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Monthly Archives: December 2000
Woman Who Sought Asylum Turns Out to be a Fake
Adelaide Abankwah’s request for asylum in the United States made headlines and earned support from politicians such as Hillary Clinton and actors such as Julia Roberts and Vannessa Redgrave. Abankwah claimed she had been chosen “queen mother” of her tribe … Continue reading
Peggy McMartin Buckey, 74, Dies
Peggy McMartin Buckey, 74, was found unconcious at her California home and prounced dead on December 15, 2000. McMartin should have lived the last years of her life peacefully but instead was one of the victims in a witch hunt … Continue reading
Are Snowmen Too Patriarchal?
Art historian and radical feminist Tricia Cusack is concerned about the patriarchal bent that Christmas is taking. Specifically, there are just too many snowmen appearing on Christmas cards these days, according to Cusack, who is a professor at Great Britain’s … Continue reading
Kenyan Girls Win Female Gential Mutilation Injunction
A Kenyan judge recently granted an injunction sought by two teenage girls to stop their father from forcing them to submit to female genital mutilation — the first time that a court has intervened to stop the practice which is … Continue reading
New York City to Allow Civil Suits for Gender-Biased Crimes
Feminist Daily News Wire recently reported that the New York City Council approved a new law on November 30, 2000, that will “allow victims of rape, domestic violence, and other crimes motivated by gender bias to sue the perpetrators in … Continue reading
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NOW and the Voting Gender Gap
The National Organization for Women keeps making a claim in its press releases about the recently concluded election that while technicaly true completely glosses over the reality of the election. Here’s a random sample by Tanya Melich, Unlike Florida, the … Continue reading
Benedictin Makes A Comeback
I knew some women experienced morning sickness while pregnant, but nothing prepared me for what my wife had to go through while pregnant with our daughter. Every morning for literally six months was a routine of vomiting that was so … Continue reading
How Long Until Colleges Create Affirmative Action Programs for Men?
In recent months there have been a number of news stories about a gender discrepancy at American universities and colleges that is likely to grow even larger in coming years — women now are disproportionately represented in higher education. This … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmative Action, Education, Sex Discrimination
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The European Union Addresses the Problem of Female Genital Mutilation
A meeting of the European Union in Brussels attracted activists from Africa and the world to discuss what, if anything, Europe can do to work against female genital mutilation in Africa. Female genital mutilation typically involves removal of all or … Continue reading
Once Again, Breast Implants Just A Political Football
In 1992, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “temporarily” banned silicone breast implants until further studies cleared up whether they posed health risks. So what do you do if you’re a government agency and your $4 million dollar 8 year … Continue reading
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