Comments on: Battle of the Sexes http://blog-aauw.org/2008/10/22/battle-of-the-sexes/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rolf http://blog-aauw.org/2008/10/22/battle-of-the-sexes/#comment-3754 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:06:06 +0000 http://aauwnational.wordpress.com/?p=1114#comment-3754 Men dont give money but they give time and life.

]]> By: Amanda http://blog-aauw.org/2008/10/22/battle-of-the-sexes/#comment-1389 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:41:40 +0000 http://aauwnational.wordpress.com/?p=1114#comment-1389 About a month ago a favorite magazine of mine, Bitch (http://bitchmagazine.org/about), announced that they needed to raise $40,000 by October 15th in order to print their next issue. Bitch is a nonprofit, independent, feminist media organization so they rely heavily on their supporters and donations. In times like these when I have my own financial issues to worry about I’m not always the most giving with the savings I do have. But as soon as I saw Bitch’s call for help I immediately and without second thought donated. Three days later, Bitch had already reached their fund raising goal of $40,000. I was absolutely amazed and inspired. To me this means that I’m not alone in craving feminist voices in the media, and that their are women across the nation that share my values. It also means that a feminist media source like Bitch is so important to us that we could raise enough money for the next issue in just three days.

I’m not sure what the reasons are behind the gap between men and women when it comes to giving. However, I’m glad to see that even in rough financial times women can still find the strength to reach into their pockets and help when it comes to the issues we really care about.

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