This week: Jgrand50 saw that CNN pulled a report that investigated the effect of ovulation on women voting. Luckily, we all were spared the craizness. On a related note, Obama (smartly) continues to push against Rebulicans on women’s issues. His recent speaches attack Richard Murdock’s disgusting comments about rape. Femistorian wants you all to watch this amazing […]
Read More Links Round-UpThis week, Femistorian enjoyed this article, which debates whether or not feminist are man-haters. Do our readers have thoughts on this? Jgrand50 recommends this take on an old classic, an interesting and disturbing look at an iconic photograph. Do viewers think that these new details make sense? Hannah Austin LOVED this perspective of the presidential debates, […]
Read More Links Round-Up!As usual it is Sunday night in Harrisonburg and Rachelle Rucker and I are at the Blue Nile sopping up unpronounceable Ethiopian dishes with injera bread and talking about abortion laws, and, as usual, the table next to us has started staring. It must be an unusual sight – two young women engaging in feminist […]
Read More Feminist Roots: Know Your Local Feminist!I have never wanted to be a Girl Scout. Anyone who knows me can tell you that I would rather be curled up in bed with a book than taking place in any kind of outdoor or physical activity. However this weekend (as I was in bed taking a break on my book), I ran […]
Read More How to Earn a Badge in FeminismWhile I enjoy a good football game now and then, I’ve never been a huge fan of the sport. In particular, I don’t really care for the machismo, misogynistic culture that it tends to perpetuate. But now, there are two NFL athletes who deserve a lot of praise. Recently, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendan Ayanbedjo spoke […]
Read More Quick Hit: Praise for the NFL….wait, what?Next Monday, September 3rd, the Madison Caucus for Gender Equality will be hosting the Dominion Lecture featuring Joan Williams! Joan Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, presents “Successful Career Tips from Savvy Career Women: The Four Patterns of Gender Bias” describing the patterns of bias documented […]
Read More Quick Hit: Dominion Lecture Next Week!!!Warnings: Mentions of rape, abuse, and violence Last night, I attended a presentation in memory of Yeardley Love, a teenager killed by her ex-boyfriend. Since her murder, there have been more efforts to raise awareness of dating/domestic violence. The National Center for Victims of Crime defines dating violence as controlling, abusive, and aggressive behavior in […]
Read More Remembering Yeardley Love: How to Protect Yourself from Dating ViolenceHey readers! Tonight at 8 PM in Miller 1101, aliasmitch and I will be representing ShoutOut! in a forum on women’s issues hosted by the College Democrats. Topics include the gender pay gap, sexual education, and abortion. I hope to see you there!
Read More Signal boost: Women’s Issues Forum tonight!Tomorrow night in Keezell G8, the JMU Women and Gender Studies Program, Dukes for Choice, and NARAL Pro-choice VA will be hosting a screening of the documentary 12th & Delaware. The film takes an inside look at crisis pregnancy centers, and their pro-life, faith-based agenda. We will have a panel featuring Katie O., Joey Richards […]
Read More Quick Hit: 12th & Delaware Screening Tomorrow!I came across two articles the other day that I thought I might discuss on the blog. The first is titled, “Waiting for Good Joe,” and is written by Tim Harford of Slate Magazine. In the article, Harford provides readers with a seemingly unimportant (in the grand scheme of things) statistic: “Men get their coffee […]
Read More I’d Like a Small Coffee, and I Want it 20 Seconds Faster.
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