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Do you remember the day women across the country went on strike?  Me neither.  I was four months old when it happened, but it was the largest protest for gender equality in U.S. history. Betty Friedan and the National Organization For Women organized the nationwide Women’s Strike for Equality on August 26, 1970.  Ninety major […]

I am a soccer mom.  Like soccer moms worldwide, I watched the Women’s World Cup with my daughter this summer and talked with her about how those women on the field were once youth soccer players just like her.  Little girls with big dreams worked hard as they grew up and became young women living […]

Is there another soft drink besides Coca-Cola?  In Georgia there is not.  When I was a kid, the words Coke and soft drink (or soda, for those north of the Mason Dixon line) were synonymous.  When you went to a restaurant and ordered a meal, you would ask for a Coke to drink.  The waiter […]

Did you know it takes only 10 minutes in the scorching Georgia summer sun for the temperature in a car to reach deadly levels?  Each summer we hear heartbreaking stories of busy, distracted parents who accidentally leave their sleeping children in their car seats only to find them dead of heatstroke hours later.  Just this […]

Georgia summers are HOT, and a trip to the lake or pool is a great way to keep cool this time of year.  Water safety is on all of our minds, especially as we play in the water with our little ones.  There were 129 child drowning deaths in Georgia between 2009 and 2012.  That’s an […]

When our post, Walk Georgia for Better Bone Health hit the blog, I got an email from Commissioner Susan Whiddon.  She asked, “Are you still taking trail suggestions?  We need some information on the website about South Georgia.” I wrote back, “You’re right.  We do need some information on the website about South Georgia.  Whatcha […]

May is National Osteoporosis Month.  Take steps now to improve bone health for yourself and your family. Think osteoporosis is just a woman’s disease?  Actually, it is not.  In the United States, one in four men over age 50 will fracture a bone because of this disease.  When it comes to men’s health, prostate cancer […]

May is National Osteoporosis Month.  Take steps now to improve bone health for yourself and your family. Lace up those shoes, and let’s take a walk! Walking offers excellent health benefits from muscle tone to cardiovascular strength, but for our purposes during National Osteoporosis Month, walking is a great way to protect your bones from […]

A true Southern woman knows that one can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.  Nellie Duke is a true Southern woman. Miss Nellie has been the chair of the Georgia Commission on Women since 1994, and her sweet encouragement comes in the form of homemade jelly.  Meeting days find her roaming the halls […]

May 5, 2015 continued the celebration of the 2015 Georgia General Assembly “Year of the Child” with Gov. Deal’s signature on SB 8 and SR 7, otherwise known as the Safe Harbor/Rachel’s Law.  Thank you and congratulations to Sen. Renee Untermann, Rep. Andy Welsh, and Rep. Chuck Efstration for your relentless support in bringing Georgia to this day. […]

May is National Osteoporosis Month.  Take steps now to improve bone health for yourself and your family. In 2004, the Surgeon General declared osteoporosis to be epidemic in the United States, affecting 4.5 million women over the age of 50 nationwide.  In Georgia, osteoporosis causes 75 fractures every day and costs $1 million per day […]

The Georgia Commission on Women celebrated International Women’s Day on March 9, 2015 in the State Capitol Rotunda.  It was a fun event with speakers from around the world.     Photos by Sharon Baker