Because 7.5 million U.S. women did last year.
Here’s more on the World Court of Women.
If you want to read more, go here. In total, women in the Americas make up just 22.7 percent of the membership in leading bodies.
And we should thank our fellow Americans for that relatively high figure. In the U.S., women make up just 16.8 percent of the U.S. Congress. You can [...]
Mary Eberstadt at Wall Street Journal says there isn’t one, and that the “sexual revolution” wasn’t good for women. I put “sexual revolution” in quotes because I’m not convinced I know what the author is talking about, and I’m not convinced she knows, either. It’s like saying “free love.” What precisely does [...]
To read the column, go here.
To learn more about Catharine Beecher, go here.
To learn more about the Cult of Domesticity/True Womanhood, go here.
To learn more about knitting a uterus, go here.
Fifteen ways the Bible is used against women.
(Baby Jesus is crying.)
And thanks, Cliff, for the link.
Come join the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women for Women’s Day at the Capitol on Wednesday.
Speakers include Mariko Chang, who will talk about the wealth gap and women and minorities, and Patricia Russo, president of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University.
In addition to speakers, [...]
I do not intend to keep hounding Mr. Limbaugh because he appears to be self-destructing and polite company should just look away, but you can watch the video here (right about the 1:13 mark).
And how many sponsors have backed away from his brand of radio? I’ve lost track, and this may [...]
Read Maya Dusenbery at Mother Jones on the topic:
While the final version of the bill allows women to opt out of having an invasive transvaginal ultrasound—the provision that drew a national spotlight in the last couple weeks—don’t be fooled: It’s still a burdensome law.
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