Tag Archives: International
Malawi’s urgent window of feminist opportunity
TweetIf you don’t know about President Joyce Banda, now’s the time to introduce yourself. Banda, named one of the eight most fascinating Africans of 2012 by The New Yorker, came into office in April of last year after her predecessor, Bingu wa Mutharika, passed away. Her roots are deep in feminist grassroots activism. Before becoming [...]
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Cultural traditions that oppress women are not worth preserving
TweetWriting like this makes me want to pull out my hair. In an otherwise decent New York Times story about the myriad forms of violence that women in India face on a regular basis, sits these paragraphs: As girls age, the strict controls that many families have over their daughters cannot protect them from rape and [...]
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Malala Yousufzai released from hospital
Tweet The Pakistani girls’ education activist who was shot in the head by Taliban militants late last year, was released from hospital in the UK today. According to a statement from the hospital, She is still due to be re-admitted in late January or early February to undergo cranial reconstructive surgery as part of her [...]
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Quick hit: The last presidential emcee battle
Tweet So the biggest fallout from the last presidential debate of 2012 might be the most awesome MC diss made by head of state to an opposing candidate. Followed by the best commander-in-chief mansplaining I’ve ever seen in the history of evers: And the interenets responded with the kind of gumption and American ingenuity that [...]
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BREAKING: Marriage equality passes in English House of Commons