Leslie Gore recorded “You Don’t Own Me” in 1964. Much to her chagrin and mine, she’s still singing it…Don’t forget when you vote on the 6th. 2012 1964
Tag Archives: advocacy
ShEntrepreneur
Picture this: a group of 2,000 women entrepreneurs that are trained and armed with business development and technical knowledge to expand their businesses. Who says they can’t, and they won’t, change the world?
At the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), we like to call them a “ShEntrepreneur”—emphasizing “she” and “entrepreneur” as a way to put the force of language behind our work to empower women as entrepreneurs.
VAWA & The Partisan Fight Over Violence Against Women
Headline Wednesday in The Hill read ‘GOP Concedes on domestic violence bill’. Concedes? We’re talking about battling domestic violence and we’re fighting about it? I’m still trying to wrap my head around anyone taking the position against legislation to prevent domestic violence and provide for victims. I figured others might be having the same reaction, [...]
Equal Pay Day: Trying to Survive on an Hourly Wage
This post is part of the National Women’s Law Center and MomsRising’s annual Blog Carnival for Equal Pay Day Several years ago I moved to a new city, unemployed, without much of a support network nearby and no health insurance. It took me a few months of job searching to realize this was going to [...]
What To Do During Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. After an active year of stories about rape, domestic violence and slut shaming victims, I thought a reminder would be helpful. Being the data nerd I am my first look was for statistics. According to RAINN 44% of sexual assault victims are under age 18 and 80% are under [...]
Jimmy Carter: Feminist
Jimmy Carter: feminist. While I have many reasons for being a fan of the 39th President, I gained another this week, and not one I fully expected. The former president has parted ways with the Southern Baptist Church over their treatment of women. We have been hearing for awhile now about the church prohibiting women [...]
Women’s History Month: 5 Ways You Can Make a Difference this March
March is Women’s History Month, so there will be lots of events and celebrations celebrating women. There are so many inspiring stories of great work, often against overwhelming odds, to break down barriers to women’s full participation in society, whether those barriers were created by social and cultural norms, laws or just plain criminal behavior. [...]
Live Through This
Earlier today I participated in a tweet chat about sexual violence and the #IDidNotReport campaign with my Fem2.0 colleagues. It was a great and lively discussion that dealt with a spectrum of issues related to sexual violence — from workplace harassment to sexual abuse to rape. When you get down to it, there’s a lot [...]
Abortion Providers in Virginia Need Our Support
I met Rosemary W. Codding, the Director of Patient Services at the Falls Church Health Center in Virginia, a couple of months ago. Since the first moment I spoke to her, I felt that she was the kind of person that could be my mentor. Rosemary has committed her time to providing safe and personalized [...]
Women Deliver 50
This morning Women Deliver announced it’s “Women Deliver 50” list spotlighting ideas and solutions that actually improving the lives of women and girls around the world right now. From hundreds of submissions, to 125 finalists, we have 50 inspiring programs chosen for their work in advocacy and awareness, education, health interventions, and technologies and innovations. [...]