Every time I bring up Equal Pay Day (or Unequal Pay Day as I prefer to think of it), some idiot (usually an unenlightened man) lectures me about women’s choices. Women choose careers that allow them to be with their kids more, so of course they get paid less overall, as a group. Now, let’s [...]
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Dessert before dinner: GOP/Tea Party Holding U.S. Government Hostage Over Title X
As I’m sure you’ve all heard, its extremely likely that the U.S. Federal Government will be shut down if Congress does not agree upon and vote on a budget (H.R. 1) for the fiscal year. All throughout the day I’ve been getting news alerts saying they are close to a compromise . . . I’m [...]
What Kind of Women Go Into Politics?
I’ve been thinking a lot this week about the lack of change that has happened for women over the past 20-30 years. After the ERA failed to be ratified the women’s movement slowed, and in some aspects ground to a halt. Had we been pushing with the same degree of force as the previous 20 [...]
The Return of the Boys of Summer
In one week, I plan to be sitting in Nationals Park watching the season opener of the Nationals. I’ve been waiting several long, cold months for this! Baseball is one of the few sports I really enjoy watching, live or on tv. It is also one of the only sports both my boyfriend and I [...]
Victims or Agents? Carla Koppell on the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Anybody who pays even the slightest attention to the world around them has a right to sometimes be a little confused about the lives women lead. In America, we see news about women earning more Bachelor’s degrees than men while simultaneously being bombarded with words and images that portray women as mindless sex objects. Internationally, [...]
Women’s Health Issues: News from This Week
It’s only Wednesday, and already, this has not been a good week for women’s health. As many of you know, the Planned Parenthood defunding debate continues. Sen. Schumer called H.R. 3 "dead on arrival" in the Senate, but pro-life Republicans show no sign of relenting. The New York Times has dubbed this a war on [...]
“77% of pro-life activists are men. 100% will never be pregnant.”
On Saturday, our dedicated Fem2.0 bloggers Christina Black and Maggie Arden met up at Upper Senate Park for the DC Walk for Choice. Here are their impressions, what they learned and their hopes for the future. Christina Black This was only my second rally, ever. The first was Jon Stewart’s Rally for Sanity last fall. [...]
Advocacy, Part II: Continuing the Conversation, and What You Can Do – This Week
Today, I just want to do a brief follow-up on my activism post from last week with a few additional links and suggestions. With the GOP’s current “war on women,” this question has become more important than ever, and we’re not the only ones talking about it. Glorida Feldt on Blogher offered some great suggestions [...]
Protecting Women=Promoting Prostitution: Similarities between the Anti-Women Agendas in Afghanistan and the United States
What do anti-abortion US activist Lila Rose and the Karzai-led government of Afghanistan have in common? Turns out, a lot. It seems that people who are out to deny women basic health services and control over their lives like to use similar techniques – mainly, accusing the groups that actually DO help women of misusing [...]
Welcome to South Dakota: The Anti-Choice State
Interested in murdering abortion providers without penalty? You may soon have your chance! A provision expanding the definition of "justifiable homicide" to include killings that are intended to prevent harm to a fetus was added to HB 1171, a law under consideration in South Dakota. This bill was voted out of committee and is now [...]