Guest post by Kat As a prelude to this blog post, I should probably mention that through interning with the Feminist Majority Foundation, I’ve been reading a lot of feminist blogs, in order to write more educated blogs. Since my formal education has been primarily focused on International Political science and Anthropology, reading all these [...]
Fresno Fire Fighter WINS Gender Discrimination Case
November 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Wendy M. A federal court jury ruled in favor of Michelle Maher, a former Fresno Fire Department recruit, who alleged she was forced out of the department’s training due to her gender. Maher’s sex discrimination claim rested on the premise that she was “told that she could not be successful in the [...]
Helen Keller: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing”
October 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Cori Last week, a statue of Helen Keller was added to the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall, becoming the first disabled figure and child to grace the chamber. Keller, who was rendered deaf and blind due to a childhood illness, overcame and conquered when, with the help of her teacher, she learned [...]
Human trafficking: Overlooked?
September 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Human trafficking is often disregarded in conversation about major national issues. Americans seem to view it as an issue of foreign and under developed countries when, according to Citizens Against Human Trafficking, it is actually the 3rd largest and greatest flourishing criminal industry globally. In fact, the official web resource to combat human trafficking proposes [...]
It’s Hot Outside, Let’s Read A Book Instead
August 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post written by Sarah H. This summer is a great time for young college feminists and all feminists around to catch up on that reading list that they started way back at the beginning of the school year, but never got to start because of all the reading they had to do for classes. [...]
Virginity Tests in India: No Way to Cram for this Exam
July 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by e.mill Ever heard of a virginity test? This blog post requires a bit of background information, so here it is as quickly as possible… In India, mass marriages are a pretty common occurrence. Basically, a lot of unwed couples show up and get married in exchange for a state-awarded dowry that amounts [...]
PDA: not okay for the gay
July 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Ellen Just a few days ago, five men in El Paso, TX were evicted from Chico’s Tacos for kissing in public. It was a “simple kiss on the lips,” not indecent behavior or nudity or violence. They were promptly told to leave by the guards at the restaurant (I’m not sure what [...]
From Degrassi to Drake: Does rap’s newest addition respect women?
July 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post written by Sierra Smucker POP CULTURE UPDATE! With a feminist twist of course… I don’t know how many of you are as entirely infatuated with the Canadian television show called “Degrassi: The Next Generation” but it is one of my favorite soap operas. Degrassi’s ridiculous drama always ends with the perfect moral message, [...]
Feminist Art: Guerrilla Girls Poster
July 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Michelle The Guerrilla Girls are feminist artists who use posters to inform people about women’s, race, media, and political issues. The Guerrilla Girls made a poster in 2005 called Do Women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? Text right below the title says, “Less than 3% of the [...]
New York Billionaire Destroying Community in Peru
June 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by achamberlain Last week at the Green-Pink Western Regional Training, co-sponsored by the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, and the Feminist Majority Foundation, we learned about the underlying connections between environmental conservation and the strengthening of women’s global rights and health. Today’s New York Times article called “In the Andes, a Toxic Site Also [...]
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