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Vlogging is Powerful for Women

Here is a great article from Ms Magazine on the power of vlogging. Here is a quote: “While the majority of online feminist space plays out via the written word, there are a growing number of folks who have chosen to share their thoughts via video. YouTube has already seen the popularity of mainstream

NBC Video of Female Athletes shows Sexism

Unfortunately, a video NBC created and posted on the web during the Olympics suggests sexism again. Here is an excerpt of an article on it: “ The video, titled “Bodies In Motion,” depicts select female Olympic athletes in slow motion. The first two shots are of one woman taking off her shorts and another

Female rock band gets jail time for speaking up and being feminists

Here is an excerpt from a Globe and Mail article: “Anyone interested in just how much Russia has changed since the days when it was the Soviet Union should examine what’s called the “Pussy Riot” case. Three female members of Russia’s punk-rock band, Pussy Riot, are facing jail on charges of “hooliganism motivated by

A first – 2012 Presidential Debate Moderators are Women

For the first time in 20 years, a woman — CNN’s Candy Crowley — will moderate a presidential debate. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/presidential-debate-moderators-2012_n_1772503.html/

Helen Gurley Brown was a role Model

I am pleased to see Helen got appropriate media attention on passing. She was a power house. Here is an excerpt from an article on her life: “Helen Gurley Brown unquestionably changed the face of women’s media. She transformed Cosmopolitan when she served as its editor-in-chief of from 1965 until 1997, wrote books that

Sexual Harassment in Video Game Culture

A good article on gaming – here is an excerpt: “There’s so much to learn about harassment in video game culture…Sexual harassment is an under-reported abuse in the videogame world for an important reason: Victims don’t want to bother. In order to report abuse, victims have to stop playing, find the form to fill out,

Did gender impact the Olympics?

Here is a summary of how far gender equality took us in the recent Olympics. Here is an excerpt: “Yet equality is hardly at hand. At the Olympic level, there are still more men at the Games, and more sports for men. The Winter Olympics are behind the Summer Games. Women accounted for 40.7

News from around the World

News from around the world thanks to Womens eNews! http://womensenews.org Women in North Korea are now allowed to ride bicycles, reported NBC News Aug. 17. The activity was banned for women in 1996 because it was not feminine. http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/17/13331864-women-allowed-on-bicycles-as-n-korea-turns-wheels-of-change?lite The Center for Women Policy Studies released seven papers examining reproductive rights in contexts ranging

Quote of the Week

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen (Anthem)

Media picks on pretty women and so do you

Keli Goff wrote a great article on how harsh we are to pretty women. If beautiful women can not access their power, what hope is there for the rest of us? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keli-goff/does-the-media-pick-on-pr_b_1776191.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share