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Just two days before the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, the Post reported on a “shift” in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s approach toward promoting women’s rights. Apparently women in Afghanistan are getting the shaft because gender equality does not make the list of USAID’s main concerns.
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Today Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law the disastrous bill that undermines union workers’ rights. Despite this enormous injustice, it’s heartening to note the many activists who stood up for the people. Wisconsin NOW strongly opposed Walker’s efforts and called attention to the fact that the bill targets unions comprised largely of women.
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The traditional gender roles we’ve lived with for so many centuries, and which we seem unable to fully extricate ourselves from, are designed to benefit men, and they make men feel superior to women. These traditional roles were NOT conceived as a partnership, though most feminists would argue that the role of mother and homemaker should be viewed as every bit as important as the role of breadwinner.
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Each February when Black History Month is observed, many feminists would agree that more attention should be paid to the intrepid black women who have made important contributions — not only for the benefit of their communities, but the nation as a whole. Foremost on our minds at the moment is abolitionist, Civil War spy, nurse, suffragist, humanitarian and Underground Railroad operator Harriet Ross Tubman (1822 – 1913).
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Thanks to widespread public outrage — including organized efforts by the Women of Color Policy Network and the Trust Black Women Partnership — an inflammatory billboard lasted just two days in New York City.
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