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• Granny Bird Award: Komen Foundation

  
  cab drollery — Authority: 114
  This edition of the Granny Bird Award, given from time to time to those who in some impair the rights or welfare of the elders, goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization for their weak-kneed yanking of grants to Planned Parenthood. From an AP report : The nations leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. ...
  15 hours ago

• Wednesday Reads: Pink is for Pussies and PLUBs

  
  Sky Dancing Blog — Authority: 561
  That title may get me in trouble… Good Morning! You all have heard the latest in the ongoing struggle for women’s reproductive health and rights, it seems that Susan G. Komen for a Cure has put the screws to women who count on the breast cancer screening programs Komen has provided through Planned ...
  15 hours ago

• Title IX At 40: Changing Lives Daily

  
  Care2 Causes: Women's Rights — Authority: 117
  Today marks the 26th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The theme of this year’s celebration is Title IX at 40: In it for the Long Run and it’s one that carries special weight with me. I grew up in the shadow of Title IX. I turn 38 this year and am quite [...]
  15 hours ago

• Sunday Reads: Occupy Superbowl, Alveda King throws women under bus, and the big homeless

  
  Sky Dancing Blog — Authority: 561
  Vintage ad for a Sunday Drive... It is Sunday Morning… All day yesterday, I kept thinking it was a Friday. It is strange how days have a certain “feel” about them… If you missed any of yesterday’s posts, Wonk the Vote and PeggySue and Dakinikat and  BostonBoomer had some excellent post, take a ...
  3 days ago

• Dutch Cabinet Decides on Burka Ban

  
  Politically Incorrect - English Version — Authority: 417
  In Holland, the the wearing of the burka and other face-hiding garments will soon be prohibited. The center-right government in The Hague decided today on an appropriate bill that Geert Wilders called “fantastic news.” But be careful! A bill is not a law, first both houses of parliament must agree, and then come ...
  3 days ago

• Open Thread–1/28/2012

  
  Politics Plus — Authority: 468
  My trip to prison on Thursday was a meeting of over 100 men.  I was pleased to learn that two of the men, that I have known for over twenty years, are coming up for parole.  I have absolute confidence that both have learned the skills they will need to stay free, as law abiding [...]
  4 days ago

• God Rules

  
  Inspirational Art & Healing — Authority: 105
  Geert Wilders is a flamboyant character in the theatre play we call politics in the Netherlands. He is squarely against islam and would love to see it abolished entirely probably. His most bold move in this direction has been a proposal to forbid the koran. With "Mein Kampf" forbidden and a law that says that you ...
  6 days ago

• Roe v. Wade – 39 Years Later

  
  An Apostate's Chapel — Authority: 401
  Check out the headline of an item I read on Sparkpeople this morning: The article goes on to state: Since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, opponents have questioned the safety of medical procedures used to terminate pregnancy. Now, a new study contends that having a legal abortion is safer ...
  1 week ago

• Egypt Revolt Loses Legitimacy as Brotherhood Ignores Women Abuse

  
  Women News Network - WNN — Authority: 509
  Mariam Fam and Caroline Alexander – Bloomberg – Tuesday, 24 January 2012 (originally published 18 Jan) A group of men gathered around Amira El Bakry in Tahrir Square as she brandished a newspaper photo that shocked many Egyptians. It showed troops dragging a female protester along the street, her robe ripped open ...
  1 week ago

• Women and Language: Is English biased against us?

  
  Qwaider Planet — Authority: 146
  This is an informative post. Being a linguistics students and a wordsmith, I tend to give most of my attention to lexicon; how people talk, the words they choose, their tone, their auxiliary verbs, their Read More......( read more )
  1 week ago

• In move guaranteed to piss off the Religious Right, the Obama administration will NOT allow religiously affiliated employers to deny full birth control coverage to their female employees.

  
  The Immoral Minority — Authority: 547
  Courtesy of the Huffington Post : In a long-anticipated decision that will affect millions of womens ability to pay for contraception, the Obama administration announced on Friday that it would not allow religiously affiliated employers such as universities and hospitals to deny full birth control coverage to the ...
  1 week ago

• War On Hollywood

  
  kavips — Authority: 416
  Chris Dodd… I used to admire him. I used to defend him… When Republicans lashed out at his Wall Street reform bill, I was right there, finger on the trigger, mowing them down…… But, the dude has since had a stroke and has sold out… In fact, quite a few Democrats have sold out… In case you did not ...
  1 week ago

• "As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision..."

  
  Return to Appalachia — Authority: 136
  “As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  1 week ago

• Abortion and Contraception: A WHO Study and Implications for Catholic Pro-Lifers

  
  Bilgrimage — Authority: 467
  Yesterday, I summed up my reflections on the decision of the Obama administration to support the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences Institute for Medicine to assure access to contraception as part of a comprehensive health care plan for women, when I wrote, Many of us, in fact, will be applauding ...
  1 week ago

• Romney is Pro-Anti-Choice

  
  Politics Plus — Authority: 468
  Multiple Mitt is an ideal nickname for Romney, the only candidate to stand firmly, decisively, and irrevocably on both sides of every issue.  There is no lie Romney will not tell to be elected.  Today we have a treat that perfectly illustrates Romney’s steadfastness. If you saw last night’s debate, you’ll ...
  1 week ago

• New Obama Rule Supports Women

  
  Politics Plus — Authority: 468
  There can be no doubt that Republicans want to use their big intrusive government insert themselves between a woman and her doctor, when she is pregnant.  If that isn’t bad enough, they also want to insert themselves between husband and wife in bed, as shown by Republican opposition to birth control.  Fortunately ...
  1 week ago

• Miniskirt Controversy & Teaching Respect

  
  Tatter Scoops — Authority: 102
  Today I’m over at World Moms Blog talking about To Miniskirt or Not . The piece was inspired by the latest incident here in Tangerang city where I live. A police, reprimand a girl for wearing short .  Please do come and show me some love over there and let’s get into the discussion about the whole ...
  1 week ago

• Human Rights Maps (168): Countries That Have Ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

  
  P.A.P. Blog - Human Rights Etc. — Authority: 113
  Another sign that human rights are becoming the morality of the world: Participation in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women However, international law may be no more than window-dressing, at least in this case. In large parts of the world, national law does not ...
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• Muslim College Student Reports Sexual Harassment, Gets Reported To FBI For Terrorism And Expelled

  
  Civil Rights Blog — Authority: 123
    Written by Tanya Somanader In 2008, African-American Muslim student Balayla Ahmad enrolled in Connecticut’s University of Bridgeport with hopes of becoming a chiropractor. Instead, she became of a victim of sexual harassment. Distressed by the repeated sexual advances and “graphic offensive comments” of a male ...
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• Strong indication number of women in (Kuwait) parliament to fall

  
  Women News Network - WNN — Authority: 509
  Nihal Sharaf – Arab Times – Thursday, 19 January 2012 (originally published 15 Jan) KUWAIT CITY, Jan 15: Kuwaiti women have proven they are able leaders in political, civil and social arenas although there are strong indications the number of women in parliament will decrease in the next National Assembly, say ...
  1 week ago

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