May 2013
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Ant-Abortion Pro Bono Lawyers Fighting the...
Veteran teams of anti-abortion pro bono lawyers are challenging the fines imposed by the contraception mandate of the Affordable Care Act in U.S. circuit courts of appeals.
On May 22, theAlliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit center based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is hoping that the 7th Court of Appeals in Chicago will issue an injunction so its client, Grote Industries, won’t be subjected to...
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“When I was in elementary school it was a little intimidating,” said Long...”
– Isabella Leighton, one of the few girls competing in this weekend’s Team America Rocketry Challenge, on gender and sexism.
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“It is we who are now on the offensive. Fitnah is a warning to Islamists: It will...”
– Maryam Namazie, Women’s eNews.
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April 2013
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“Rap culture has exploited women so much for so long,”
– Tyson Amir, in Some Hip Hop Guys See Nothing Lyrical About Rape.
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“‘The fact is, rape is utterly commonplace in all our cultures. It is part of the...”
– Desmond Tutu, ‘To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape’ (via guardiancomment)
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G R I M E S: I don't want to have to compromise my... →
actuallygrimes:
i dont want my words to be taken out of context
i dont want to be infantilized because i refuse to be sexualized
i dont want to be molested at shows or on the street by people who perceive me as an object that exists for their personal satisfaction
i dont want to live in a world where…
: If Jill Abramson were a man... →
jessicaplautz:
annfriedman:
She’s a source of widespread frustration and anxiety who is demoralizing, uncaring, morale-draining, and very unpopular. He demands excellence and relevance.
She is difficult to work with, unreasonable, impossible, stubborn. He has a strong vision and insists on seeing it carried out.
She is AWOL and disengaged. He attended Sundance and SXSW.
Yes, this. Nothing...
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Saudi Arabia, No Home for Some Women
Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s most restrictive nation’s for women and have driven some Saudi women to seek a life abroad. If they return? They could be arrested and thrown in jail for defying the ultra-conservative monarchy’s restrictions on female autonomy.
Read more: http://womensenews.org/story/traditions/130422/saudis-living-abroad-explain-why-they-stay-away
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Corners of the world where women have yet to tread. Shine a light.
BOYS CLUB
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Five Lessons from the Gosnell Abortion-Clinic... →
grrrl-riot:
Feminists Were on It
Pro-Choice Policies Are Not the Problem
Improving Access Prevents Unethical Providers
Beware of Women’s Safety Used as a Pretext
Stigmatizing Abortions Hurts Women
Click title above to read more.
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Profit Before Public Health in Breast Cancer Test
Myriad Genetics, based in Salt Lake City, developed this test and owns the exclusive rights to perform it. But Myriad has also claimed a patent on BRCA genes themselves when they are isolated from a person’s body.
This sucks for everyone, not just those with breast cancer. Read on http://womensenews.org/story/health/130414/high-court-hears-breast-cancer-research-case
wreckingandruining asked: I love your website& your tumblr. It's helping me educate myself further on feminism and I get some bad ass quotes from fab people! Thanks for everything, you are doing a great job!! xx
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Saudi Activist, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, Fears Jail...
Saudi women’s rights activist Wajeha Al-Huweidar told Women’s eNews April 11 that she might soon be sent to jail due to her fight for women’s rights within the Kingdom.
Al-Huweidar said that a letter detailing her work from the former minister of interior, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, was addressed to the court. The document lists “all my activities, my campaigns, my work with Manal al-Sharif, my...
