Womens Issues

Women's Equality ... Why Not Now?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, National Organization for Women, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Motherhood, Family and Medical Leave Act, Pat Schroeder, Women and Work, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Ron Dellums, Gloucester High School Pregnancy, Family Values, Lisa Witter, Women's Health, Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Women of Color Policy Network, Politics News

Firecrackers and picnics aside, Abigail Adams didn't get to sign the Declaration of Independence, Betsy Ross sewed the flag, and how many people even know who Deborah Samson Gannett was?

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Hey buddy, can you spare some jing?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 07.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Lisa Earle McLeod, Mental Health, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Wellness, Feng Shui, Religion, The View, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Living News

My jing is out of bling. And no amount of Doritos and NoDoz can revive it . I thought I'd unblocked the energies of the divine when a fen shui consul...

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Sex & the Single Mom

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Tom Leykis, Men, Relationships, Women's Issues, Single Parents, Sexuality, Sex, Dating, Living News

Tom Leykis has great advice for single men -- prey on single moms. I wonder, how Mr. Leykis would have felt watching a man do the things he suggests and encourages to his mother.

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Peaceful Revolution - The Elephant in the Political Room: What Progressives Can Learn from Regressives

Riane Eisler | Posted 06.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Women's Issues, Hillary Clinton, Sexism, Living News

There's been some recognition that behind many attacks on Hillary Clinton lie virulent traditions of sexism. But so devalued is anything stereotypically associated with women that crucial matters which directly impact our lives and our families aren't even mentioned.

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Looking For A Women's Candidate? Check For Daughters

Peggy Drexler | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Women's Rights, NBER, National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Women's Issues, Living News

A recent study showed that male legislators with daughters are more likely to support women's issues than those without them.

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The Glass Ceiling: 18 Million Cracks and Counting

Sara Whitman | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Postive Gender Roles, Politics, Education Rights, Education, Gender Bias, Womens Rights, Senator Clinton's Speech, Sexism, Gender Identity, Womens Issues, Hillary Clinton, Living News

In Senator Clinton's speech on Saturday, she mentioned not having broken the "glass ceiling." But she had made "18 million cracks in it."

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Pandering To Women Is The Opposite Of Feminist

MOMocrats | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Feminism, John McCain, Garance Franke-Ruta, Campaign, Election 2008, Carly Fiorina, Women's Issues, Momocrats, Blogher, Home News

Sorry, John, simply talking to women, acknowledging their presence and inviting them to listen in on a conference call does not make one a friend of women or a champion of women's issues.

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More Than a Piece of Meat

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 05.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Marginalization, Third Wave Feminism, Women's Issues, Feminism and Society, Sex, Sexuality, Sexism, Living News

The saying goes: "Why buy the cow when you can have the milk for free?" Well, my milk and my love are always free. I can't be bought and will not bear my sexuality as a bartering item.

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A Flawed Pioneer, Hillary Still Represents Change

Denise Clapsaddle | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home

Women's leadership in the religious orders, as in other professions, has had a tremendous impact. For the pioneering women who were our seminary instructors, Clinton represents dramatic opportunity for change.

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The Obama Feminists: Why Young Women Are Supporting Obama

BlackAndBrownNews | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Hillary, Women's Issues, Barack Obama, Senator Clinton, Senator Obama, Hillary Clinton, Young Women, Obama, Feminism, Gender, Home News

Young women don't believe the Democratic nominee must have a body like our own. We're looking beyond race and gender toward political vision, leadership style and basic values.

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You've Come A Long Way, Baby

Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Women's Rights, First Female President, Domestic Violence, Women's Issues, Hillary Clinton, Sigmund Freud, Martin Linsky, Newsweek, Barack Obama, Politics News

This presidential election is supposed to be historic, right? Yet, the fact that we could be months away from the first ever woman in the White House has been virtually ignored.

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NOW Head Described Treatment Of Clinton A "Gang Bang"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Crying Moment, Women's Issues, Kerry, Democratic Primary, Kennedy, Obama, Now, Endorsement, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Marcia Pappas, Clinton, New Hampshire Primary, Gang Rape, John Kerry, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Betrayal, Politics News

Marcia Pappas, the President of the New York State chapter of the National Organization of Women, gained a bit of notoriety on Monday when she called ...

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I Love the 90s: Gender, Race and the Clintons

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: 1960s, Al Sharpton, Women's Issues, African-Americans, Bill Shaheen, George W. Bush, Drugs, Primaries, Joycelyn Elders, Identity Politics, Sexism, New Hampshire, John Edwards, Racism, Senators, Nita Lowey, Bill Clinton, Gender, Black Voters, Lani Guinier, Clintons, Joe Biden, Black Issues, Feminism, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, 1990s, New York City, New York, Elections, Sister Souljah, Rudy Giuliani, Race, Martin Luther King, 2008 Presidential Race, South Carolina, Iowa, Homophobia, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Presidential Race, Lyndon Johnson, Senate, Gay Issues, White Voters, Governors, Politics News

Hillary has begun a campaign based on rigorous 1990s politics of identity, a game at which the Clintons excel, using one group against another as the need arises.

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Political Marketing Wisdom: Beyond Polarization and Fear

Andrea Learned | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Women Voters, Women's Issues, Jan Schakowsky, Obama Feminist, Obama Gender Issues, Alice Walker, Feminist Vote, Obama Women's Issues, Postfeminist, Barack Obama, Politics News

Obama is not forcing the gender issue by waving a banner that reads "I am all about women." Rather, he is living and speaking in ways with which voters with caring and consensus-building concerns can relate.

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Do Republican Candidates Care About Women Voters?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards Promise for American Women, Mitt Romney Womens Issues, Hillary Clinton Champion for Women, Women's Issues, Mike Huckabee Faith and Politics, Healthcare for Mothers, Women's Health, Roe v. Wade, Women and Politics, Child Healthcare, Joe Biden Women's Issues, Work/Family Balance, Family and Medical Leave Act, Chris Dodd Family and Medical Leave Act, Politics News

Since women voters are the acknowledged key to the election this political season, wouldn't you think that a few Republicans would devote a little web space to explaining their positions on helping women?

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Women and Security: Canaries in the Mine

Marie Wilson | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Women, International Women, Female Leaders, Security Threats, Women's Issues, United Nations Women, Women Peace and Security, Effect of War on Women, The White House Project, Women and Politics, Women and Power, Security, Soft Issues, United Nations Resolution on Women Peace and Security, International Women Leaders Global Security Summit, Politics News

We are at a moment in history where the pressing issues of our time require women in leadership, especially as the definition of what constitutes state security continues to evolve.

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