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A history of danger for women working in Bangladesh’s...

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:19 -0400

A history of danger for women working in Bangladesh’s factories.

huffingtonpostwomen: We’ll never get tired of this quote.

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:25:33 -0400

huffingtonpostwomen:

We’ll never get tired of this quote.

"almost half of the 2.5 million home health aides—90% of them women—are so poorly paid..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:09 -0400

““almost half of the 2.5 million home health aides—90% of them women—are so poorly paid that they rely on food stamps, energy assistance and other public benefits to survive””

- Home Health Aides Keep Watchful Wait on Obama

guardiancomment: Now, I know that air travel is really just a...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:02 -0400

guardiancomment:

Now, I know that air travel is really just a portal to foreign climes: a privilege for people who can afford to go on holidays abroad, an efficient means of transport for those whose work enables them to travel, and maybe even, for some, a one-way ticket to a new and better life. I know this, everyone on the plane knows this, so why is the notion that air travel is the sexiest thing since records began still pushed on us by endless tedious advertising campaigns? Wouldn’t Richard Branson do better to put down the women he insists on picking up for photo opportunities and spend his money on food that doesn’t taste like a foot, instead? ‘Sorry, Virgin - sex and air travel don’t mix

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Tue, 21 May 2013 16:27:04 -0400

newsweek: In fairness, he probably didn’t have time to change...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:14:48 -0400

newsweek:

In fairness, he probably didn’t have time to change his T-shirt.

CNN Interviews Tornado Hero Wearing Misogynist Tee

The combination of a tough job market and the growing demand for...

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:28 -0400

The combination of a tough job market and the growing demand for nurses by an aging population drove up the number of nurses between 2007 and 2008 by over 240,000.

With many of them women, how is that working out?

Artist Derya Kilic’s recent exhibit portrayed familiar...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:17 -0400

Artist Derya Kilic’s recent exhibit portrayed familiar female faces from famous artworks all marred by cuts and bruises.

Being a fat woman at the gym is in itself an act of social...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:30 -0400

Being a fat woman at the gym is in itself an act of social disobedience.

motherjones: theamericanprospect: fastcompany: The sitting...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:19:36 -0400

motherjones:

theamericanprospect:

fastcompany:

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: reuters: Yahoo vows not to “screw it up” with...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:53:36 -0400

wnyc:

reuters:

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,..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:12 -0400

““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...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:34:42 -0400

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

Does a girl, in her tiny 10-year-old body, have the power to...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:34:56 -0400

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

globalvoices: “Even if something is right or wrong, just...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:27:08 -0400

globalvoices:

“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

worldoutline: Pakistan’s transgender candidates For the first...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:26:09 -0400

worldoutline:

Pakistan’s transgender candidates

For the first time in Pakistan’s history, transgender individuals are running as election…

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doctorswithoutborders: Mothers as Primary Caregivers We hope...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:02:12 -0400

Bolivia 2011 © Vania Alves

Afghanistan 2011 © Peter Casaer

Nigeria 2012 © Olga Overbeek/MSF

DRC 2011 © Robin Meldrum

Kenya 2011 © Francesco Zizola/Noor

doctorswithoutborders:

Mothers as Primary Caregivers

We 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.

npr: For our series on the Changing Lives of Women, we’re...

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:43:52 -0400

npr:

For our series on the Changing Lives of Women, we’re asking NPR women about their careers — and inviting you to join the conversation. We asked Cokie Roberts, who was NPR’s longtime congressional correspondent, to reflect on how women get support.

— She Works: How Do You Get Support?

Photo: NPR

Also, check out Note To Self: A Printable Wisdom Generator For Work

BTW that’s Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts in the photo. — tanya b.

The Virginity Card Diaries, a brilliant project sharing...

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:38:55 -0400

The Virginity Card Diaries, a brilliant project sharing stories.

Other countries in the Organization for Economic Co=operation...

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:33:31 -0400

Other countries in the Organization for Economic Co=operation and Development started providing maternity leave more than 100 years ago…..