tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581230071231157782011-11-08T18:43:09.807-05:00Julia RBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04809832676988050895noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-45216871744691085082009-10-15T13:25:00.000-04:002009-10-15T13:25:48.140-04:00

One of the things I was working on as an intern at NARAL this summer (other than updating their online content) was researching Crisis Pregnancy Centers. During this time, RH Reality Check came out with this great video about the deceptions spread by CPCs. From NARAL Pro-Choice California's website (i.e. me): Crisis Pregnancy Centers, also known as CPCs, are fake clinics and counseling centers

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547489963747753450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-20821967303722424812009-08-01T16:26:00.000-04:002009-08-01T16:27:56.491-04:00

(x-posted from my blogspot)In response to this (blog entry that just has an embedded video) and this: The author here grosses me out. That guy isn’t real. Somebody decided to make him up so they could write the “write fuck me on your chest and smile” line, claiming female = victim and that somehow, if only men would understand and be sensitive to this, it would be okay. Most men aren’t

mz. aidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16118120385334587395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-57218919591199927972009-07-27T17:15:00.003-04:002009-07-27T17:25:08.064-04:00

I wish I could say I wrote this...it's by a friend who's an organizer for TLGB issues:First RadicalAm I your first radical?A revolutionary fuck,feeling you upwhile dressing you downfeeling around for sense of identitywhile its escaping me as to why,so I say fuck it,while helping youwhile helping myself to a consensual fruitflavoring the salt of your lips,the skin of your neck,the sweat on your

Rahabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06984540351598057440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-5682356239722587642009-05-09T20:09:00.001-04:002009-05-09T20:12:10.754-04:00

I would've liked to see non-skirt-wearing women.Still, the poster's pretty cute.

mz. aidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16118120385334587395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-53352669437595720592009-05-03T16:36:00.008-04:002009-05-03T17:59:21.099-04:00

Jezebel had a good post the other day about a new study showing that promiscuity may be more culturally influenced than biologically/evolutionarily. Well, yeah, no kidding. But evolutionary biologists have long held that, based mainly on studies of fruit flies, males are more promiscuous than females. Spreading one's genes is an evolutionary advantage, but producing eggs is more of an investment

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547489963747753450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-39161286812993684752009-04-24T17:36:00.006-04:002009-04-25T15:02:43.198-04:00

I just wanted to make a quick comment on Thursday night. We had a critical mass for Take Back the Night (~35),and then a really fantastic speak out that lasted until midnight. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend the speak-out, but I did yell my way through the hour and a half long march through campus buildings and spaces, and up Thayer st. It was a powerful event, with students of

Julia RBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04809832676988050895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-27027110431808988762009-04-07T00:41:00.004-04:002009-04-07T01:17:24.131-04:00

I was at a congressional hearing last week, and at a Degree Day meeting today.  What do these two events have in common?Gendered body language.Women tended to look down, slouch, hunch shoulders.  Women smiled, men did not.  Men were loud, women were not and tended to speak in a higher, lighter tone that almost asked people not to argue or criticize.  Men spread out, leaned back and took up space,

Rahabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06984540351598057440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-67107547199141378522009-04-06T13:10:00.000-04:002009-04-06T13:11:01.637-04:00

WTF.

mz. aidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16118120385334587395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-31813738311857767582009-04-03T16:39:00.003-04:002009-04-03T16:46:35.370-04:00

"There is an inextricable link between the domination and exploitation of women, and the domination and exploitation of animals. Animals and women are objectified in similar ways: from the mass media fantasy images of impossibly proportioned women and happy cartoon cows and chickens, to the animal names and insults directed toward women. Women are called foxes, bitches, birds, lambs – domestic

mz. aidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16118120385334587395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-85487849738507074182009-04-03T16:32:00.004-04:002009-04-03T16:39:26.614-04:00

Esther Lachmann, later Pauline Thérèse Lachmann, later Mme Villoing, later Mme la Marquise de Païva, later Countess Henckel von Donnersmarck, (b. Moscow, 7 May 1819 - d. Neudeck, 21 January 1884) was the most successful of 19th century French courtesans.[excerpts from the Wiki article]She returned to Paris, and from there to the spa at Baden, where she met a Portuguese marquis, Albino Francesco

mz. aidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16118120385334587395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-224380490862397542009-04-02T00:09:00.006-04:002009-04-02T02:02:32.291-04:00

Via Flickr (a statement by Gabrielle Hennessey)I hate Dove's "Real Women Have Curves" slogan with a passion. I stuffed my bra in seventh grade because of ideas like that, because of society's undying belief that Breasts = Woman. A few days ago I walked into a store and a fellow shopper didn't hesitate to tell her partner that my body was "gross."She said this while three or four feet away from

mz. aidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16118120385334587395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-31570805236595757382009-03-31T22:32:00.005-04:002009-03-31T22:49:21.891-04:00

Clement of Alexandria, second century Christian theologian, believed that every moment of your life should be lived in devotion to God.  Thus anyone should be able to tell from your smallest action that you were a Christian.Clement developed tons of guidelines for every imaginable situation, so that a good Christian would know how to act.For example, if you were a lady at a dinner party, and your

Rahabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06984540351598057440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-84577966117423402062009-03-27T18:39:00.003-04:002009-03-27T18:43:34.200-04:00

Via The Washington Post:When a vaccine designed to protect girls against a sexually transmitted virus arrived three years ago, the debate centered on one question: Would the shots make young girls more likely to have sex?Now the vaccine's maker is trying to get approval to sell the vaccine for boys, and the debate is focusing on something else entirely: Is it worth the money, and is it safe and

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547489963747753450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-31400064561375275562009-03-27T11:38:00.012-04:002009-03-27T13:01:06.599-04:00

March Madness is upon us. The drama, the rivalries, the brackets, the sheer passion of college basketball (which, if you ask me, is much more fun to watch than pro basketball for this very reason). And yet, at risk of pointing out the obvious, the brackets we fill out with such enthusiasm on ESPN.com are for men's basketball. The majority of the publicized and televised games? Men's

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547489963747753450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-12490050075516906632009-03-25T22:47:00.005-04:002009-03-30T10:57:00.097-04:00

When I was in middle school, I thought the whole idea of people of color needing older people of color as role models was bullshit. I was like, I can model myself on anybody! There weren't any older people of color that I connected with in the role model sense because my parents live pretty segregated lives, and in school and other settings class differences overpowered racial similarities.It

Rahabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06984540351598057440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-31426323247369678162009-03-25T21:32:00.010-04:002009-03-25T22:22:34.691-04:00

Via Feministing:Deborah Siegel, over at Girl w/Pen, is trying to start a little infectious blog quiz. If you've got one, paste these questions and add one of your own, then post it up at your blog so we can spread the knowledge.1. In 2009, women make up what percent of the U.S. Senate?A. 3%B. 17%C. 33%D. 50%2. How many CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are female?A. 15B. 28C. 59D. 843. Who was the

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547489963747753450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-2660560759369947682009-03-23T22:02:00.006-04:002009-03-23T23:32:16.350-04:00

It's not exactly new news that the economy isn't doing too well. If you're like me, you're spending at least a part of your spring break frantically applying to jobs and internships for the summer. Luckily for me, I am in a pretty secure financial situation, which isn't very common. So it was with frustration that I read that with the export sector declining, women are being hit hard by the

Julia RBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04809832676988050895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-73441135501778847932009-03-19T01:32:00.002-04:002009-03-19T01:34:25.437-04:00

mz. aidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16118120385334587395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-56444045021832743752009-03-13T22:15:00.006-04:002009-03-14T22:03:31.641-04:00

My mother has told me not to be a young feminist snob.She wants me to not get caught off guard in an innocent belief that sexism is over because there are guys who agree with feminist principles. She means that I shouldn't assume that later in life I won't end up in situations based in sexism and gender roles-- that I'm young and that I don't appreciate the complexity and subtlety and pressures

Rahabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06984540351598057440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-73664387213660106232009-03-11T15:01:00.004-04:002009-03-11T16:21:56.001-04:00

Rhode Island might be small, but it's pretty cool that we live in a state that is so often ahead of the country on progressive changes. Right now, there are 10 states in the country that have trans-inclusive non discrimination acts, including Rhode Island. This is something that hasn't happened at the federal level--you may or may not recall that ENDA, the non-discrimination act that was

Julia RBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04809832676988050895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-37533038224615151522009-03-11T02:14:00.006-04:002009-03-11T09:27:25.113-04:00

Check it out: Obama creates post for international women's issues.What do you all think? I'm wary of how it might be carried out, but optimistic about the fact that the rights of women around the world are being made a priority.One other thing: If you're reading this blog, please feel free to comment! We want to hear from you, not just the other way around.

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547489963747753450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-5241369766904077152009-03-09T20:59:00.006-04:002009-03-09T21:18:04.029-04:00

Here are two great articles debunking some of the myths and accusations being hurled around in the wake of the Chris Brown/Rihanna incident (the first gives a brief summary, if you haven't heard about this awful story).Five Mistakes We Make When We Talk About Rihanna (Newsweek)What It Doesn't Mean (Yes Means Yes Blog)I'm going to come right out and say that it infuriates and upsets me when I hear

Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547489963747753450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-3261544014005872832009-03-04T13:22:00.008-05:002009-03-04T14:25:02.708-05:00

Going once, going twice, three times...Would you sell yours, if you knew you'd sold mine too?My body's been solda hundred million timesbeer, bikinis, and breast canceracross magazine pages.More power to her,if she can get paid to wear that.But her power,was my powerbodies attached to minds,voices, to those succulent lips.Free markets have coordination failuresIf everybody started investingto

Rahabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06984540351598057440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-32136320091722789792009-03-03T18:03:00.009-05:002009-03-04T08:53:16.905-05:00

Here's something to cheer you up with the state of society, and the state of your homework.

Julia RBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04809832676988050895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-33733020817606148112009-03-03T17:19:00.005-05:002009-03-03T18:00:31.266-05:00

So, I just got back from a Women's History Month event and I am suitably inspired. I won't go over everything that the speaker, Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts covered (although, seriously, check her out, and then vote for her for governor of RI in 2010), but I do think that one of the points she made comes up again and again in politics.When women run, they win, and at the same rate as men. But

Julia RBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04809832676988050895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58123007123115778.post-56836798735010509362009-02-24T20:47:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:10:35.436-05:00

Welcome to Women@Brown!We envision this blog becoming a community of Brown students discussing political issues, campus events, pop culture, and anything and everything relating to women or women issues. We hope to spark discussions, help people stay informed, and even be a starting point for campus activism.The contributors will draw from relevant campus organizations, and any interested

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