Toward a World that Works for Everyone
In the 20th century, the U.S. and Canada carried out a quiet genocide against Indigenous women through coerced sterilization. In 2019, it’s still happening. By Ankita Rao, September 9, 2019 httpss://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9keaev/indigenous-women-in-canada-are-still-being-sterilized-without-their-consent Content Warning: This story contains sensitive details about reproductive violence. S.A.T.* wanted her daughter in the room. It was the second time she’d ever […]
I personally don’t believe the charges being leveled against President Obama. I think it’ll be found that the same people who neutralized him as President are now laying their own crimes at his doorstep. Meanwhile I like the modelling he does here, in a video that Kathleen brought to my attention. Michael once said: “Leadership […]
Backgrounder from April 2018. #MeToo Japan: What happened when women broke their silence BBC, April 25, 2018 httpss://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43721227 In the space of a fortnight in Japan, a model accused a renowned photographer of exploitation and two top officials resigned over sex scandals. This has re-ignited the #MeToo debate in a country which has been reluctant […]
First posted in 2017. Once Sold Into Prostitution, These Girls Became Lawyers To Bring Justice To Others Like Them Keshav Khanna, Indianwomenblog.org, Aug. 17, 2019 httpss://tinyurl.com/yxkxja6e Survivors of the crime of Commercial Exploitation of Children (CEC) are today aiming to become top-notch lawyers. They have different stories. Some were child brides sold into prostitution by […]
Steve: An altogether-interesting look at where China is now with such things as gender equality, entertainment, cultural ties with the West, creation and marketing of “super stars,” etc. I used to sit on Chinese refugee claims in the early 2000s and a far different China is being presented here than I “knew” then. I have […]
‘Trying to sell gender equality in Scandinavia is like selling sand in Sahara’ Nada El Sawy, In Business, July 15, 2019 httpss://tinyurl.com/y69aqjvk Danish CEO Tine Willumsen says she brought Diversity Council to Mena [Saudi Arabia] because of a need and willingness to advance women in the workplace Tine Willumsen, the chief executive of the […]
The Dark Patriarchy’s War with The Goddess Elizabeth Wilcock, Elizabethwilcock.com, July 7, 2019 httpss://www.elizabethwilcock.com/blog/07/07/2019/the-sacrifice-of-notre-dame-amp-the-cabals-war-with-the-goddes A couple weeks ago, while dining out with my mother and step-father, I overheard a woman in the booth next to us scolding her child for wanting to go to the bathroom. “No!” she demanded, “You can’t go to the bathroom […]
What if we reserved 50 percent of the Senate for women? ELIZABETH RALPH, Politico, 06/28/2019 httpss://www.politico.com/newsletters/women-rule/2019/06/28/what-if-we-reserved-50-percent-of-the-senate-for-women-452203 What if the United States reserved 30 percent of seats in Congress for women? What if presidents were required to appoint a 50/50 gender-balanced cabinet? Sound like a crazy idea? Reforms like that don’t sound so crazy in Brussels, […]
Survey Reveals Positive Statistics on Attitudes to Gender Equality in the Arab World Celia Konstantellou, Morocco World News, Jun 29, 2019 httpss://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/06/277066/survey-gender-equality-arab-world/ According to the survey, less than 50% of Moroccans think that the man of the house should make the decisions. Rabat – A survey of more than 25,000 people across ten countries and […]
Today I vowed to encounter a feeling that I seem to dread experiencing. I’d never named it. I didn’t know what in the past it was connected to. I noticed I had the thought that I’d rather die than fully experience it. Linda Dillon calls this a “core issue.” I call it a “root vasana.” […]
When does one hear an account of what a male MP wears? India film star MPs hit back at ‘outfit trolls’ BBC.com, May 29, 2019 httpss://tinyurl.com/y5ngg9pb Two Indian female film stars, recently elected as MPs, hit back after being trolled for wearing “western clothes” to their first day in parliament. Mimi Chakraborty, 30, and Nusrat […]
The conspicuous absence of women in India’s labour force Smriti Sharma, Newcastle University, The Comversation, n.d. httpss://theconversation.com/the-conspicuous-absence-of-women-in-indias-labour-force-109744 India’s rapid economic growth has been accompanied by falling fertility rates and higher educational attainment among women. These advances often lead to an increase in women entering the labour force, but there has been a surprising decline on […]
Backgrounder: What was the experience of the 156 women who testified against Dr. Nassar? Larry Nassar case: The 156 women who confronted a predator BBC.com, Jan 25, 2018 httpss://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42725339 Former Olympic doctor Larry Nassar has been handed a jail sentence of 175 years in Michigan for abusing female athletes he was supposed to be treating. […]
Thanks to reader, Monty, for this encouraging update. This law basically gives a year for Dioceses to have a system in place. By Associated Press/NBCNews.com, May 9, 2019 httpss://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pope-francis-issues-groundbreaking-law-requiring-priests-nuns-report-sex-n1003651 The law mandates that the world’s 415,000 Catholic priests and 660,000 religious sisters inform church authorities when they have “well-founded motives to believe” abuse has occurred. […]
How this training helped male executives confront their privilege and bias Lydia Dishman, Fast Company, April 24, 2019 httpss://tinyurl.com/y3ybhboe Bonobos and Chevron offered employees workshops and seminars to promote equality and combat sexual harassment. Here’s the ROI. Jean-Hervey Cesar, the Ninjas product + performance lead at Bonobos, can clearly remember when his group of friends […]
