Rachel Peck tells us that “Elena Kagan’s Hearings to Begin Next Monday”. Don’t miss it (via WomenStake.org).
The Senate Judiciary Committee has officially announced that Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearing will begin next Monday June 28th at 12:30 pm. Like many court-watchers around the country, we’re going to be following the hearings closely, so stay tuned to our blog if for some reason you are unable to watch for six hours a day.
Spare Candy writes “Anti-choicers, just stop with the "taxpayer funded abortions" lies already” Check it out and you can find interesting information.
Recently a report was issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about how much money the government had given, from 2002-2009, specifically to the following six groups: Advocates for Youth, the Guttmacher Institute, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Population Council, and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. The report was requested by a number of (Republican) politicians in Congress; to see the complete list of who, check page 12 of the actual report (PDF). I can’t tell you for sure what those politicians were hoping to find with this report, but I can guess: Proof! Finally! Taxpayers’ money pays for awful evil abortions!
Katie Couric talks to Gloria Steinem and Jehmu Greene about women in the workplace, today’s feminism, and shifting dynamics in American families. Is today “A woman’s world?” An awesome interview.
A post by Katherine Forrest @ Gender Across Borders: “Body Image and How We Haven’t Progressed as Much as We Think”.
This guest post is by Katherine Forrest. Based in the New York area, Forrest recently returned from Morocco after service with the Peace Corps in Small Business Development. She holds a degree in Computer Information Systems, and a personal interest in the continued discussion of women’s issues globally.
There needs to be a new discussion on body image. Feminism once rallied against the binding of a woman’s body for the sake of achieving aesthetic perfection in the hopes of attracting the best in a male companion. I rarely hear talk of this anymore with the exception of the occasional remark on how Spanx is the new corset or how high-heeled shoes still constrict us. While such issues certainly hold a historical place in the women’s equality movement, I make the case that they are irrelevant today due largely to shifting attitudes, and a much more dangerous trend–an extreme obsession with body image.
If you missed it yesterday, here is the Fem2.0 latest show “Breast Implants, Plastic Surgery and Hollywood”
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