By Jessica • 19 years ago

“Missing” Women

The National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) released “MISSING: Information About Women’s Lives” today, a report documenting a pattern of information concerning women disappearing from Federal Government websites.
The report also covers the trend of government websites providing misleading health information–like the myth that there’s a link between breast cancer and abortion.
NCRW President Linda Basch said, “MISSING is a wake up call to the nation that a nonpartisan legacy of government is being destroyed. Decisions to distort or withhold information have a cumulative negative effect for women and girls that is serious and detrimental and must not be left unchecked. Concerned citizens must make their voices heard through communicating to officials and elected representatives the crucial ...

The National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) released “MISSING: Information About Women’s Lives” today, a report documenting a pattern of information concerning women disappearing from Federal Government websites.
The report also covers the trend of ...
By noauthor • 19 years ago

Jon Stewart, if you were taller I’d marry you.

As if we needed another reason to love Jon Stewart…
Click on the URLs below to hear him making fun of Karen Hughes’s anti-abortion speech.
Nice.
http://www.hatecrime.org/americablog/hughes1.wav
http://www.hatecrime.org/americablog/hughes2.wav

As if we needed another reason to love Jon Stewart…
Click on the URLs below to hear him making fun of Karen Hughes’s anti-abortion speech.
Nice.
http://www.hatecrime.org/americablog/hughes1.wav
http://www.hatecrime.org/americablog/hughes2.wav

By Jessica • 19 years ago

Some good news

A NY Times article reports today that women-owned businesses are growing at double the rate of other small businesses.
According to a study by the Center for Women’s Business Research, companies owned by women have $2.46 trillion in sales and over 19 million employees nationwide.
Good job ladies; our plan for world-wide domination is working. Now if we could just get that wage gap taken care of…

A NY Times article reports today that women-owned businesses are growing at double the rate of other small businesses.
According to a study by the Center for Women’s Business Research, companies owned by women have $2.46 ...
By noauthor • 19 years ago

Club Dread

Am I wrong that it’s 2004? Have I slipped into some sort of alternate universe? That’s what it feels like reading Sherri Day’s recent NY Times article on the Harlem Club.
The Harlem Club is a private New York social society, created by Thomas Lopez-Pierre, for African-American and Hispanic professionals. When the idea was originally conceived, the club was to allow only male members. Men could become charter members for $5,000; for $2,500 they could become general members. But, as Day reports, “this club did not want just any moneyed men. Rap stars, Hollywood glitterati and professional athletes – what Mr. Lopez-Pierre labels the ‘ghetto-fabulous crowd’ – would not be welcome.” ...

Am I wrong that it’s 2004? Have I slipped into some sort of alternate universe? That’s what it feels like reading Sherri Day’s recent NY Times article on the Harlem Club.
By Jessica • 19 years ago

A little self promotion…

Feministing–along with Alas, a Blog and Feministe–was mentioned on Air America by LiberalOasis’ Bill Scher as a notable feminist blog.
Listen to the segment here–we’re mentioned in the last few minutes of the show. Go us!

Feministing–along with Alas, a Blog and Feministe–was mentioned on Air America by LiberalOasis’ Bill Scher as a notable feminist blog.
Listen to the segment here–we’re mentioned in the last few minutes of the show. Go us!
By noauthor • 19 years ago

Value My Voice Not Just My Vote

As Alix Olson energized Sunday’s crowd in DC with her vision of Cunt Cuntry I found myself reflecting on the state of young feminist movement and our role in this cuntry.
Though excited by the large number of young women who attended the March on Sunday, I was disappointed by our lack of presence onstage. While it was OUR voices that filled the streets with chants, OUR voices were largely marginalized on the microphone.
As I listened to the messages of the mostly middle-aged speakers, I felt that a young feminist perspective and message was largely missing. Instead of inviting young women into the ranks of feminist movement—instead of challenging us to go out ...

As Alix Olson energized Sunday’s crowd in DC with her vision of Cunt Cuntry I found myself reflecting on the state of young feminist movement and our role in this cuntry.
Though excited ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

Bush’s Record on Reproductive Health

Withholding funding from the UNDP for birth control, HIV/AIDS prevention, maternal care and child care: – $34 million
Increasing funds for ineffective abstinence-only education in public schools: + $135 million a year
Falling short in your promise for your HIV/AIDS initiative: – $800 million
Bush’s war on women: – 30 years of progress
More than 1 million women and men gathered on your front lawn to tell you to go fuck yourself: priceless

Withholding funding from the UNDP for birth control, HIV/AIDS prevention, maternal care and child care: – $34 million
Increasing funds for ineffective abstinence-only education in public schools: + $135 million a year
Falling short in your ...

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