Excellent speech by Helen Mirren ...continue reading
5 May 2010 
CON Artists
05/05/2010 By
Harper made it clear from the beginning that he was not on the side of those who didn't vote for him and was particularly not on the side of women. It is not really surprising then that Senator Nancy Ruth said, “shut the f--- up” or it could get worse." “If you push it, there will be more backlash,” said Ruth, who fears that outrage will push her boss, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, to ...continue reading
22 September 2009 
Her Sight is Worth It!
09/22/2009 By
Imagine losing your site to a preventable or treatable cause simply because your are poor or simply because you are female. "We know her sight is worth it. The ripple effect of providing eye care to a single person is life-changing. You not only give that person their sight and life back, you also free their caregivers. Consider that 75 per cent of blindness is preventable or treatable, ...continue reading
6 August 2009 
Feminists Less Hostile Toward Men than Non-Feminists
08/06/2009 By
A small study conducted at the University of Houston has found what I have found from anecdotal research for years, non-feminist women actually harbour more animosity toward men than feminists do. Our work finds that, indeed, non-feminists believe in traditional gender roles such as men being breadwinners and women being caregivers. At the same time, these non-feminists actually appear to ...continue reading
“Freedom and Democracy Can’t be Donated”
08/02/2009 By
Title from RAWA's website. "RAWA believes that freedom and democracy can't be donated; it is the duty of the people of a country to fight and achieve these values." Both the US and Canada have stated among that high among their purpose for being in Afghanistan is to win freedom for the women there. The Feminist Majority Foundation in the States supports this. However, RAWA an organization of ...continue reading
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