Something a little lighter for this day of LOVE. I thought this was a very interesting study and worth sharing. I think LOVE is a gender health issue. Happy Vday everyone! Nothing compares to the rush of being newly in love. But even after a decade of marriage or more, some people say their love … Read more
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/13/high-court-abortions-home Abortion has been legal in the United Kingdom since 1967. One of the ways they provide early abortions (before nine weeks) is through a pill. Women take one at the clinic then return to the clinic twenty-four to forty-eight hours later to take four more pills. The miscarriage typically begins four to six hours … Read more
A movement against the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy has been created, because he is being accused of paying for sex with an underage girl. Protests have developed in 60 towns and cities worldwide. The protests have been mainly women but also men have showed up in support. The movement views the Prime Ministers … Read more
Are these women pointing the way to the future? Barefoot Grandmothers Electrify Rural Communities –Susan Pearce
This NYTimes article discusses the House’s treat to stop funding Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides millions of women with both family-planning services and basic health medical care. Republicans and Conservative Democrats have gone after such organizations in the past for “the misuse of tax payers’ money” when in actuality Planned Parenthood covers for abortion … Read more
This piece gives us an interesting outlook on transgenders’ place in the church. This Baltimore United Methodist church, Pastor Ann Gordon is now Pastor Drew Phoenix. The congregation has accepted the change, but the pastor’s sex change has raised broader questions about God and gender in the Methodist community.
Can a slender can of Pepsi offend people? Probably not. Most likely what will offend people is the timing of its introduction–fashion week, and the beautiful women draped around it, who encourage standards of beauty, height, and slenderness that many women feel they will never achieve. It just depends how we measure beauty. For a … Read more
The Daily Show – Rape Victim Abortion Funding Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Hope this works! if not here is the Link : http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-february-2-2011/rape-victim-abortion-funding always nice to lighten it up on a Friday!
All racist overtones and issues of civic equality aside, the question begs to be asked, “Is being whiter better?” In all seriousness, there has been (and still is today) a sometimes not so subtle emphasis placed on being white throughout history, and spanning across cultures, especially in regard to feminine beauty. First, let’s look at … Read more
The University of California at Berkeley could fail to meet the Title IX standards after it eliminated five varsity teams last fall, because of state aid cuts. The university dropped women’s lacrosse and gymnastics. In order for the university to meet the standards they will have to add 50 spots for women in existing athletic … Read more