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more about #womensrights Cimorene: I remember from high school history classes that after WWI, America and Europe were all "F-You losers" and left them to their own post-war shitty devi... more » JerseyGrrrl: I'm more pessimistic than Glenn Greenwald. I think the American public has shown it doesn't care about women's right in America. So I'm not sure why t... more » HarpMadness: I don't know when we as a country, culture, society, world, whatever, went back to being so far entrenched in the idea that war can fix not only some ... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): Karzai may be marginally better than the Taliban, but he has demonstrated that he is happy to cater to the extremists in his country in return for pol... more » theKP: I just went over to RAWA's web site to see if they had any response up to the President's speech and didn't see anything. Has anyone seen anything fro... more » Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: I'm glad Obama didn't mention women's rights as a factor in his decision because I wouldn't believe him if he did. Women's rights in Afghanistan have... more » J.D.Regent: Ugh, I have hated this war from the beginning and really resented when Bush tried to act for a second like he was invading to save the women who he pr... more » BearDownCBears: Excellent excellent post. more » BetteD: Oh, Sarah! Stop using words you don't understand. Like "woman." And "mind-set." #sarahpalin more » Penny Farthing: I'm sorry, but what the FUCK is she fundraising for???? If she's raising money for anything, I think it should be for a college education. For hersel... more » redqueenmeg: Sarah, just because you admittedly thought about aborting your "not perfect" baby, that doesn't necessarily mean that that is the only reason people t... more » heywhat: Here's what I don't understand: aren't Republicans constantly accusing Liberals of glorifying single motherhood thus creating all of society's ills? Y... more » IamnotStarJones: Sarah Palin's only purpose to draw the true believers of the paranoid wing of the Republican Party. And she's doing an excellent job. It is the job ... more » AvaAdore: May I ask a few very naive question? Living in a country which has had government health care for every single citizen for about 60 years now, I'm afr... more » mommy_dearest: I have to say, that is pretty clever of her speech writers. To suggest that making sure women have reproductive rights is actually INSULTING to women... more » RenoMartini: Asinine lies like these have spread and people believe them; they believe them to the point that they begin standing up for complete untruths. Today,... more » msAnthrope: i don't get how the elderly will be targeted for euthanasia should a government-backed healthcare plan kick in. i thought the majority of elderly are ... more » tiredfairy: This rhetoric makes me livid because it's flat out lying...and for whatever reason, it works. And I'm so frustrated because it's almost impossible to... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: This whole "pro-choice people want to euthanize the elderly" thing is pissing me off. The whole anti-choice argument is that abortion is killing an in... more » artyfarty: I not really afraid of Palin and her circus sideshow, I'm afraid of the number of people who seem to agree with her. Those people frighten me to my co... more » -
#foreignaffairs
The Audacity Of Help: The Obama Administration And Afghan Women
Critics are complaining that President Obama's Tuesday night address lacked analysis of the situation facing women in the region, which appears to contradict Hillary Clinton's pledge to make women's issues a cornerstone of national security strategy. Was the omission intentional? More » -
#scaretactics
Sarah Palin Warns Of Pro-Choice "Mind-Set"
According to Politico, Sarah Palin held a fundraiser in West Allis, Wisconsin last night and attempted to convince thousands of supporters that legislators with pro-choice views might have "the mindset" that leads them to deny insurance coverage for the elderly. More » -
#notablequotable
This Is What A Feminist Looks Like
"I call myself a feminist. Isn't that what you call someone who fights for women's rights?" said the Dalai Lama to an audience in Memphis yesterday. "We all come from the same mother. That creates the basis for compassion." [FeministLawProfessors] -
#leftovers
Gag-Worthy Guitar Hero Ad Features Hefner • Semenya To Keep Her Gold
• Ugh. Could someone please explain why Hugh Hefner is appearing in ads for Guitar Hero 5? Does seeing him in his bathrobe, surrounded by pants-less playmates playing air-guitar actually make anyone want to buy the game? • More » -
#foreignaffairs
Hillary Clinton, Women's Rights, & Colluding With Global Misogyny
Just this week Pakistan, the Congo, Uganda, Afghanistan, and Thailand have made headlines concerning systemic economic and physical violence against women. So why is does much of the media continue to focus on what Hillary Clinton can't do about it? More » -
#nolaughingmatter
Mavis Leno On Why She Campaigns For Afghan Women's Rights
"If women who were free to speak did not speak, we might as well say to the entire world, 'No matter what you do to women, no one cares, just go right ahead.'" — Mavis Leno. [L.A. Times] -
#womensrights
The Grim Reality Behind Dwindling Female Populations
Several readers wrote in to tip us to a fascinating article in today's Toronto Star, which explores the grim realities behind the dwindling populations of women of all ages in several countries across the globe. More » -
#nothingnew
Just For Men: Obama's Speech To Muslim World All But Ignores Women
Yesterday, President Barack Obama gave his long-awaited speech at Cairo University, attempting to show the Muslim world the new face of American diplomacy. One thing that stayed the same? The amount of lip-service paid to women's rights.
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#musiclyrics
All-Girl Group Raps For Women's Rights
Meet Tigresse Flow, a group of female rappers in Morocco who are pushing the boundaries of what is deemed acceptable for women in the country. More » -
#foreignpolicyfail
Hillary Clinton Meets Karzai, Ignores His New Pro-Rape Initiative
Hillary Clinton met Afghan President Hamid Karzai today and said, "the lives of women and girls, the country's education and health systems are far better today than they were in 2001." Oh really? [Washington Independent] -
#foreignpolicyfail
U.S.-Backed Afghan Government Passes Pro-Rape Law To Win Election
U.S.-backed Afghani President Hamid Karzai is poised to issue a law on women's rights that the UN Development Fund for Women has warned against and a female Parliamentarian calls "worse than during the Taliban."
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#womenatwar
Women In Iraq Are Suffering A "Silent Emergency"
Though security is improving in Iraq, conditions for women have worsened according to two new studies. Many Iraqi women, according to reports, are suffering from mental illness, lack of necessities, and a flourishing sex trade. More » -
#internationalwomensday
Happy International Women's Day!
Today is International Women's Day, a holiday designed to "mark the economic, political and social achievements of women." Events are taking place around the world to celebrate women and to raise awareness of women's issues. More » -
#movingviolations
Woman Arrested For Driving In Saudi Arabia
Yesterday, police in Mecca, Saudi Arabia arrested a woman in her 20s for violating the country's ban on women driving. Police say she tried to flee when she realized she'd been spotted. More » -
#foreignaffairs
In A "Culture Of Silence" Women's Shelters Provide Safe Haven
Until 2003, an abused woman living in Afghanistan would have two choices: stay with her husband or return shamed to her family. Police were no help, and women's shelters did not exist. More » -
#weightyissues
Objectionable Ideals
Force-feeding girls is making a comeback in Mauritania. According to Mint Ely, a women's rights campaigner: "In Mauritania, a woman's size indicates the amount of space she occupies in her husband's heart." [Guardian] -
#knickers
Panty Raids
Reem Asaad is leading a Facebook fight to force Saudi lingerie shops to hire women salespeople. Although the kingdom has allowed women to work in such shops since 2006, few have been hired. [BBC] -
#viralvandals
Consortium of Pub-Going Women Attacked Online
Sunday night hackers accessed the Pink Chaddi Campaign Facebook page, and changed its name to "Pro-Abortion, Baby Killing Feminist Whores and Manginas". They suspect that the internet-vandals were American. Reminder: misogyny knows no borders. [WomenMakeNews] -
#nevertoolate
Engines Revving For Female Drivers?
Saudi Princess Amira al-Taweel supports a repeal of the ban on women driving, saying that she already drives in other countries and would prefer to have a female companion than a male driver. [Daily Mail] -
#womensrights
Women In Iran Work For Equal Rights, Better Future
While the women's movement may not be the first thing we associate with Iran, NPR reports that since the 1970's the women's movement has been steadily pushing back. More »
