women

Women learn the art of a knock out

Mary Willis — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:13:40 +0000

One Sunday afternoon at a fitness center in San Jose, a chorus of yelling and cheering can be heard: “Leave me alone. I don’t know this man. This man in the blue shirt is bothering me. Go away.”

It sounds like someone is being seriously threatened but instead it’s eight women demonstrating what they’ve learned after 22 hours of self defense training with Impact Bay Area, at the Morning Crane Healing Arts and Fitness Center.

Can good laws come from popular outrage?

Sandip Roy — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:45:00 +0000

The December gang rape in Delhi spurred such huge protests in India, a surprised government had to act quickly.

The life of an older woman without a home in San Francisco

Holly Kernan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:51:53 +0000

Imagine having nowhere to sleep, now, imagine that reality if you’re older, and maybe you suffer from illness or decreased mobility.

Seniors on the streets of San Francisco

Mary Rees — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:34:08 +0000

If you really want to know how our local economy is doing, look no further than the nearest homeless shelter. Former Supervisor Bevan Dufty oversees homelessness in the city, and he says these days, San Francisco’s roughly 1,150 beds are nearly full each night. Advocates say there’s been a sharp increase in homeless seniors, especially women. It was rare to see this population on the streets a few decades ago, but now service providers say it seems to be the norm.

Today on Your Call: How can we break the cycle of violence against women and girls?

Ali Budner — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:00:00 +0000