"amy-quinn" Articles & Blogs:
The Death Penalty Gender Gap
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Glee takes on abstinence and sex education
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I am loving Glee. As a kid I thought life was a musical (and I never grew up). This show feels like it was made for me. It's so gay. It's got Jane Lynch as a delicious villain who loves social hierarchies and is constantly claiming gender discrimination...[Read on] |
Not-so-shocking news of the day: Conservatives make sexist attacks against Snowe
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With Olympia Snowe's surprise vote this week in the passing of the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform legislation, conservative pundits are taking any sexist shots they can at a woman with power who, like, uses it. Media Matters has a good ro...[Read on] |
The Power of TV – Glee uses Madonna to Address Sexism
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I’m an admitted big Gleek. Last night’s show featuring the music of Madonna was by far the best episode of the series yet. I thought it was brilliant how they used Madonna and her place in the culture as a female leader and icon to talk about ever...[Read on] |
'Glee’s' Lea Michele tackles “America the Beautiful” at Super Bowl XLV
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Access Hollywood has confirmed that Lea Michele, the 24-year-old Broadway ingenue-turned-breakout star of “Glee,” will be singing “America the Beautiful” prior to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers showdown in Super Bowl XLV.
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Around the World, Women Have Reason to Celebrate and Work to Do
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by Amy Quinn, Senior Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
As the 100th International Women’s Day is observed today around the world, women have much to celebrate. Today’s women and girls have inherited a path made smoother by the brave effor...[Read on] |
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