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On Rape Myths And Victim-Blaming
Comments (19) | college, college safety, Greek Life, men, misogyny, Opinion, rape, rape culture, rape culture on college campuses, rape stigma, sexual assault, sexual violence, Trojan family, USC, usc rape, usc sexual assault, victim blaming, women
JacQuLyne, creative commons
The assertion that any rape victim had any fault in what happened to her is untrue and inhumane.
Read more...Why Dr. Kermit Gosnell's Trial Matters To You
Comments (18) | abortion, abortion access, abortion debate, abortion law, dr. kermit gosnell, feticide, gosnell, healthcare, infanticide, kermit gosnell, murder, Opinion, Pennsylvania, planned parenthood, pro-choice, pro-life, racism, trial, viability, women, Women's Health, women's medical society
ctrouper, creative commons
Gosnell's trial has uncovered the fundamental prejudices that guide our value system.
Read more...Women Shot In Dorner Hunt Reimbursed
Comments (0) | brutality, bullets, case, christopher dorner, gunshot, l.a., LA police hunt, lawsuit, Los Angeles, manhunt, murder, shot, sue, truck, women
Police Chief
The women shot at by police officers mistaking their truck have reached a settlement.
Read more...WNBA First-Pick Brittney Griner Becomes Role Model For LGBT Community
Comments (0) | America, athleticism, athletics, Baylor, Brittney Griner, Eddie Pope, equality, female athletes, gay, gender identity, homosexuality, lacrosse, lesbian, lesbianism, LGBT, LGBT community, Liz Carmouche, Maggie Gray, marriage equality, masculinity, Media, men, nation, Opinion, robbie rogers, role model, sexuality, Soccer, society, Sports, Sports Illustrated, sports industry, stereotype, stigma, Twitter, UFC, US national team, WNBA, women, youth
(Sphilbrick, Wikimedia Commons)
Her public coming out represents a step toward equality in women’s athletics and the sports industry.
Read more...Americans Must Take Serious Stance On Sex
Comments (6) | Audrie Pott, bacon condoms, business practices, consumer behavior, J&D, LA Times, mental health, Ohio, Opinion, rape, rape culture, rape response, Rehtaeh Parsons, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual violence, social attitudes toward rape, social attitudes towards sex, Steubenville, suicide, u.s. news, under-reporting of sexual assault, women, youth
michele neylon, creative commons
Why are so few rapes reported? And what does that say about America?
Read more...'International Topless Jihad Day' Culturally Imperialistic
Comments (1) | amina tyler, embassy, Europe, FEMEN, femen topless protest, feminism, fundamentalism, international topless jihad day, islam, Islamism, mosques, Opinion, protest, Sharia Law, topless, topless jihad, Tunisia, women, women's rights
(Creative Commons)
It blurs the line between mainstream and fundamentalist Islam.
Read more...Between A Rapper And A Hard Place: Booed Off Stage While Representing Women
Comments (27) | Big Sean, big sean lyrics, college, college students, college women, concerts, entertainment, female music artists, female representation, feminism, hip-hop, misogynist music, Music, music industry, mysogyny, Opinion, rap, sexism, USC, usc fem fest, usc springfest, women
ariel fiederer
Women are, in most cases, not invited on stage to begin with.
Read more...Give Women The Chance To "Lean In"
Comments (0) | books, career women, careers, corporate ladder, Facebook, facebook coo, gender equality, lean in, men, Opinion, professional women, sandberg, sheryl sandberg, sheryl sandberg book, women, women in the workplace
jurvetson, Creative Commons
Women have just as much to contribute to a company as men do.
Read more...FEMEN Activists Wage 'Topless Jihad'
Comments (2) | amina tyler, Berlin, Europe, FEMEN, femen topless protest, feminism, Huffington Post, international topless jihad day, islam, Islamism, islamists, kiev, Nation and World, paris, Sharia Law, topless jihad, Tunisia, women, women's rights, world
joseph paris, wikimedia commons
Activists staged topless protests outside mosques and Tunisian embassies across Europe.
Read more...Affirmative Action Still Very Necessary
Comments (5) | affirmative action, African American, annual income, asians, Blacks, civil rights, college, college admissions, Education. Supreme Court, employment, equality, Hispanics, Michigan, Opinion, Persians, Rights, students, texas, unemployment, Whites, women
Josie Luis, Wikimedia
Michigan and Texas are essentially claiming that their schools and businesses are completely diversified.
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