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Afghan women’s affairs official assassinated on her way to work

By Maya | Published: December 11, 2012
TweetYesterday, Najia Sediqi, the head of women’s affairs for a local province in eastern Afghanistan, was shot to death on her way to work. This is part of a systematic effort to intimidate high-profile female officials. Just a few months ago, Sediqi’s predecessor died in a car bomb attack attributed to the Taliban. Sediqi had repeatedly requested police protection [...]
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The gender gap is closed? Yeah right.

By zerlina | Published: October 10, 2012
TweetThe lastest poll numbers have everyone freaking out but one thing about Pew poll stood out to me:  The poll has Romney and Obama tied among likely women voters.  The last time the poll was conducted a month ago, President Obama had an 18 point lead. So what gives?  Over at the New York Daily [...]
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Calling bullshit on Romney’s latest abortion claim

By zerlina | Published: October 10, 2012
TweetMitt Romney thinks American women are dumb.  Either that or he hopes we aren’t paying attention. At an editorial board meeting with the Des Moines Register the newly “etch-a-sketched” version of Mitt Romney was asked about the critical issue of choice and what his administration will do if he’s elected. Romney told the Des Moines [...]
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Obama for America launches “For All” website to hit Romney for dismissing half the nation

By zerlina | Published: September 19, 2012
TweetIn 2008, Obama for America broke down barriers with their website format which mirrored Facebook (and was in fact designed by one of the founders of Facebook) and in doing so appealed specifically to younger voters.  This year, the Obama campaign is leaps and bounds ahead of Team Romney when it comes to the effective [...]
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Australian Company Offering Double Pay to Women Who Return to Work

By Lori | Published: April 19, 2012
TweetMuch ink has been spilled on this site over the past few months on equal pay, and with good reason. It’s one of the most obvious and tangible manifestations of sexism in society today. We’ve published a guest post on why we can’t wait for fair pay, and a roundup of good reads for Equal [...]
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