How abusers get away with targeting Indian women
Irin Carmon writes for Salon.com: “The House has delayed the Violence Against Women Act over a provision that would protect Native American women.”
issue: Stopping Violence Against Women
Why I won’t be cheering for old Notre Dame
Melinda Henneberger writes for The Washington Post: “Sexual violations of all kinds happen on every campus, I know, and neither man will ever be found guilty in court; one of the victims is dead and the other, according to the Notre Dame student who drov…
Thoughts on the Murder of Kassandra Perkins
Amanda Marcotte writes for The Raw Story/Pandagon: “Men beat, murder, and rape women not because women are naughty but because the men who do it want to exert control. Murder-suicides are just the most extreme example of abusive men trying to exert the u…
Will Michele Flournoy Become the First Female Defense Secretary?
Eleanor Clift writes for The Daily Beast: “t was just a year ago that Michele Flournoy stepped down as under secretary of Defense for policy, the third-highest civilian job at the Pentagon. As the first woman to hold such a senior position in the testost…
ACLU Suit: Allowing Women in Combat Is About Equality and Recognition
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon reports for The Daily Beast: “Four female veterans who filed a lawsuit with the ACLU say combat exclusion is unfair and outdated, based on stereotypes, inhibits recognition and promotion of servicewomen–and ignores the realities of…