milkmiruku + feminism   11

Pregnant woman jailed for having thought about abortion
"It is heard to believe, yet a true story. A pregnant woman in Iowa (USA) had been jailed for "attempted feticide" because she told hospital staff that she once thought about having an abortion."
news  usa  abortion  law  iowa  wtf  hate  children  feminism 
february 2010 by milkmiruku
Barbie Becomes a Computer Engineer | Geek Feminism Blog
"Consumers loudly campaigned for another Barbie® career. The winner of the popular vote is Computer Engineer. Computer Engineer Barbie®, debuting in Winter 2010, inspires a new generation of girls to explore this important high-tech industry, which continues to grow and need future female leaders."
blog  news  feminism  it  engineering  toys  children  interesting  culture  computing 
february 2010 by milkmiruku
Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar
"There’s been lots of great stuff written about why singular they is acceptable, but every time I want to smash the arguments against it, I have to waste time jumping through old Language Log posts and books and whatnot, so I figured I’d finally go about summarizing it all. Without further ado, here’s the evidence for singular they, and why you ought to stop “correcting” it."
blog  language  english  linguistics  grammar  feminism  gender  writing  education  literature  history  interesting 
october 2009 by milkmiruku
BBC NEWS | Dads 'to share maternity leave'
"Fathers will be able to take six months' paternity leave, the government has announced. The move will allow mothers to decide to return to work after six months and fathers to stay at home for the rest of the 12 months off allowed by law."
bbc  news  politics  uk  children  family  gender  feminism  law  legal  business  progressive  interesting  welfare  rights 
september 2009 by milkmiruku
Susie Bright's Journal : "Clitoris" on Google's Banned Word List
"If you set your Google SafeSearch filter on "strict filtering" and search for clitoris, you get zero returns. But if you try a Google SafeSearch "strict filtering" search for penis, you get... 33,000,000 returns."
news  internet  web  sex  search  google  health  censorship  feminism  hypocrisy  language 
january 2009 by milkmiruku
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Women condemn Turkey constitution
"A new constitution is being prepared to replace the current one, introduced after the military coup of 1980. The document describes women as a vulnerable group needing protection."
bbc  news  turkey  law  feminism  society  culture  islam 
october 2007 by milkmiruku
BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Air hostesses told to shed weight
"An Indian court has ruled against a group of female flight attendants who were grounded from the national airline for being overweight. The court said that state-owned Indian Airlines had the right to take the step in the interest of flight safety and in
bbc  news  feminism  culture  hate  india  flight  business 
june 2007 by milkmiruku
Girls Read Comics (And They're Pissed). Karen Healey: Sitting At Home, Dreaming About The Future. - For Those Playing Along At Home
"Following Lauredhel at Hoyden About Town, Betty and I felt it necessary to create Anti-Comics-Feminist Bingo. Clearly, some things are just Meant To Be."
blog  comics  feminism  culture  humour  meta 
may 2007 by milkmiruku
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Unholy row at clergy soccer game
"A friendship-building football match between Muslim and Christian clergy in Norway was called off after a row over the participation of women players. Muslim Imams had refused to play against women because it went against their beliefs about close physic
bbc  news  religion  feminism  philosophy  hate  sport  wtf 
may 2007 by milkmiruku
BBC News | Education | Cross-dressing 'helps boys read'
"While girls are allowed to dress up as male and female characters, boys are discouraged from taking on female roles."
news  education  feminism  interesting  psychology 
november 2006 by milkmiruku

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