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Monthly Archives: July 2000
Cathy Young on the Child-Free Movement
Cathy Young has a good op-ed on some of the claims made by groups that claim people who don’t have children are treated unfairly. Parents have it much tougher than child-free by Cathy Young (The Detroit News)
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Help Women By Taking All Felons’ DNA?
Sometimes it’s hard to choose which is more annoying — the radical feminists or the traditionalist anti-feminists. Take Amy Holmes who is featured in the July 27, 2000 edition of the USA Today ripping on the National Organization for Women. … Continue reading
Saddam Hussein Allegedly Using Rape for Political Purposes
The UK Sunday Times recently reported allegations that Iraqi dictator is using rape to intimidate opponents of his regime living outside of Iraq. The charges come from former Iraqi general Najib Salahi who fled Iraq in 1995 and now lives … Continue reading
Doctors: Be Careful When Assigning Sex to Babies
When I took a Women’s Studies course many years ago, the underpinning assumption of much of the class was that sexual differences were completely culturally determined. Although obviously there are some physical differences between men and women, everything else was … Continue reading
Does Study Really Mean Women Approve of Domestic Violence?
A British study recently suggested that a rather large minority of women approve of domestic violence, but unfortunately it’s hard to tell exactly what the study means. According to a report in the Sunday Times (UK) on the study, …[500] … Continue reading
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The Wage Gap Continues to Vanish
The latest annual salary survey by Working Women magazine pretty much confirms the trend over the last decade — on average women’s earnings are only 76.5% that of men’s, but the difference disappears when comparing men and women in the … Continue reading
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Women in Afghanistan
The other day I posted about the ongoing problems women face in Afghanistan. An excellent on-line source for information on the Taleban is the Revolutionary Assocation of the Women of Afghanistan which includes information on atrocities committed against women in … Continue reading
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Marriage Isn’t A Recent Invention
Laurie Essig is a lesbian with a message — marriage, whether between gay or heterosexual couples, is wrong. And Essig isn’t about to let tiny details like historical facts get in the way (Same-sex marriage). Essig’s argument against marriage is … Continue reading
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Taleban Bans Women Aid Workers
According to the BBC the Taleban, the group of Islamic fundamentalists in power in Afghanistan, recently arrested an American aid worker and ordered the United Nations and other aid agencies to fire any Afghanistan women working with the agencies. The … Continue reading
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OTC the Pill Already
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering reclassifying a number of prescription drugs and turning them into drugs that would be available over the counter. Among the drugs under consideration for OTC status is the birth control pill. Such … Continue reading