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Feminism

Has Feminism Gone Too Far - Or Not Far Enough?

Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

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Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent

If women are going to have to earn just as much money as their husbands, then they should also be splitting the at-home responsibilities down the middle. That is true equality.

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This is Not My Feminism

Lindsey Horvath | Posted 07.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Women's Sexuality, Third Wave Feminism, Taylor Momsen "Pretty Reckless" the Veronicas, Feminism, Sexuality, Taylor Momsen, Taylor-Momsen-Pretty-Reckless-the-Veronicas, Entertainment News
Lindsey Horvath

The "empowered" 15-year old female can belt risque lyrics, flaunt racy lingerie, and flirt with suicide to be a sexy, appealing feminist?

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After a Coup d'Etat at NOW, the Future of "Feminism"

Amy Siskind | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Lynette Long, Feminist, Amy Siskind, The New Agenda, Next Wave, Now, Feminism, David Letterman, Politics News
Amy Siskind

In 2008 we reached a nadir. For Wall Street it was the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. For the women's movement, it was the sexist treatment of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin.

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France Tells Women What Not to Wear

LabourList | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Islam, Women's Rights, Women, Europe, France, Feminism, Burqa, France Burqas, Sarkozy Burqa, Nicolas Sarkozy, World News
LabourList

There are hundreds of points of action that feminists across Europe would prioritize above banning the burqa, were anyone to actually ask us.

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Where Burqas Meet Strippers

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 06.25.2009 | World

Read More: Burqa, Islam, Hijab, France, Head Scarf, Oppression, Exotic Dancers, Muslims, Objectification of Women, Strippers, Obama Cairo Speech, Feminism, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, World News
Ali A. Rizvi

Could the traditional burqa-clad woman and the modern Western exotic dancer be two sides of the same coin?

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It's Hard to Debate Feminism When You're Dodging Bullets

Peggy Drexler | Posted 06.25.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Neda Video, Neda, Iran Women's Rights, Feminism, Iran Election, World News
Peggy Drexler

On the streets of Tehran women young and old, rich and poor, in skirts and chadors were saying something powerful about the irrelevance of what feminism is and is not.

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As We Exhale, How We Reached the "Letterman Limit"

Amy Siskind | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Amy Siskind, The New Agenda, New-Wave Feminism, Feminist, Feminism, The Late Show With David Letterman, David Letterman, Politics News
Amy Siskind

By insulting, belittling, objectifying and jeopardizing our daughters, Letterman gave the final poke to our country's sexism slumber.

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Cosmopolitan Editor Helen Gurley Brown "Is One Of The Pioneering Feminists Of Our Time": Elle UK Editor

Mail Online | Posted 06.22.2009 | Media

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But to my mind HGB, as I call her, is one of the pioneering feminists of our time. She was the sexiest suffragette of them all. And now as she head...

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Ladies, If Sarah Palin Ever Makes Sense Again on Issues Impacting Women, We Must Move More Quickly to Support Her

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sexism, Al Sharpton, Bristol Palin, Cbs, Sarah Palin, 2012, Woman, A-Rod, Comedy, Msnbc, Feminism, The Late Show, Liberals, Don Imus, Cynthia McKinney, Feminists, Politics, Nappy Headed Hoes, Shock Jock, Democrats, Neal Brootz, Racism, Women, Palin, Sarah Palin and David Letterman, Wabc, Republicans, Conservatives, Wfan, Alaska Governor, David Letterman, Women-Exploitation, Tina Brown, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

For the first time since she has been in the public spotlight, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was able to talk her way into an issue that really resonated with the masses.

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She's Out There! Her Name Is Ingrid Schuster Tighe

Amy Sewell | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Iraq War, Paul Wolfowitz, Women, Politics, Kosovo, Military, Washington DC, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Woman President, Feminism, Foreign Policy, Entertainment News
Amy Sewell

The need for pragmatic and prudent leaders in both the military and politics was evident to me during my military service.

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Gadhafi, the Feminist?

Mona Eltahawy | Posted 06.17.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Italy, Moammar Gadhafi, Libya, Feminism, Silvio Berlusconi, World News
Mona Eltahawy

You would think with all the troubles he's been having with women lately, the last thing Berlusconi would agree to do was round up women for Gadhafi's mission to "save European women."

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Letterman Should Call Himself Letterperson from Now On

Catie Lazarus | Posted 06.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mean Girls, National Organization for Women, Barbie, Liberals, Trig Palin, Nanny, Bridge to Nowhere, Immigration, Pro-Life, Feminism, Barack Obama, Teenagers, Stephen Colbert, Obama S Dog, Math, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, Alpha Female, Sarah Palin, Illegal Immigrants, Teen Pregnancy, Jimmy Kimmel, Tina Fey, Pro-Choice, Jimmy Fallon, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, David Letterman, Comedy News
Catie Lazarus

Sarah, how creepy is it that NOW is jumping on your bandwagon? Trying to be friends with the alpha popular princess by sweeping abortion, pay parity, stem cell research under the rug!

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Letterman Quietly Ushers in the Next Wave of Feminism

Amy Siskind | Posted 06.15.2009 | Media

Read More: New-Wave Feminism, Feminist, Feminism, The Late Show With David Letterman, David Letterman, The New Agenda, Amy Sisind, Media News
Amy Siskind

This wave of feminism is about reaching down beneath the surface to eradicate the roots of sexism that lie deeply buried in darkness, ignorance and bias.

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No Child Left Behind = All Boys Left Behind

Kari Henley | Posted 06.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Men, The Daddy Shift, Education, Boys, The Trouble With Boys, Feminism, Jeremy Smith, Meg Tyre, Living News
Kari Henley

Let's play a little game of make believe shall we? Let's play "house" - and pretend to be a typical American family about five years from now- say in ...

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Third Screen: The Next Manhattan DA May Be A Woman

Vickie Karp | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leslie Crocker Snyder, Ed Koch, New York City Politics, Crime, Manhattan DA, Mayor Koch, Death Penalty, Drugs, War on Drugs, Gangs, Feminism, Politics News
Vickie Karp

Leslie Crocker Snyder is running to be the first woman to be Manhattan District Attorney. Snyder has prosecuted mafia members and drug lords and gang members. She created the first sex crimes unit in the United States, writing the Rape/Shield law that, to this day, saves rape victims from malicious and overly-broad cross-examination.

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Roman Catholic Female Priests Growing in Numbers: An Insider's Perspective

Greg Archer | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

Read More: Theology, Religion, Women's Rights, The Bible, Gay Rights, Priests, Feminism, San Jose, San Jose Diocese, San Francisco, World News
Greg Archer

The holy game plan? To ordain female deacons as womenpriests and womenpriests as bishops.

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Sexism Against Conservative Women Is Still Sexism

Amy Siskind | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

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Amy Siskind

How would any one of us feel if Letterman's comment about Palin's daughter were directed at our daughter? And if Governor Palin were Governor "Sam" Palin, would he dare to make that joke?

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Will the Real Islam Please Stand Up?

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Islam, Asra Nomani, The Mosque in Morgantown, Aasiya Hassan, Religious Tolerance, Feminism, Women and Religion, Living News
Leora Tanenbaum

Men have long interpreted Islam from their own point of view and declared that point of view universal for all believers.

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Morocco: A Look At Women's Rights 5 Years After Reforms

GlobalPost | Erik German | Posted 06.09.2009 | World

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RABAT, Morocco -- In the lottery of arranged marriage, winners and losers sometimes take years to reveal themselves. But one soft-spoken woman seat...

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Sadly, Attorney Susan Jordan Has Been Killed in a Plane Crash

Stephen Kaus | Posted 06.02.2009 | Living

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Stephen Kaus

This morning's paper brought the sad news that Susan Jordan, one of our most courageous and resourceful attorneys, was killed last Friday in a private plane crash in Utah.

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5 Reasons We Still Need Feminism

Heather Wood Rudúlph | Posted 06.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Rights, Birth Control, Health Care, Sirensmag, Feminism, Third Wave Feminism, Rape, Living News
Heather Wood Rudúlph

More offensive than the man-fever these movies suggest all women have is the cavalier manner in which women will turn on one another to get the prize.

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'Pro-Life Feminism' is an Oxymoron

Taylor Marsh | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Women, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Feminism, Politics News
Taylor Marsh

One would hope in the 21st century we could at least agree what feminism is not: "encouraging women to again have more children."

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Divine Feminine Alert

Elizabeth Debold | Posted 05.26.2009 | Living

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Elizabeth Debold

I'd like to challenge one of the most popular beliefs of our era: that women have a profoundly different value set than men, and that embracing these particularly feminine values will change the world.

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The 8 Green Steps to Solartopia

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Corporate Charters, Solartopia, No Nukes, Green Power, Population Control, Renewable Energy, Buddhism, Feminism, Green-Powered Earth, Green Living, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

The Four Great Green Truths: we have a global crisis, it has a solution, the solution is winnable, and winning requires a "middle path" of action that is both non-violent and non-stop.

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Another Slap for Feminism

Heather Wood Rudúlph | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Feminist Debate, Glass Ceiling, Equal Pay, Wage Gap, Feminism, Living News
Heather Wood Rudúlph

There's no doubt that women have to choose between family and a certain career tier. Adequate workplace policies just don't exist to give women the opportunity to do both. But taking issue with that fact isn't whining, it's advocating for progress.

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