Tag Archives: international issues
World Bank: Gender norms are strikingly similar across cultures
TweetThe World Bank surveyed more than 4000 women, men, and children in 20 countries on social and gender norms last year. The results? We’re more similar than we are different. In one notable section of the study, The World Bank asked girls and boys to define what makes a “good” girl. Unsurprisingly, being helpful at [...]
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Kai Wright: The ability to kill Osama Bin Laden does not make America great
TweetThe last two days of media blitz about the Bin Laden assassination have been really difficult to watch. Regardless of the role of Bin Laden in horrific incidents like 9/11, I have not been able to rejoice in his death. I did not feel proud to be an American yesterday. Kai Wright at Colorlines summed [...]
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Conservative Opposition at UN Meeting on Women Reaches Fever Pitch
TweetLast weekend, I gave a speech at the Feminist Majority Foundation’s Young Feminist Leadership Conference about why U.S.-based feminists should care about international issues. I spoke about some of the challenges I see in getting domestic folks engaged globally. Some people may be unsure of the ways in which U.S. foreign policy affects the day-to-day [...]
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Women central to Egyptian Revolution
Tweet The news from Egypt continues to flood in as the protests continue, despite the government crackdown on internet and travel throughout the country. President Mubarak, the center of much of the criticism from the Egyptian people, will reportedly announce soon that he will not seek another term as President. If you want to follow [...]
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Waiting for a revolution: Tackling homophobia in Cuba and beyond