Women’s Equality Begins at McDonald’s
You just started a job working at McDonald’s. Your family no longer speaks to you because of it. Your own brother berates you, physically abuses you by slapping you across the face and threatening to […]
2010
Top Stories of the Weak: Wikileaks SHOCKER: NO ONE CARES ABOUT WOMEN
It’s the 21st Century and I still find the treatment of women appalling. Feeling good about what women have accomplished? Think you are finally being taken seriously? Here are some stories to remind you that […]
I Never Told Anyone This, I Was Always Afraid of What People Would Think, But…
I’m lost. Tell me again what the purpose is behind Lisa Ling’s new website, “The Secret Society of Women.” In recent media reports she says it came to her after suffering a devastating miscarriage after […]
Firm in Norway asks female employees to wear red bracelets during their time of the month
I thought Norway was supposed to be so progressive, but where money is involved obsession and greed have no equal. The recession seems to be bringing out the worst in people. Norway’s workers’ union recently […]
Why Are these World Leaders Wearing the Same Color of Lipstick? Power Magenta!
Slide shown at TEDWomen Conference Top Row (L-R): President Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rica; President Tarja Halonen, Finland; President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia; Prime Minister Mari Johanna Kiviniemi, Finland; President Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina; […]
GIRLFRIEND ALERT: URGENT – Mobile Phone Pics Have YOUR LOCATION
Big Brother is not always the government. In fact, in the 21st Century, you can be sure of one thing – SOMEONE is looking over your shoulder. For teens, it seems that friending as many […]
FROM THE VAULT: Alberta Hunter – “Can’t a man alive mistreat me, ’cause I know who I am.”
“I’m not living the blues; I’m just singing for the women who think they can’t speak out. Can’t a man alive mistreat me, ’cause I know who I am.” – Alberta Hunter (1895-1984), one of […]
Facebook Update Lands Woman On Israel’s Military Front Lines
With all the whining these past few days about airport security, it’s no surprise that once again America is pointing the the intelligence sophistication of Israel. Rafi Sela, a former chief security officer that helped […]
Why Your Daughters Should NOT Have Facebook
I laughed. I cried. I cringed. Sixteen year-old Willow Palin’s now famous rant on Facebook is quickly making the rounds on celebrity news sites like TMZ and the Huffington Post. Seems that a Facebook “friend” […]
Is Your Head Shot Turning People Off?
At some point, every business professional will be asked to provide a head shot. If you’re digitally social, you have a Linkedin account, a Facebook page, a blog and you might even be an avid […]
Where are all the women in Congress? Hey, Why not ask the Women
Madeleine Kunin served as Vermont’s first female governor, a notable achievement for any woman. No doubt she would do what she could to help push more women into political positions, give them a little Kunin […]
Now YOU Notice? Assault on Female Activist Great Fodder for Politics: IGNORES WOMEN
On Twitter recently, I was struck by a tweet: “@bobcesca_go When in Doubt, They Beat Up Women.” The writer, Bob Cesca, has typecast himself as “a liberal American director, producer, writer, actor, blogger and political […]
WHO is the Most POWERFUL WOMAN in the WORLD?: Can you guess who it is?
London-based writer, Fifi Haroon, decided that placing Michelle Obama as the #1 most powerful women on Forbes’ Most Powerful Women in The World list was ridiculous, especially given that she is simply a wife and […]
NEWS ALERT: Privy Council Overturns Supreme Court Decision declaring that Women ARE indeed Persons
“…to those who ask why the word [persons] should include females the obvious answer is why should it not?” – Lord Chancellor, Privy Council In every generation, there is always a rabble-rouser, someone who inserts […]
National Organization NOT For WOMEN Calls on Brown to FIRE Staffer
The National Organization NOT For Women called on California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown to fire “any campaign aide who uses the word whore, as one of his aides did recently. According to the Associated Press, […]