May
20
Women's eNews
The sitting Congress has the most women of any in history. Artist Emily Nemens is capturing each of them in paint, and using their likenesses in graphics to show how far we still have to go to bring gender equality to Washington.
The women of Congress, in fabulous watercolor infographics
This is awesome. Ladies in the HOUSE. No, really. Record number of ladies in the House!
O hai Tammy Duckworth
wnyc:
Yahoo vows not to “screw it up” with Tumblr
Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, a bold bet by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to revitalize the struggling Internet pioneer by co-opting a Web property with strong visitor traffic but little revenue. The deal will use about a fifth of Yahoo’s $5.4 billion in cash and marketable securities.
“Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business,” Yahoo said in a statement on Monday.
Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Lam
How do we get in on the one billion?
-Jody, BL Show-
Well - it’s important because we’re here isn’t it!
“comedy had traditionally been a bunch of boys with balloons made out of condoms until, in the 1980s, there suddenly appeared on the scene a bunch of girls with pins”
Gina Barreca, Humor by Female Comics Redefines What’s Funny
Addressing world wide pollution could save the lives of 6 million women a year.
http://womensenews.org/story/environment/130518/pollution-risks-worse-developing-world-women
May
15
Does a girl, in her tiny 10-year-old body, have the power to transform years of intricately structured and deep-rooted patriarchy?
http://womensenews.org/story/commentary/130514/adults-shouldnt-expect-girls-be-wonder-women
“Even if something is right or wrong, just because a woman said it, did any prophet give you the right to abuse her?”
A female anchor for a popular Malayalam-language television channel in the southern Indian state of Kerala is facing a firestorm of criticism after she called the Muslim practice of women wearing a veil “uncivilized” and a form of oppression.
About a quarter of the population in Kerala are Muslim and more than half are Hindu. Muslim women there, who claim the highest literacy rate among other Muslim women in India, began to wear a veil only recently.
Muslim TV Anchor Faces Backlash in India Over ‘Uncivilized’ Veil Comment
Pakistan’s transgender candidates
For the first time in Pakistan’s history, transgender individuals are running as election…
(via sexgenderbody)
May
13
Mothers as Primary CaregiversWe hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day this year! At MSF projects around the world, mothers are usually the primary caregivers, spending much of their time not only working and raising children, but looking after the health of their families. To all the mothers, you are an inspiration for our work.
← Older posts
Page 2 of 53
Newer posts →
