By Lori Adelman • @ladelman • 11 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

To say this week has been incredibly difficult would be an understatement. Here’s a beautiful video about family and love:

Germany has voted in favor of quotes for leading companies to be compelled to increase the number of women on their boards.

Malala is on the cover of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People issue.

Under pressure from feminists and sensible people everywhere, Disney has removed those sexist “I need a hero” Avengers T-shirts.

An open letter to men’s rights activists.

Chloe has a piece in The Nation today about Katelyn Campbell, the kickass high schooler who took a stand against abstinence-only education.

 

Brooklyn, NY

Lori Adelman started blogging with Feministing in 2008, and now runs partnerships and strategy as a co-Executive Director. She is also the Director of Youth Engagement at Women Deliver, where she promotes meaningful youth engagement in international development efforts, including through running the award-winning Women Deliver Young Leaders Program. Lori was formerly the Director of Global Communications at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and has also worked at the United Nations Foundation on the Secretary-General's flagship Every Woman Every Child initiative, and at the International Women’s Health Coalition and Human Rights Watch. As a leading voice on women’s rights issues, Lori frequently consults, speaks and publishes on feminism, activism and movement-building. A graduate of Harvard University, Lori has been named to The Root 100 list of the most influential African Americans in the United States, and to Forbes Magazine‘s list of the “30 Under 30” successful mediamakers. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Lori Adelman is an Executive Director of Feministing in charge of Partnerships.

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