bridge the gender gap in technology skills.
LGBT homeless youth face high risks
40 percent of the homeless youth population are identified LGBT. They suffer different levels of abuse, especially transgender youth.
Do you know your nutrition ABCs?
It can be difficult to make a stand and tell right from wrong against the tidal wave of nutrition information we often face. But constantly evolving ideas about nutrition are nothing new. Nutrition experts advise, educate yourself on what works best for you, instead of following the latest trend.