Femicide is the sexist violence against women because of a patriarchal system that believes in the inferiority of women themselves. It's a crime that discriminates. It is not just the murder of women, but the murder of women because they are women.
In 1995, Rosenthal was appointed by the Clinton Administration to serve as Midwest regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She headed JCPA from August 2000 to 2005. In 2005, she was named one of the Forward 50, a list of the most influential Jews selected by The Forward newspaper.
Joyce became the Section Chief for Consumer Affairs Counseling and UMDNJ Section in 1995, serving in that role until February 2002, when she was named Acting Director of the Division the first time. During that period, Joyce assisted with the transition between the administrations of Gov. Donald DiFrancesco and Gov. James McGreevey.