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Advertisement for Toronto's "Slutwalk," from a Canadian blog.
In January 2011, young women from York University were attending a campus presentation on rape prevention. York University had recently seen some brazen attacks on women, including a rape in the stacks of the University library. One of the Toronto police officers involved in the presentation shocked the women by remarking that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimized.” In other …

The following article is reprinted with the express permission of Phyllis Chesler, an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at City University of New York. For an extended biography, visit The Phyllis Chesler Organization. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Bin Laden may be dead but, as many have noted, his ideology is still very much alive. Indeed, it landed on our shores long ago. It is now most definitely here.
Women in burqas and in severe hijab are …

Reprinted from the blog Mothering Heights with the express permission of the author and blogmaster. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
“The Governor really went after you,” I said to my mom as she got off the plane from New Jersey to Los Angeles. She sort of looked at me quizzically and said, “I guess that’s why I have 30 messages on my voice mail.”
I glanced at the Google alert on my phone while stopping my children from going up …

This article has been cross-posted from Pavement Pieces.  It was written by Jessica Bell, who is currently an M.A. Candidate at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism School, NYU
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New Yorkers Against Wal-Mart from Pavement Pieces on Vimeo.
Hundreds lined the gates of City Hall in the bitter cold recently, holding signs and banners. They were on a mission – to keep Wal-Mart out of New York City.
Activists, city council members and concerned citizens gathered to protest, …

A class-action lawsuit against the Pentagon was filed by 17 veteran female soldiers because their complaints of sexual assaults were not investigated and/or taken seriously.

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Here is one major reason why parents should liberate our schools from government and union control: when organizations instead of individuals control our school systems, the organization will impose its own biases, prejudices, and values upon the students. Because the responsibility of education often falls to the mother, women become the main targets and have their rights violated when the controlling organization does not approve of their decisions.

Kelley Williams-Bolar was a single mother in …

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In her articles in The Huffington Post, Naomi Wolfe has mounted a full scale defense of Julian Assange and a campaign to minimize his alleged victims.  This misguided attempt to clear the name of her hero reflects her world view; the world is black and white, no shades of gray, no complex issues, no attempt to mull over the fact a person can do good and bad.
Naomi is blinded by Assange’s “celebrity” status and …

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During its annual meeting at the end of the month, New York State Bar Association had planned a presentation, “Their Point of View: Tips From the Other Side,” which was described as a “distinguished panel of gentlemen from the legal field” who would “discuss the strengths and weaknesses of women in the areas of communication, negotiation, medication [sic], arbitration, organization and women’s overall management of their legal work.” State bar president Michael Getnick …

“Despite significant improvements over the past century, women and girls are still discriminated against to some degree in all societies and to a great degree in many.”
Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
December 10th, Human Rights Day, marks the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. Celebrations occurred around the world with speeches calling for the end of discrimination, citing women and girls as principle victims. The organization’s website quoted leaders of several UN organizations.
In Baghdad, [Secretary-General] Ban’s Special …

Sgt. Kimberly Munley
The hero of the day at the Fort Hood shooting last week was actually a heroine. Sergeant Kimberly Munley is a civilian police officer on contract with the United States Army.  She was in the area to pick up her vehicle from a local repair shop when she heard the call over her police scanner of shots fired at Fort Hood. She immediately made her way to the scene and soon after exchanged fire with Major Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who was the shooter. Sgt. Munley emptied …