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Equality Now: Take action to support women in Afghanistan and human rights organizations in Ethiopia
From the FLP mailbox: Equality Now has just issued Women’s Action Update 21.6 in its Afghanistan campaign, re-iterating its call to the Afghan government to immediately and unconditionally reinstate to Parliament Malalai Joya, who was wrongly suspended for criticizing fellow … Continue reading
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The Rick Warren Controversy
Looking for some good reading on the Rick Warren inauguration controversy? Here are some various takes from the opposing sides. First, the pro-Obama/Warren side: Melissa Etheridge writes on the Huffington Post that those who are angry at Obama … Continue reading
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Homophobic Clergyman Chosen To Give Invocation At Obama’s Inauguration
People For the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert writes: Pastor Warren, while enjoying a reputation as a moderate based on his affable personality and his church’s engagement on issues like AIDS in Africa, has said that the real difference between … Continue reading
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“Hillary Clinton, the Halo Effect, and Women’s Catch-22″
Fantastic essay about women in politics here, at the Situationist. Below is a short excerpt: … After the final presidential debate between Obama and McCain, news anchor Katie Couric asked Hillary Clinton,”Why do you think Sarah Palin has an action … Continue reading
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“A video conversation with civil rights leaders”
Featuring the fabulous Veronica Arreola! Here at this site, which notes: In the aftermath of President-elect Barack Obama’s historic win, many commentators have said it will take time to understand the full significance of his ascendance to the presidency. To … Continue reading
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“A Crime Against Society” – Rape in the Congo
“A Crime Against Society” is the title of an article written by Ann Jones that appeared inthe 12/10/08 issue of The Nation. Below are the first two paragraphs: Late one afternoon seven years ago, in the village of Kamanyola in … Continue reading
Posted in Acts of Violence, Coerced Sex, Feminism and Politics, Sisters In Other Nations
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Feminists Don’t Care About The Women In Iran, And The Sexualized Mockery Of A Powerful Woman Politician Has Nothing To Do With The Stonings Of Women Who Are Deemed Too Sexual.
Or so says Kathleen Parker in the WaPo. Who needs to start here. And then go here, and here, and here, and here, and here, where a reporter notes: Currently, in Iran, there are nine women sentenced to death by … Continue reading
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“Letter from Women’s Historians to President Elect Obama” asking for gender equity in the proposed economic stimulus package.
Friends and colleagues, Attached is a letter to President-elect Obama making a historical case for more attention to gender equity in the proposed stimulus package. It is based on a draft circulated by Linda Gordon with input from several others. … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Feminism and Politics, Feminist Legal History, Women and Economics
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William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 Passes House and Senate, But Offers Less Protection To Victims Compared with the 2007 House Version.
And the impetus for watering down the bill was of course Joe Biden, in collusion with Sam Brownback. The text of the 2008 version of the bill can be found here. The major changes in the 2008 version were in … Continue reading
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Today is Jane Addams Day!
Learn more here! In light of yesterday’s events in Illinois, it is good to be reminded of all the good that civic minded people can do. Of course, we would all have to do an awful lot to match the … Continue reading
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“Afropublicrats and a More Perfect Love (Or, Living Wrong and Voting Right)”
Read the new post by this title by Lolita Buckner Inniss here.
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That’s an Obama speechwriter on the left.
Charming, huh? From this WaPo story: Question No. 58 in the transition team vetting document for the Obama White House asks that applicants: “Please provide the URL address of any websites that feature you in either a personal or professional … Continue reading
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New Blog: Suggestions4Obama.com
From the FLP mailbox: As its name suggests, Suggestions4Obama.com is a venue to allow anyone to offer suggestions for Obama and his upcoming administration. Users may offer their suggestions, tips and advice on various critical issues such as foreign policy, … Continue reading
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The Feminist Majority Political Action Committee has endorsed Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to fill the US Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Press release here. With Biden out of the Senate, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act has a better chance of making it to the floor of the Senate. Elevating Rep. Maloney to the Senate would improve the bill’s … Continue reading
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Obama: Ratify the Women’s Convention Soon
Nearly 30 years after President Jimmy Carter signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the United States remains the only democracy that refuses to ratify the most significant treaty guaranteeing gender equality. One … Continue reading
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“Rape looms large over Haiti slums”
So reports this BBC article, which starts out: Human rights organisation Amnesty International is calling on the Haitian government to do more to tackle the widespread rape of girls, often by gangs of armed men. The Amnesty International report is … Continue reading
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Gender Gap Election Update
From the Feminist Weekly News: A wide gender gap played a key role in Anchorage mayor Mark Begich’s victory over Republican incumbent Ted Stevens, who has served six terms in the Senate. Though Begich won this razor-close race by less … Continue reading
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On Tea Drinking, Diplomacy, Politics and Feminism
Check out this post at Historiann.
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Hillary Clinton Got The Most Votes Of Any “Write-In” Presidential Candidate In Duval County Florida. She Even Outperformed Jesus!
This news outlet reports: Some voters expecting to vote for Barack Obama or John McCain two weeks ago were surprised to see 11 other names on the ballot. But 736 voters in Duval County weren’t happy with any of the … Continue reading
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“The ‘Bitch’ and the ‘Ditz’”
That’s the title of this article in New York Magazine. The subtitle is: How the Year of the Woman reinforced the two most pernicious sexist stereotypes and actually set women back. Below is an excerpt: …This was an election cycle … Continue reading
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Nationwide Coordinated Protests Against California’s Proposition 8 Tomorrow!
More general information here. The Columbia, SC incarnation convenes at the State House at 1:30 pm. -Ann Bartow
Posted in Feminism and Families, Feminism and Law, Feminism and Politics, LGBT Rights, South Carolina
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“Power & Sex: America’s War on Sexual Rights”
Faye Wattleton, Katha Pollitt, Dagmar Herzog and Lynn Paltrow moderated by Michelle Fine How will the new administration handle the feminist agenda? Obama’s victory and the vote against abortion bans in Colorado and South Dakota brought some sexual rights back … Continue reading
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What Will Whiteness Mean in the Obama Years?
Two interesting essays: This one (from whence I borrowed the title for this post) at Diary of an Anxious Black Woman, and this one, entitled Propositioning Privilege, at WoC PhD. –Ann Bartow
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“Boobs for Burma: Can Sex Sell Human Rights?”
Great post at The Feminist Underground that will make you angry, but in a productive way. It’s a pretty fantastic blog generally so you might want to check out other posts there too.
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Feminist Blogs Of Interest, Sexism in the Media
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Women Put Obama In Office: Will His Appointments Reflect This?
Women’s votes made all the difference, and Obama could not have won without us. See also, see also. Unfortunately, the majority of women also voted in favor of Proposition 8 in California, although in somewhat smaller numbers than men. We … Continue reading
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Canadians Seem Very Happy About Obama’s Victory
Spent yesterday in Sumter, South Carolina doing voter protection, but today I am in Canada, and everyone here I’ve spoken to is thrilled about Obama replacing Bush as US President. No more wars, is the fervent hope I keep hearing … Continue reading
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Early morning after: ballot initiatives and progressive House candidates
Since you write the blog you want to read, I decided to concentrate last night on the ballot initiatives and down ballot races that I thought progressives would be most interested in. What strikes me the morning after is … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, LGBT Rights, Race and Racism, Reproductive Rights
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Congratulations to Bev Perdue, North Carolina’s first woman governor!
Charlotte Observer account of her victory here. Excerpts below: Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue rode a national tide of Democratic support Tuesday to become the first female governor of North Carolina. Perdue, who has held office in Raleigh for nearly … Continue reading
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Because in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
To my friends and colleagues who rejoice this morning, with an extra special shout out to Susan Kuo and Danielle Holley-Walker: Yes We Did. As Tony Infanti has already noted, there is still a lot of work to do. But … Continue reading
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Early Election Returns
As Obama is now slated to become the next President of the United States, it appears that voters in South Dakota and Colorado have voted down the anti-choice ballot measures that were up in their states. Now we just … Continue reading
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Another Overview of William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (the TVPRA)
This is the Statement of Jessica Neuwirth, President of Equality Now, to the New York City Council 6/11/08: I want to start by thanking the New York City Council for this opportunity to testify on the subject of the William … Continue reading
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College Papers Back Obama, 63 to 1
Story here. Note that the Daily Gamecock is part of the 63. –Ann Bartow
Posted in Academia, Feminism and Politics, South Carolina
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Worst.
Remember this? It definitely made me appreciate this. –Ann Bartow
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Number of Women Guests Scheduled For Today’s Political News Shows…
Zero.
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Synchronized Presidential Debating
This is cleverly done.
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Can you spot the Feminist Law Prof in this portion of a photo of the 1991 Harvard Law Review?
On the far left is Jim Chen, Feminist Law Prof and Dean of the University of Louisville School of Law. On the far right is Georgetown Law Prof and widely cited copyright law scholar Julie Cohen. That guy in the … Continue reading
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If You Live in California, Vote No on Proposition 8
From this Feminist Law Prof co-authored Op-Ed: Fifty years from now, we will surely look back, with shame, at society’s mistreatment of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (“LGBT”). It is an unfortunate feature of democracies that the … Continue reading
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DEFINE THIS! 2nd Annual Women of Color Conference in Greensboro, NC on November 14th & 15th, 2008
The Feminist Majority Foundation is proud to partner with Bennett College for Women to bring you DEFINE THIS! 2nd Annual Women of Color Conference in Greensboro, NC on November 14th & 15th, 2008. This two-day conference goes beyond awareness-raising and … Continue reading
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Samantha Bee on John McCain, Abortion, and Women’s Health
When I get back from paternity leave next week, I’ll start posting more substantive items again, but in the meantime, here’s a great clip from the Daily Show earlier this week. In it (starting at about 2:50 – although … Continue reading
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Sign of the Times, In Houston
The fetus is waving a flag, and appears to be sitting on top of a revolver. Think it can see Russia from there? –Deana Pollard Sacks
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Remember the “liberal” who wrote that he wanted to have sex with Sarah Palin on his Barack Obama sheets while his wife read aloud from the Constitution? Now he says he is “thinking that maybe Sarah Palin is a special needs child.”
Michael Seitzman wrote that in this HuffPo column entitled, wait for it, The Lyin’, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Is it fair to criticize Palin on the merits (or lack thereof) of the substance of what she was saying? Absolutely. … Continue reading
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Dems play both sides of abortion politics in congressional races
Two contrasting views of the Democratic Party’s use of the abortion issue in this year’s election have emerged in recent press reports. When one reads them together, a fascinating picture emerges of how the Dems are deploying and funding … Continue reading
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Because Presidential Elections Are All About Hotness and Sexual Availability?
For Democrats? Via. Note that at the bottom it says “Sarah Palin is not a woman’s choice.” Well guess what, neither is this stupid, condescending and offensive poster. See also. And for Republicans? Via. Yo Republicans, your complaints about the … Continue reading
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“Feminists for Obama”
If McCain and Palin win, Women Lose. Eleanor Smeal, President of Feminist Majority, says, “Obama/Biden are running on the strongest platform for women’s rights of any major party in U.S. history”. That’s why Feminist Majority launched www.FeministsForObama.org, a side-by-side comparison … Continue reading
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Catharine MacKinnon’s Endorsement of Obama
Professor Catharine MacKinnon’s editorial endorsing Barack Obama appears in today’s Wall Street Journal (of all places!). It is titled “Obama is the Way Forward for Women: Abortion Rights and Equal Pay Are at Stake in the Election” and focuses … Continue reading
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CFP Succotash: critical reflections on the 2008 U.S. Presidential campaigns
Eds. MarÃa Ochoa, Alvina Quintana, Myra Mendible, Barbara K. Ige We seek papers that provide a variety of critical frames for the many, indeed thousands, of exchanges–––formal and informal, analytical and reflective–––that are brought about and sustained by the 2008 … Continue reading
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“Topless Sarah Palin lookalike contest”
In Vegas. Via. Because sexualizing Sarah Palin is a great way to disparage her. See also, see also, see also, most revoltingly of all, see also.
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Women for McCain
Comedian Katie Halper has made a compelling spoof video entitled “Women for McCain.” It’s worth watching and sending to anyone you know who cares about women’s rights but also might be thinking about voting for McCain: Women for McCain … Continue reading
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