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• Cheers to Tom Matlack!

  By Maureen on February 8, 2011 • ( 3 )

  

  Yesterday, the Huffington Post featured an article by Tom Matlack regarding Esquire’s “Women We Love.” In it, he criticized the men’s magazine for doing what men’s magazines have been doing forever: objectifying women and praising them solely on their (sexualized)… Read More ›

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• Links We Love

  By Maureen on February 7, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  Happy reading! Sex Obsessed Super Bowl, Feministing What Do You Mean It’s Not Rape?, RH Reality Check Orgasm Inc. Debunks Female Sexual Dysfunction, Women’s eNews Abortion-Coverage Prognosis: Hope is Running Low, Women’s eNews The GOP’s Tea Party Tango, The Daily… Read More ›

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• Why I Won’t Be Watching the Superbowl

  By Maureen on February 6, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  There’s no denying that I’m not a sports fan. I never have been. So it may not come as a surprise that I won’t watch the Superbowl today. But it’s not for the simple reason of not enjoying – or… Read More ›

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• Sickening: Flogging Rape Victims

  By Maureen on February 4, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  This news broke my heart. A 14 year old girl in Bangladesh was publicly flogged to death for adultery, after being raped by her much older cousin. AOL News has the sad details: Hena Begum was sentenced to receive 100… Read More ›

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• New Bill: Women Can Die So Fetuses Can Live

  By Maureen on February 4, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now. One good thing about running a women’s rights blog is that I’ll never run out of material. I suppose I should really extend a thank you to the anti-choice fringe… Read More ›

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• Women Around the Globe: News Roundup

  By Maureen on February 4, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Following are links to news stories concerning women internationally. Happy reading! One million fewer children are working in Nepal than a decade ago, though more girls are toiling in dangerous conditions than boys. See IRIN. For Egyptian women in the… Read More ›

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• BREAKING: GOP Drops “Forcible” Rape, HR3 Still Blows

  By Maureen on February 3, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s a small victory in an uphill battle. The GOP has, under pressure from feminist outcry and activism — like the #DearJohn campaign — agreed to drop the “forcible” rape language in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion bill (HR3)…. Read More ›

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• US District Court Judge: CPCs Can Continue to Deceive

  By Maureen on February 2, 2011 • ( 3 )

  

  CPCs (or so-called Crisis Pregnancy Centers) are a major threat to women’s health. And yet, they appear to have an ally in United States District Court Judge Marvin Garbis, who yesterday ruled that a Baltimore ordinance requiring that “limited-service pregnancy… Read More ›

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• Justice Served?

  By Maureen on February 1, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  In my very first post, Taking Rape Seriously, I reported on the NYC case of Tony Simmons, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting youths under his care as a city employee. Today, he was sentenced. Simmons received 4 years… Read More ›

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• sherights’ shereads: Take 2!

  By Maureen on January 31, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  I’ve gotten a lot of feedback on the sherights’ shereads post, including many great suggestions. Thanks to everyone who has contributed their thoughts! Below you’ll find additions to the first shereads list, including a children’s book (this is awesome —… Read More ›

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