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Sexual Assault Epidemic Against Native Americans – Will VAWA Help?

Piper Hoffman — Sat, 26 May 2012 04:30:50 +0000

Rape is at epidemic levels among Native Americans. Some mothers seek out Plan B for “when” their daughters get raped — not “if.” The numbers bear out their fears. In some rural villages, rapes are 12 times more common than the national rate, and for Native American women, generally sexual assault is more than twice [...]

Right Wing Idiot of The Day (With Happy Ending)

Paul Canning — Sat, 26 May 2012 04:00:44 +0000

Mr. George Tierney, Jr. of Greenville South Carolina doesn’t like Sandra Fluke. See, she’s a liar and she’s responsible for this whole ‘War On Women,’ which is insulting to the troops. He knows it’s all true because he heard it on “the news.” He thinks, via Twitter, that Fluke should: Shut that god damn dick [...]

Senate Panel Backs Expanded Abortion Coverage For Military Women

Jessica Pieklo — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:52:49 +0000

This week the Senate Armed Services committee approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that eliminates the ban on insurance coverage of abortion care for military women and dependents who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest. This was the second time Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the amendment. Anti-choice [...]

Millennials, Activism and Race: A New Study

Ashley Lauren — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:30:48 +0000

The Applied Research Center, publisher of Colorlines.com, just released a new study entitled “Millennials, Activism, and Race” as a response to a previous study called “Don’t Call Them ‘Post-Racial,’” which aimed to disprove the notion that, since Barack Obama was elected President, race is no longer a barrier to success. This most recent report intended [...]

Men Are People; Women Are Objects

Judy Molland — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:15:10 +0000

Do we see near-naked people as human beings or as mere objects? That’s the question that researchers led by Philippe Bernard set out to answer. To do so, they showed participants pictures of men and women in sexualized poses, wearing a swimsuit or underwear, one by one on a computer screen. But since pictures of [...]

Live Geek or Die

Mindy Townsend — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:07 +0000

I have a law degree and am licensed to practice law. I’ve been published. In print. I am a 28-year-old grown-ass woman and last week I bought my first comic book. That’s right. I’ve finally decided to fully unleash my geek. My geek streak has been buried in my personality for a long time. I’ve [...]

Female Pilot Ejects Sexist Male Passenger

Piper Hoffman — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:30:36 +0000

The gains women have made in the workplace are starting to pay off in take-downs of sexist men. A female pilot for Trip Airlines, a Brazilian company, refused to put up with a male passenger who made “loud, sexist comments upon learning the pilot was a woman.” She kicked the jerk off the plane, and [...]

FBI Investigating Abortion Clinic Violence In Atlanta As Domestic Terrorism

Jessica Pieklo — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:28:30 +0000

Within just a few months Georgia has had empty women’s health clinics that provide abortions burglarized and equipment stolen to arson investigations that doctors and lawmakers fear are connected to the contentious 20 week abortion ban passed during the 2012 legislative session. Each of the four clinics targeted are linked to doctors who either visited [...]

5 Feminist Fiction Books You Can’t Miss (Slideshow)

Ashley Lauren — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:00:38 +0000

The weather is warming up, which means the pools are starting to open and people are starting to pack the books they’ve been meaning to read into their beach bags and log some summer reading time. If you’re getting ready to sit outside with a book you can’t put down, don’t miss these amazing feminist [...]

Dispatches From The War On Women: Why We Need Women In Office

Jessica Pieklo — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:55:54 +0000

Welcome to Dispatches, your round-up of the latest news from the frontlines of the War on Women. Have a story from your state or an idea on how to push back? Share them here and fight back against the War on Women. Republican-controlled redistricting efforts have resulted in a lot of gerrymandering and legal challenges. [...]