"women039s-rights" Articles & Blogs:
Amnesty International honors Joan Baez for a lifetime of Human Rights Advocacy
| Amnesty International turns 50 this year, and closely linked to Amnesty’s legacy of championing human rights is that of folk legend Joan Baez.
Baez was an active supporter of Amnesty from the start, stuffing envelopes at their first home office in San ...[Read on] |
Wesleyan women’s rights activist shot and killed
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Johanna Justin-Jinich, a Wesleyan student, was shot and killed yesterday by Stephen Morgan, a man who had been harassing and possibly stalking her. He walked into the bookstore where she worked and shot her. He has not yet been apprehended, and may be ta...[Read on] |
So whatever happened to the Equal Rights Amendment?
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Kamala Lopez is adamant. And we all should be. Just last Thursday was Women's Equality Day, but the thing is, we're still not equal. The fact is, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has still not been ratified, and we need this shit in writing.Ms. Lopez rece...[Read on] |
Human Rights Film Festival opens tomorrow
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Pamela Yates
The 20th annual Human Rights Film Festival opens in NY tomorrow with director Pamela Yates’ The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court. The festival last from June 12-June 25.
There are some great women directed an...[Read on] |
UN: Violence Against Women Still Too Common in Afghanistan
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Latest UN human-rights report says much of the violence against women and girls is still perpetuated within the family; women working outside the home or for government especially targetedAfghanistan | Today 11:20 am
Although most women are no longer li...[Read on] |
India's Single Women Resist Stigma, Demand Rights
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NEW DELHI (WOMENSENEWS)--When relatives barred Kamal Pathik from her son's wedding because the presence of widows is considered inauspicious, the Association of Single Strong Women stepped in. The group, willing to take on her family, advocates for single...[Read on] |
Quick Hit: Grading the White House on Women's Issues
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Our girl Samhita is quoted in this recent Forbes piece about the White House and Women's Issues.
Samhita Mukhopadhyay, 32, executive editor of feministing.com, believes female support is slipping. "Using reproductive rights as a bargaining chip was a bi...[Read on] |
300 Women March for Rights in Afghanistan
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I’m sure that you’ve already seen this elsewhere, but it’s certainly worth posting again.
Yesterday, 300 women in Afghanistan marched in the streets to protest a new law which affects the Shia minority of the population. It says tha...[Read on] |
Barbara Bush Stars in Marriage Equality Video, Really Steals Meghan McCain’s Thing
| A new video in support of gay marriage stars Barbara Bush, daughter of George W. Bush. “I am Barbara Bush, and I am a New Yorker for marriage equality,” the Manhattan resident and Yale graduate says. “New York is about fairness and equality. And eve...[Read on] |
A Practicing Omni-Sexual Weighs In on Miss California, Gay Rights and Perez Hilton
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Mr. wOw vents about the brouhaha at the beauty pageantMr. Wow Blasts Perez Hilton | 05/01/2009 4:15 pm
Editor’s Note: Mr. Wow writes upon occasion for wOw. He is the ultimate Hollywood insider who live-blogged Oscar night for us. Today he dro...[Read on] |
Taliban Assassinates Afghan Women's Rights Activist Sitara Achakzai
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Two Taliban agents shot Sitara Achakzai outside her home SundayThe Taliban, Assassination | Today 11:55 am
The Taliban successfully struck out against Afghanistan’s women’s right movement Sunday when they assassinated one of the nation’...[Read on] |
Lady Gaga, the Meat Dress, and Equally Edible Outfits
| Lady Gaga is embracing carnivore couture: last week she appeared on the cover of Japanese Men’s Vogue wearing layers of thinly-sliced meat, and her outfit at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, a halter dress made of flesh, was equally edible. “It ...[Read on] |
Women Are Still Less Equal
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It's not difficult to understand why a top dog might want to stay on top. For most of human history, females have been repeatedly marginalized by more powerful males until it's been institutionalized to a greater or lesser extent in almost all cultures. ...[Read on] |
Senate Confirms Sotomayor
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Awesome.
Sotomayor would not have been my first pick for a Supreme Court justice for a lot of reasons — chief among them her disturbing deference to law enforcement and her lack of regard for privacy rights. But she is undoubtedly a highly-quali...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin Voices Her Support for Dr. Laura on Twitter
| Photo by Roger H. Goun
Sarah Palin took to Twitter last night to offer encouragement to Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who’s leaving her radio show in order, she says, to “regain her First Amendment rights.”
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2009-2010 Supreme Court Term: Some Rights Preserved, Some Setbacks for Women
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by Dina Lassow, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center
The Supreme Court handed down the last decisions of the 2009-2010 Term this week. This has been a remarkable term, with much attention being paid to cases involving campaign finance reform, ...[Read on] |
Today is World AIDS Day
| Today is World AIDS Day. Last year nearly a half million babies were born with HIV. More than 33 million people worldwide were living with HIV. That's up from 26.2 million in 1999. Despite that staggering statistic,AIDS organizations are making progress i...[Read on] |
Getting out of the way so women can save the world
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Like most of you, I'm sure, I was excited to see the package of articles in The New York Times Magazine yesterday on the state of women's rights globally. Times columnist Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, authors of the lead article, have a forthcoming bo...[Read on] |
California marriage equality groups risk rights for petty rivalry
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A rivalry between California's two largest marriage equality organizations to publicly define the timeline of repealing Proposition 8 has become a bitter spat that threatens to cripple the effort.
On August 12, Equality California (EQCA) announced their ...[Read on] |
What we missed: Obama Speech in Cairo Edition.
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There have been some really good posts from around the blogosphere about Obama, Cairo and women's rights. Here are a few that caught my attention.
Sarah MC takes Obama to task on not being afraid to offend religious fundamentalists and make a statement...[Read on] |
Modern Lady's Modern Take on the White House Report on Women (Hint: Not Doing So Hot, Ladies)
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Yay! The White House made a report on the status of women! Oh no, as far as women in America go, we're still paid less than men and doing most of the housework. Wait, is that really all the report focused on? Not only have women's strides been small, but ...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak Celebrates Female Heroes: Past, Present and Future
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Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays. I am so proud and blessed to be an American. Running the risk of sounding cliché, the United States truly is the land of opportunity. While watching the current events unfold in the Middle East and in othe...[Read on] |
Panel at Barnard College: What Men Can do to Advance Women's Leadership
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Rarely is the role of men in feminist activism addressed in an organized forum, backed by research and experience, as it will be tomorrow in the panel, "Building Partnerships: What Men Can do to Advance Women's Leadership." Hosted by Barnard College'...[Read on] |
Haitian Feminist Leader Myriam Merlet (1953-2010)
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Myriam Merlet was killed in the Haiti earthquake last week. Our heartfelt prayers go out to her family, friends and all of the lives she touched as a pioneer for women's rights in Haiti.Democracy NOW! reporter, Amy Goodman reports on her de...[Read on] |
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