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Bella Abzug Research Resources
From the National Council for Research on Women, a “learning and organizing guide” to accompany Suzanne Braun Levine and Mary Thom’s edited volume, Bella Abzug: How One Tough Broad from the Bronx Fought Jim Crow and Joe McCarthy, Pissed Off … Continue reading
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March 8 is International Women’s Day
What do China, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam have in common? International Women’s Day is a national holiday in each. -Bridget Crawford
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“S.C. suffering lack of female lawmakers”
Op-Ed re-posted from here by ANNIE BOITER-JOLLEY and LAURA R. WOLIVER In November, women made advances in representation in state legislatures across the country. Out of 2,332 female candidates nationwide, 1,465 won their bids for state legislative seats : 1,351 … Continue reading
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Campaign for Peace and Democracy: Letter to Defend Shirin Ebadi
IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER SHIRIN EBADI IN DANGER PEACE ACTIVISTS CALL ON TEHERAN TO ENSURE HER SAFETY To: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ayatollah Shahrudi, Head of the Judiciary Mohammad Khazaee, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, From the FLP mailbox, Sisters In Other Nations
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I Wanna Be …
Via The New Agenda blog
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Feminist Legal History, Firsts, The Underrepresentation of Women
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Zip Code Based Study of Porn Consumption Finds Red States Consume the Most
A new study entitled “Red Light States: Who Buys Online Adult Entertainment?” by Harvard Business School Prof Benjamin Edelman, focuses on the consumption side of adult online entertainment, and in particular on subscriber demographics and consumption patterns of those who … Continue reading
Anyone for tennis, wouldn’t that be nice?: The contract law implications of the UAE’s decision to deny a visa to an Israeli tennis player
Whether you are a fan of tennis (like me) or not, you might have been following the recent mess in the United Arab Emirates. Basically, at the last second, Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer was denied a visa to … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, Feminism and Religion, Feminism and the Workplace
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Rush Limbaugh Trying to Find Out Why Women Don’t Like Him
This just in from the feminist humor department: Rush Limbaugh is concerned that there’s a gender gap in his audience and is holding a “summit” to figure it out. The whole story is here. Hmmm…. what a difficult inquiry. Put … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Culture, Feminism and Politics
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Profile of Sex Workers in China
Posted in Coerced Sex, Feminism and Politics, Sisters In Other Nations
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2008 Report on the Global Gender Gap
The full report, compiled by the World Economic Forum, can be found here (PDF). It focuses on data related to economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political power and health and survival. The overall rank of the U.S. is 27th … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Sisters In Other Nations, The Underrepresentation of Women, Women and Economics
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“From the ‘Duh’ Files: Effusive Political Adoration Does Not Lead to Social Change”
Law Prof Darren Hutchinson posted an essay with the above title here. In it he expresses concern that too much reflexive worship of Obama, and a paucity of critical scrutiny of the Obama administration by progressives will inhibit real political … Continue reading
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“Obama Phenomena: Facets of a Historic Campaign.”
The University of Denver Law Review is pleased to announce the release of a special symposium edition, “Obama Phenomena: Facets of a Historic Campaign.”Co-sponsored by the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and Suffolk University School of Law, the … Continue reading
“Homeland” Security under Napolitano: Key Player in Human Trafficking Policy
I blogged recently about the concerns I had when I read the statements Hilary Clinton made in her Senate confirmation testimony related to the issue of sex trafficking. I heard little sign in her testimony of a desire to … Continue reading
Posted in Coerced Sex, Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics
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Best Post Featuring Presidential Cussing Ever
Here. The first comment is pretty good too.
Posted in Bloggenpheffer, Feminism and Politics, Sociolinguistics
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It was great to see President Obama sign the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) into law.
But dang, it would have been nice to see more women in that photo. –Ann Bartow
Posted in Feminism and Politics, The Underrepresentation of Women
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Hillary Clinton gets sworn in.
Her related remarks are hilarious. Via TGW.
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“Despite Odds, Women’s Movement Persists In Iran”
NPR story you can read and/or listen to here.
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Feminism and Religion, Sisters In Other Nations
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Democratic Congress, Democratic President, so what’s the deal…
With this? Historiann asks: Are women citizens of this republic? ETA: See also.
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Reproductive Rights
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Iceland to Name First Lesbian Prime Minister
From Yahoo News: Iceland’s next leader will be an openly gay former flight attendant who parlayed her experience as a union organizer into a decades-long political career. Both parties forming Iceland’s new coalition government support the appointment of Johanna Sigurdardottir, … Continue reading
Concerns about the draft American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Irasema Garza, President of Legal Momentum, writes: Today the House Democrats unveiled the near-final version of the economic stimulus package known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, with a vote expected as early as tomorrow. While it contains some … Continue reading
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Inauguration Memories
I am back from DC (yes, there is still snow in Chicago) and I have to tell you the inauguration was indescribable. Yes, I made it inside. Security was tight and the zoo at security in the colored zones (blue, … Continue reading
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Yasmeen Hassan, “A War on Pakistan’s Schoolgirls”
From the WaPo: I have such fond childhood memories of summer holidays in the Swat Valley in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province, a place well known among Pakistanis for its breathtaking views, cool summer climate and lush fruit orchards. But today … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, Feminism and Religion, Sisters In Other Nations
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EQUALITY NOW CALLS ON THE UNITED STATES TO CONDITION AID TO PAKISTAN ON MEASURES TAKEN BY THE PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT GIRLS AND ENSURE THEIR RIGHT TO EDUCATION
From Equality Now: On 20 January 2009 Equality Now issued a News Alert calling on the Government of Pakistan to protect girls and ensure their right to education following growing fundamentalist pressure in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and … Continue reading
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Anna Quindlen, “The End of Swagger”
Here are the first two paragraphs of Quindlen’s recent Newsweek column: As Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton begin to use their uncommon authority and intelligence to implement a new American international agenda, it might behoove them to read a … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Families, Feminism and Politics, Sisters In Other Nations
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Vital Juncture for Women’s Rights Policy at the State Department
In her confirmation hearing last week Hilary Clinton was asked by Barbara Boxer to talk about how she plans to use the office of the Secretary of State to better the”status of women in the world.”She was particularly interested in … Continue reading
The Obameter: Tracking Obama’s Campaign Promises
From Politifact: PolitiFact has compiled about 500 promises that Barack Obama made during the campaign and is tracking their progress on our Obameter. We rate their status as No Action, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is … Continue reading
Well done, Gov. David A. Paterson
From the NYT: Gov. David A. Paterson has selected Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, a 42-year-old congresswoman from upstate who is known for bold political moves and centrist policy positions, to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, … Continue reading
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Senate Passes Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Yesterday, the Senate passed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. As has been written about many times on this blog, the bill would overturn the Supreme Court’s decision from 2007 that severely restricted equal pay claims by imposing an … Continue reading
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“He Is (Or, We Are)”
Professor Lolita Buckner Inniss on the inauguration of President Obama.
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Race and Racism
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You might have missed the Rev. Gene Bishop’s invocation yesterday.
Because it was excluded from the televised broadcast, possibly at the request of Obama’s Presidential Inauguration Committee, which if true, is infuriating. You can watch and listen to Bishop give the invocation via YouTube here: Via.
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The Women of San Francisco
How about a shout out to the great women of San Francisco who led President-Elect Barack Obama into history today! Senator Dianne Feinstein and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (not to mention Senator Barbara Boxer who featured in this post earlier this … Continue reading
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FUNDAMENTALIST PRESSURE IN NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN, HAS LED TO ALARMING VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GIRLS AND WOMEN
From Equality Now: In late December 2008 the Taliban ordered a ban on girls’ education in the district of Swat in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The announcement made by an extremist cleric, Maulana Fazlullah through an … Continue reading
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“We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus : and non-believers.”
I’ll leave others to unpack President Obama’s entire inaugural address. I just wanted to note with appreciation that he acknowledged “non-believers.” –Ann Bartow
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Joe Biden is still an idiot.
Reason #8,765 or so. –Ann Bartow
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“The Meaning of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday” by Coretta Scott King
From The King Center web site: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Race and Racism
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“Janie Goree, who broke barriers by becoming the first black woman to be elected mayor of a municipality in South Carolina, has died.”
From The State, which also reports: Goree, the former mayor of Carlisle, died on Tuesday evening at age 87 at the Agape Senior center in West Columbia. The family was at Leevy’s Funeral Home in Columbia Thursday, finalizing funeral arrangements. … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Firsts, South Carolina
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What Tami Said!
What Tami Said blog author Tamara Winfrey Harris has an interesting and provocative column here. Below is a short excerpt: Americans tout our egalitarian democracy to the world: anyone can be president, we say. But some of us know this … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Feminist Blogs Of Interest, Race and Racism
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“Supporters of the ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California have filed a lawsuit seeking to block their campaign finance records from public view, saying the reports have led to the harassment of donors.”
Interesting how some people are First Amendment absolutists up until the time that they are the ones getting hated on, and then suddenly harassment is seen as a problem that should have special remedies for themselves only. The quote heading … Continue reading
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The Kitchen Table: A Blog About “Race, Politics, Religion, Popular Culture”
It’s pretty engaging! Informative and geeky, as you might expect from two academics, but also very amusing at times. Some posts are quite provocative, so if the prospect of reading opinions you strongly disagree with is alarming, it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Feminism and Politics, Feminist Blogs Of Interest, Race and Racism
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“Condemned men are buried in sand up to their waists, and women up to their necks, and are pelted with stones until they die or manage to escape. Under the law, a condemned person’s life is spared if he can free himself.”
That’s a sentence from this WaPo article about stonings in Iran. Men have a lot better odds of escaping, obviously, though it’s still horrifying. The article also reports: In his weekly news conference, the judicial spokesman also said that Esha … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Violence, Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, Feminists in Academia, Sisters In Other Nations
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South Korea accused of using women as prostitutes to prop up the country’s ecomony and keep U.S. soldiers “entertained.”
The NYT reports: … Scholars on the issue say that the South Korean government was motivated in part by fears that the American military would leave, and that it wanted to do whatever it could to prevent that. But the … Continue reading
Not Really Super
ETA: Slate XX Factor readers, go here. The latest issue of Ms. Magazine has Barack Obama in a Superman pose, wearing a tee shirt that says “THIS IS WHAT A FEMINIST LOOKS LIKE,” as follows: Obama can greatly advance the … Continue reading
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Guest Blog Post: Christina Hoff Sommers on “What’s Wrong and What’s Right With Contemporary Feminism”?
Dear Readers, As a conservative feminist, I am often invited by members of the Federalist Society to speak at their law schools and take part in debates. Bridget Crawford, a moderator of the Feminist Law Professor blog, has kindly offered … Continue reading
“Please Don’t Divorce Us”
Very powerful photo stream opposing the wretched Prop. 8.
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“One Gender’s Crash”
Deborah Spar, President of Barnard College, writes in the WaPo: ..as the financial debacle unfolds, I can’t help noticing that all the perpetrators of the greatest economic mess in eight decades are, well, men. Specifically, they are rich, white, middle-aged … Continue reading
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Indiana/Bloomington Law Prof Dawn Johnsen Nominated as Assistant AG for the Office of Legal Counsel
This morning, Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate Dawn Johnsen to be Assistant AG for the Office of Legal Counsel. A law prof at Indiana University, Johnson serves on the board of directors of the American Constitution Society … Continue reading
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Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan To Be Obama’s Solicitor General.
From this press release: Elena Kagan, Solicitor General Kagan, the Charles Hamilton Houston Professor of Law, is currently the 11th Dean of Harvard Law School. Kagan first came to Harvard Law School as a visiting professor in 1999 and … Continue reading
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Stimulating Gender Equality
As politicians and pundits debate the need for and contents of an economic stimulus program early in the Obama Administration, one issue has gained less attention than it should, and the attention it has gotten is – to my mind … Continue reading
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More About Rick Warren: Sexist As Well As Homophobic
His homophobia has been widely discussed, but his sexism not as much. Bring yourself up to date here.
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“WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP”
Here. Brief excerpt: Current female heads of state and government There are 192 members of the United Nations, 2 independent states outside, a few self-declared de-facto independent states and many self-ruling depencies. 22 have got female leaders at the moment. … Continue reading
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