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Missouri lawmakers adopt strict dress code for women

With the regression in laws that seem to have overwhelmingly affected women over the last few years, Americans may be forgiven for thinking that The Handmaid's Tale on TV is a documentary. There are some who say that author Margaret Atwood was something of a futurist. With stricter

Women are livestock

The Supreme Court has now made it clear. Women have the same rights as farm animals. If a cow is impregnated by a bull, does she have a right to say whether she should carry the fetus to term? Of course not! The farmer who owns her, and has invested

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Outright Misogyny: The Worst Speech in Recent Times?

This is terrible. It's a truly awful speech. As the Daily Beast reports: A political-science professor at one of Idaho’s top universities has sparked outrage after openly calling for women to be kept out of engineering, medical school, and law so that they can instead focus on

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New Dr. Who Female; It Shouldn't Matter, but It Does: It's Great!

I am no real fan of Dr Who - I don't watch it and my kids have only just watched their first episode, so I have not been forced to see it out of family duty. It is a flagship show for the BBC, and has been since

America Is the Greatest! Pt 2: Opportunity.

This is the second part to this small series. I will repost the intro for those who have not read the first one (on standard of living). Over on another post, there are some raging threads about a number of topics from gun crime to how great America is. It

Return of Kings Neomasculinists Philosophically Refuted

You may or may not have heard about the pro-male group "Return of Kings". They have hit the news several times recently. I first heard about them when they kicked up a fuss about the new Star Wars film on account of the ethnic and gender diversity it

Rooney Rule and Positive Descrimination

Rooney Rule and Positive Descrimination

This is something I wrote four years ago on my previous blog, but thought it was interesting to bring up again. I thought about it in response to a comment over on fellow writer Rebecca Bradley's Lateral Truth piece, "Social Justice: A Millenarian Movement": Recently, the PFA (Professional Footba

In the midst of ISIS, Kurdish decree for equality for women

In the midst of ISIS, Kurdish decree for equality for women

This awesome news comes from CNN: (CNN) -- It's a revolutionary decree. In the midst of the fight against Islamist rebels seeking to turn the clock back to the 7th century, a Kurdish region in Syria has just approved a new law ordering equality for women. Take that, ISIS!

Malala's father on TED

Malala's father on TED

This was a pretty interesting talk, with some lovely moments to lift as quotes. One of my favourites was the final closer: People ask me, what special is in my mentorship which has made Malala so bold and so courageous and so vocal and poised? I tell them, don'

Failure to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a 'national scandal', say MPs

The failure to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) is a "national scandal" with as many as 170,000 victims in the UK, MPs have said. Failures by ministers, police and other agencies have led to the "preventable mutilation of thousands of girls", the Home Affairs Committee said.

El Salvador: Where women may be jailed for miscarrying

El Salvador has one of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the world. A side-effect is that women who suffer miscarriages are sometimes suspected of inducing an abortion - and can even be jailed for murder.

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This report blew my mind. Yes, we live in a massively male-oriented and -driven media society.

I have been researching an awful lot with regard to feminism and gender theory. My partner's daughter is studying Gender Studies and we often get into arguments about stuff. Actually, not about feminism per se, but more to do with critical thinking and how she defends her views.

Feminism: Christian vs atheist misogyny and sexism

I have been involved in long and protracted, and not to say a little tiring, debate on facebook about misogyny with regards to atheism, and the apparent schisms in the “atheist community”. Though most feminists will probably sigh at another man giving their tuppence on what should be a fairly strai

Raped woman in UAE convicted of illegal sex after reporting her rape

Here is sa frightening article from USA Today [H/T Russ Rogers]: Norwegian convicted over rape report issues Gulf caution Interior designer appealing 'very harsh' sentence for illicit sex after she reported being raped by a co-worker. The Norwegian interior designer convicted in Dubai of having illegal sex

Understanding 'God's war' against abortion and Wendy Davis in Texas

Texas state senator Wendy Davis has electrified the pro-choice movement. Not just because of her sheer endurance in a nearly 11-hour filibuster, not just because she stood up to condescension and sexism, and not just because she did it all with aplomb and grace. For pro-choice activists, it has felt

Gender, abortion, politics - it's all going off in Texas!

The moment was years in the making. It was 11.45pm Tuesday night, and the Texas Senate was poised to enact perhaps the most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the United States. State senator Wendy Davis had filibustered the bill for 11 hours in a remarkable attempt to run out a 30-day special legisl

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Caroline Lucas and the irony of topless models and dress code

This is delicious irony. Brilliant. In a bad way. Caroline Lucas, sole Green MP in the UK, and stalwart of socialist ideal, the environment and women's rights, is championing the cause of the curtailing of the ubiquitous page 3 topless model in the UK's most popular newspaper, Murdoch's The Sun tab

Cleveland abductions: Do white victims get more attention?

I was wondering when this issue would be raised by the bigger media outlets. The BBC reports: Three young women disappeared in Cleveland. Media coverage of their cases illustrates stereotypes about race. Charles Ramsey heard someone screaming in a nearby house. Luckily, he managed to help the woman, Amanda Berry,

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Bristol University's Christian Union Bans Women From Speaking At Meetings

Now, granted, this is the sort of thing one would expect at an American University with a Christian bias. But on our fair and level-headed isle? Seriously? Come on guys! Sort it out Bristol! From HuffPo:

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Unveiled Syrian Facebook post stirs women's rights debate

Among the dozens of Facebook groups spawned by the Syrian uprising, a page supporting women's rights has suddenly received a wave of attention, because of an image posted there by one of its followers. The picture was of 21-year-old Dana Bakdounis, without the veil she had grown up wearing - and it