Feminism

Feminism can be defined as the belief of the political, social, and economic equality of women. Although not all feminists would believe that last statement is adequate or appropriate, for some consider that "equality" forces women to complete within rules defined by men, suitable to the life experiences of men.

You can find many bloggers on feminism through the regular carnival of feminists, and at Blogher, the "community for women who blog" (which also holds an annual conference). An excellent source on UK feminism is The F-Word, and in the US check out Feministe.

There are many types of feminism, including liberal feminism, radical feminism, separatist feminism, ecofeminism, and even hip hop feminism, to name just a few.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Feminism”

• “Hate Speech” Accusations at the OSCE Meeting

  
  Vlad Tepes — Authority: 149
  by Baron Bodissey The OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna wrapped up with yesterday’s sessions in Vienna. As I mentioned earlier, the meeting’s theme was “Gender equality, with a special focus on combating violence against women”. The Counterjihad was represented at the meeting by the ...
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• abortion support network to help irish women: interview and help wanted

  
  we move to canada — Authority: 135
  Ive blogged several times about the Haven Coalition, the abortion-access network I belonged to in New York City (founded by a Canadian!). My most recent post about Haven is here . The seeds of Haven continue to germinate, this time across the Atlantic. My friend Mara Clarke, a former Haven volunteer and ...
  9 hours ago

• Youve come a long way, baby?

  
  This is NOT a job for superheroes — Authority: 408
  Social theorist and media critic Jean Kilbourne has said that when it comes to portrayals of women in advertising, sex sells. Whether or not this is true is -- at the moment -- beside the point as far as Im concerned. What Ive been thinking about is the degree to which even tween girls nowadays are heavily ...
  11 hours ago

• Goddamnit Rogue

  
  1979 Semi-Finalist... — Authority: 112
  Apparently my angry cries of foul on Rogue’s bullshit new costume that is constantly unzipped to her navel have fallen on deaf ears.  The evidence?  The X-Men Legacy cover #232.  SIGH.  Oh comics.  I don’t know why I continue to love you when you treat me so.  I’m just glutton for punishment I suppose.
  15 hours ago

• Sgt. Kimberly Munley To the Rescue

  
  Betty Dodson with Carlin Ross - Women, Sexuality, Politics, News, Culture, and Liberation — Authority: 141
  Im sure youve heard about the crazed gunman at Fort Hood who went on a shooting rampage .  Well, this is the woman who brought him down...literally.  Sgt. Kimberly Munley is an expert in firearms and a member of the local police SWAT team.  She was on her way to take her car into the shop when she heard about the ...
  15 hours ago

• Judith Slaying Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi. ...

  
  // carolinemartin — Authority: 583
  Judith Slaying Holofernes , Artemisia Gentileschi. 1618-1620. Artemisia is recognized as the first female Renaissance painter. Women were not allowed into art academies until the 1800s, so if they wanted to learn they had to do it on their own or, if they were very lucky, have their dad teach them. In this case, ...
  16 hours ago

• Denial

  
  this ain't livin' — Authority: 569
  copyright meloukhia The health care debate rages on. The whole thing upsets me, really. My father and I keep instituting a moratorium on talking about it because it’s so infuriating, and yet, within 10 minutes of seeing each other, we’re off and running on health care again. So many obvious solutions that ...
  16 hours ago

• Maria, I just met a girl named Maria

  
  Broadsides — Authority: 535
  Okay, heres the first thing. Maria Sharapova is a very talented tennis player. Right now, shes ranked No. 14 in the world. Thats fantastic. Lets not kid ourselves. At No. 14, the main reason she gets so much attention is not so much for her backhand but for her backside. The way I see it, the Williams sisters, far ...
  17 hours ago

• The Advantage and Disadvantage of Zine

  
  The Groundswell Blog — Authority: 406
  (Anne Elizabeth Moore is an author, editor, artist, teacher, and Groundswell guest blogger. She divides her time between Chicago and Cambodia, where she teaches young women the art of self-publishing.)Perhaps by accident, Groundswell has invited someone who thinks obsessively about text and vocabulary and dialogue and ...
  18 hours ago

• Gentlewoman

  
  Guy White: Making Sense On Race — Authority: 500
  I am watching the run up to the Health Care vote. One word came at me: gentlewoman. I thought I was imagining it, but no, I heard it several times more just now. It’s not ladies, it’s getlewomen. Who comes up with this stuff? Is there a woman out there who is insulted when she is called a lady?
  18 hours ago

• Half the Sky – Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

  
  Yaicha — Authority: 91
  I’ve recently finished reading a truly moving book, Half the Sky , by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. It’s both horrifying in its graphic description of the atrocities women and girls suffer throughout the world, and ultimately inspiring in its accounts of those who have overcome adversity to survive and ...
  19 hours ago

• Half the World

  
  BryAntics — Authority: 426
  This was a song I wrote for International Womens Day some years ago. Its very simplistic but it was the right message at the time. H ALF THE WORLD When half of the world seeks for justice When half of the world seeks for peace Its absolutely certain that, given time, The threat of war can ...
  20 hours ago

• Women Are Only Half Humans

  
  Suburban Guerrilla — Authority: 668
  The Republicans are obstructing any way they can this morning. Watch the videos. The way I feel about this compromise vote is probably akin to how Thomas Jefferson felt when the anti-slavery clause was stricken from the Declaration of Independence in order to get enough votes to pass. Stupak probably doesn’t ...
  20 hours ago

• Bart Stupak Thinks He Knows What I Can Do With My Body

  
  season of the bitch — Authority: 91
  And Congress is voting to let him make that choice. The amendment, which you can download and read in full here , would do three things. First, it would codify the Hyde Amendment provisions in the bill so that the ban on federal funds being used for abortions besides those resulting from rape or incest, or in ...
  21 hours ago

• Women Under The Bus

  
  Suburban Guerrilla — Authority: 668
  But hey, the Catholic Church is happy! Tough noogies for anyone who isn’t a Catholic…
  21 hours ago

• Mary J Blige Opens Center for Women in Yonkers

  
  Betty Dodson with Carlin Ross - Women, Sexuality, Politics, News, Culture, and Liberation — Authority: 141
  Ive always loved Marys music because it was real. On October 23, 2009 The Mary J. Blige Center for Women opened right here in Yonkers. The Center will focus on reaching out to young, single mothers who need help with parenting, education, and vocational training. I cried when I watched this video: read more
  22 hours ago

• Admission

  
  This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours. — Authority: 406
  Today, once again, I put strangers opinions of me ahead of my own comfort. It was hot here today. Hot in the house, hot outside. It got up to 32 degrees, and its still 25 now, at 10.59pm. Im wearing jeans. Not by choice, not because I dont feel the heat (By God, do I feel the heat!), but because I am afraid of the ...
  23 hours ago

• When ‘being yourself’ is dangerous

  
  blue milk — Authority: 125
  However innocuously presented (in fact, innocence is fetishised), we pretty much don’t know how to see a girl without objectifying her ( even when we are feminist ). Watching my pre-schooler I have moments where the thinness of her shoulders or the jut of her hips reminds me of images from fashion magazines – ...
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• Primetime TV Shows More Violence Against Women

  
  Mommy Life — Authority: 581
  Interesting that all todays aging feminists care about is increasing abortion and funding it with taxpayer dollars. As one of the Founding Mothers of the Second Wave of Feminism, I am appalled that they sold out to the sexual exploitation of women in all its forms - including dressing little girls as prostitutes, ...
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• Gloria Steinem’s 75th Birthday Wishes

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 161
  This was printed in the latest issue of Ms. Magazine and I thought it was great. This wasnt exactly what was printed there - that doesnt appear to be online yet - but still great none-the-less. These are things I hope will also come to pass in the next 25 years, for the sake of both my children. One of the ...
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