Sunday, November 25, 2007

When Girls Don't Graduate, We All Fail (click here for pdf)


Hanging over every female's head at every stage of her life is the idea of 'pretty, appropriate and the fact she has a uterus and ovaries.' That is known as oppression and now the Republican Religious Right wants to make conception a legal status for an EMBRYO. I don't think so !



...one in four girls drops out of school, and that the numbers are even worse for girls of color. Plus, the economic costs of dropping out are particularly damaging for girls. Female dropouts earn significantly lower wages than male dropouts, are at greater risk of unemployment, and are more likely to rely on public support programs.