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The London Olympics have demonstrated how much women have achieved in the world of sports and how far our culture has to come before accepting these accomplishments outright. Meghan Lewis highlights the accomplishments of these five women while exposing the poverty some female Olympians live in because endorsement dollars only go to certain kinds of female athletes. Just look at how the media scrutinized Australian Olympic swimmer and eight-time medalist Liesel Jones.
There’s a massive sexual assault scandal unfolding in the United States Air Force and the potential of this 20 year prison sentence is just the tip of the iceberg.
President Obama’s reelection campaign launched a new ad push reminding women voters that Mitt Romney wants to end access to contraception. Even though the president currently enjoys a comfortable lead with likely women voters, it’s important to remind all voters that on issues of women’s health Romney is no moderate.
One Colorado school takes a step backwards, setting higher tuition for undocumented immigrants.
Mississippi already has a teen pregnancy crisis on its hands, so why would the state want to make matters worse?
The anti-choice community starts training their activists early.
Michele Bachmann is the antithesis of an ally to the feminist cause.
This Saturday breastfeeding moms and their supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington DC for the Great Nurse-In. The goal of the Great Nurse-In is to normalize breastfeeding, remove the stigma and misunderstandings surrounding nursing.
DC is also standing up for the trans community with this new campaign.
Harrods launches the first gender-neutral toy department.
I wonder what the Bishops think of this. Three activists, including an 82-year-old nun, succeeded in closing temporarily the US government’s only facility for handling, processing and storing weapons-grade uranium. That is an example of service, not launching a multi-million dollar campaign against gay marriage and contraception.
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Hmmm. Was it something I said?
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Diane, you seem to think you are a self-appointed moderator for this thread. I made a comment to you about your behavior, I stated an opinion about the color and nature of your insulting remarks and condescending behavior towards other people and which constitutes behavior in violation of Care2's CoC. I characterized your posts as acerbic volatile and useless bile. I didn’t call you names. I did state that your behavior made you a clear demonstration of what happens when an ideology or dogma are involved citing that intellectual activity ceases.
There is sexism everywhere, why should we expect anything different at the Olympics.
Sue, I haven't followed the vollyball events yet, but am wondering....is there some rule about all participants in a team event wear the same thing or adhere to some "standard" as to attire? The gymnasts from a counry all wear identical outfits, of course. Swimmers in team relays usually wear similr swimsuits but I've noticed they wear different color caps often. Is it a rule that the vollyball players have to wear bikinis? Maybe they do when they want to or not, depending on their personal preferences. If I had a body like those women do, I'd want to show it off! Do you think the male swimmers wear those speed-O's to reduce drag while in the water maybe? Just wondering, not making any judgements. They aren't "hard to look at", either.
we ought to start acting like we live in the 21st century.
and at Colleen K. Have you watched the Olympics? Misty & Karie not sure if I spelled her name the correct Carrie way....were not wearing bikinis the other night.....yeah and the men swimmer/divers wear Speedos....so what
Noted....still enjoying the "games"
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