I deleted my Facebook account awhile ago because I could no longer feel right with myself visiting a site which so clearly violates my principles. Complaints about misogynist groups advocating rape and other abuses towards women, groups degrading those with physical or mental handicaps were regularly met with 'this does not violate Facebook standards' yet apparently perfectly lovely shots of …
How About A Bit Of Goddamn Respect!
Excellent speech by Helen Mirren …
CON Artists
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 take …
Her Sight is Worth It!
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, …
Feminists Less Hostile Toward Men than Non-Feminists
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 …
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“Freedom and Democracy Can’t be Donated”
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 …