“If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all.” These simple yet powerful words, spoken in 1995 by then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in an unforgettable speech at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on [...]
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Final Word on the Midterms: Sexism Still Prevalent
Posted in Equity in the News, Sexism, tagged Christine O'Donnell, Elect Her initiative, feminism, Hillary Clinton, Krystal Ball, media, midterm elections, Name It. Change It, women leaders on November 30, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Midterm elections month draws to a close today, but the way women politicians and candidates are belittled and objectified remains an unresolved problem. Leading up to the elections, women across party lines were attacked for actions and characteristics that were irrelevant to their legislative abilities. An anonymous blogger publicized details of an alleged Halloween tryst [...]
Open Thread: Nominating a Supreme Court Justice
Posted in Voter Education, tagged diversity, First 100 Days, Hillary Clinton, Justice, Justive Souter, Sarah Palin, SCOTUS, Supreme Court on May 6, 2009, | 5 Comments »
In light of Justice Souter’s recent announcement that he is stepping down from the U.S. Supreme Court in June, my colleagues and I were joining with the pundits in pondering who his replacement might be. Many are speculating that President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee will likely be a woman to fill the space left [...]
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