From ThinkProgress: In a surprise move, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta removed the military ban on women in combat on Wednesday. Lifting the ban will open service on the front lines to thousands of women. According to the Associated Press, the move was recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and…
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Guttmacher Institute By the Numbers (ThinkProgress): 70: Percentage of Americans who now oppose overturning Roe, the highest number since 1989. Most religious groups also want to leave Roe in place 135: Number of new state-level abortion restrictions enacted over the past two years. 2011 and 2012 represented the worst years…
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Warning: this video contains disturbing content From Democracy Now: We turn to Steubenville, Ohio, where members of a high school football team allegedly raped an underage girl and possibly urinated on her unconscious body over the course of an evening of partying in late August. The young men chronicled their…
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As this weekend marks the end of Christmastide, I sincerely hope everyone had a good holiday with family and friends. This holiday season seemed more poignant insofar as we’ve been reminded of the fragile nature of life and society. These reminders came in the form of recent horrific tragedies that…
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From ThinkProgress: Though Congress remains whiter, older, and more male than the nation as a whole, the incoming class will be the most diverse in history. The 113th Congress will be more representative of the United States from race to religion, and from gender to sexual orientation. It will look…
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“A rape culture is a complex of beliefs that encourages male sexual aggression and supports violence against women. It is a society where violence is seen as sexy and sexuality as violent. In a rape culture, women perceive a continuum of threatened violence that ranges from sexual remarks to sexual…
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From TP: A Wisconsin state lawmaker endorsed by Paul Ryan has come under criticism for suggesting that “some girls rape easy.” While discussing a case in which “a 17-year-old high school senior was charged with sexual assault for having sex with an underage girl in the school’s band room,” State…
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Is a Patriarchal & Authoritarian Candidate Pressuring You? 5 Major Warning Signs of Abuse (Romney/Ryan Edition) By Kay Whitlock As we approach the November 2012 election, we all would do well to ask ourselves: Is there any possibility that persons seeking my vote are patriarchal and authoritarian advocates for an…
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