Finally Gloria gets the amazing award she deserves
I love Gloria Steinem. She’s my mentor and role model Gloria Steinem Receives Top National Honor
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Why I am writing a book on raising girls
Here is why I am writing a book on raising girls in our highly sexualized society. This is my story. This book started about ten summers ago, on our family vacation. My wakeup call came on sunny peaceful afternoon dockside at the lake. My relaxing read was shattered by the ear piercing squeals of my
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Free us from stereotypical halloween costumes
These four young women are amazing and funny. No more stereotypes! Let’s be who we want to be on Halloween. http://www.upworthy.com/watch-these-4-girls-destroy-the-female-stereotype-like-the-monsters-they-are-rw1-9b
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Only 27 percent of TED talks are by women
Recent research shows that out of the more than 12,000 speakers in the TED talk series with over a billion watchers, only 27 percent are women. Apparently June Cohen , Exec Producer of TED Media is concerned and is aiming for more women. According to Cohen, many women feel they are not ready to talk on
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Great website: To Get Her There
Here is a great website on advancing girls. Notice the words spell TOGETHER. http://www.togetherthere.org
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Ms magazine editor dies
Sadly Mary Thom died in April. She was a prominent feminist, a leader of women, writer and the editor of Ms. magazine. She was riding her motorcycle at age 68! We all benefit so much from all her work. Thank you!
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New book by Naomi Wolf: Vagina
I just read about Naomi Wolf’s new book “Vagina.” I will look for it today. At the minimum it brings the “V” word out into the open which reduces women’s learned shame about their bodies, but it may also enlighten women and men about womens sex anatomy, which is lawys a positive thing. I note she
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Bible, Biology and Bigotry great article
I love Ms Magazine. http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2012/06/08/the-bible-biology-and-bigotry/
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Why all men should be feminists
David Moscrop wrote a fantastic article in the Vancouver Sun (March 29) with this title. He suggests that men have to wake up to the fact that they are priviledged and have many advantages that women still do not. He says that these comforts come at too high a cost to both men and women.
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Why don’t feminists come out of the closet?
The target market for my services is “closet-feminists” or those women and men who beleive in equality for women but are too afraid to stand up and say so. I think it is okay to stay in the closet. Here is another brilliant take on the topic by Shari Graydon -Catalyst of Informed Opinions: “Last week Rick Mercer inspired a welcome debate
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