Small changes in legislation can positively affect women’s lives. Take India for example. In 1993, a law was implemented requiring that a third of all local government council seats be held by women. The hope behind the legislation was that “women’s status might improve” by putting them in positions of influence and power where they ...
Don’t buy Girl Scout cookies. If you do, your love of sweet baked goods will only support crazy liberal agendas, LGBT rights and abortion. At least, that is the view of a teenage girl who is calling for a boycott of Girl Scout cookies. In a video that has already made its way to various media ...
Considering the first episode of Pan Am involved a flight attendant (Laura, The Clever One) being recruited to work for the CIA, I hoped for lots of deconstruction of Cold War propaganda and such like. No luck. Kate (The Pretty One) runs away from her wedding in a less-than-compelling flashback sequence. This is meant to ...
When President Barack Obama took office, he promised to restore “scientific integrity” to policy making. He also made promises to women about supporting their health issues. He failed on both accounts this week when he did not fight the decision of US Health and Human Services Secretary that blocked Plan B from being available over ...
Oscar winner Hilary Swank was recently slated for attending an event celebrating the rebuilding of Grozny, which happened also to be the 35th birthday party of Chechnian president Ramzan Kadyrov. The actress was supposedly invited by a Turkish real estate company along with other celebrities including Jean-Claude Van Damme, Seal and violinist Vanessa Mae. Swank ...
The rise of the genre as a platform for the experiences of women is appropriate at a time in history when the individual experiences of women are gaining greater significance.
In 2011, Jack Layton made his mark on Canadian politics. His supporters rallied behind him and saw the New Democratic Party (NDP) become the Official Opposition to Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party, beating out the Liberals. Unfortunately, his victory and death came in the same year. Jack Layton passed away from cancer on August 22, 2011. ...
My first encounter with Ludmilla Stephanovna Petrushevskaya was on a cold January night, in a shadowy Moscow bar full of antique upholstery and cigarette smoke. She arrived nearly two hours late and took the stage in a purple dress and huge matching hat. At 70+, Petrushevskaya, dissident writer, had reinvented herself as a cabaret performer. ...
I won’t be President. Even if I wanted to, it’ll never happen. The View recently discussed the idea of Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, running for President. Naturally, the conversation led to his weight and the idea of “fat” Presidents. But then Elisabeth Hasselback had something pretty profound to say. If Chris Christie were a ...
It’s the same old story. The conservatives don’t want to fund abortion and liberals back a woman’s right to have the choice. In an alternate ending, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has funded “an international aid group that provides abortion along with sexual and reproductive health services,” despite promises that Canadian dollar tax dollars would ...
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