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Gloria Feldt : Gender Disparities and Aniston-O’Reilly Spat

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly attacked Jennifer Aniston for her comments on single parenting. Photos by Sykes, AP; Lovekin / Getty. Image from New York Daily News.Women’s Equality Day:Aniston comments on single parentingGet O’Reilly all riled upBy Gloria Feldt / … Continue reading

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Ruth Rosen : The New Right-Wing Christian Feminism

Women’s Christian Temperance Union.In the late nineteenth century, female reformers sought to protect the family from “worldly dangers.”The Tea Party and the newRight-wing Christian feminism By Ruth Rosen /July 6, 2010 Why have American women become so active in the … Continue reading

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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /13

An Afghani man sits in the rubble of Kabul, Afghanistan in 1995. Image from Countries and their Cultures.Part 13: 1992-1998A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog /July 5, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader … Continue reading

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John Ross : The ‘Feminization’ of Mexican Agriculture

Purepecha woman in reboza, on plate from Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan. Image from Teyacapan / Flickr.Working the parcela:‘Feminization’ is hope for Mexican agriculture By John Ross / The Rag Blog / May 24, 2010 SANTA CRUZ TANACO, Mexico — When I first … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day 2010 : ‘State of the World’s Mothers’

Afghan mother and child. Photo from Center for American Progress.U.S. ranking not so good…Reporting on the status of mothers The dreadful circumstances of so many of the world’s mothers and children on this Mother’s Day are preventable. There is enough … Continue reading

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Nebraska : Protecting Women From Themselves

Sen. Cap Dierks introduced Nebraska’s new law restricting abortions.Legislators in NebraskaTighten restrictions on abortion By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 It looks like the male legislators in Nebraska are determined to keep women in a … Continue reading

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SPORT / March Madness MVP? Baylor’s Brittney Griner

Baylor’s Brittney Griner. Photo from metatube.Baylor’s Brittney Griner:The story of this year’s ‘Big Dance’By Dave Zirin / March 29, 2010 A 6’ 8” freshman is changing the way we understand hoops in the 2010 NCAA tournament and unless you’re paying … Continue reading

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Tom Keough : The Unionization of Starbucks and the Rape of Kati Moore

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. California teen girl sues Starbucks over sexual abuse Seattle-based Starbucks is feeling the heat over an ex-worker’s accusations of sex abuse on the job. And an ABC News investigation has uncovered evidence that it’s part … Continue reading

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Women’s Health : Heard About the H-Word Lately?

“Beautiful Inside” by Angela Elkins. The digitally-enhanced images were taken from a video of a laparoscopy, recorded during exploratory surgery performed on the artist. Angela, who was hysterectomized at the age of 24, says of the photoshopped images, “Everyone seems … Continue reading

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Farrah’s Story : How Could the Academy Forget Her?

Survivors remember…How could the Academy forget Farrah? By Jody Schoger / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 American icon and Emmy-award winning actress Farah Fawcett was notably absent in the traditional memorial included each year as part of the … Continue reading

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San Antonio : Thousands Rally for International Women’s Day

More than 2,000 demonstrators celebrated International Women’s Day, Saturday, March 6, in San Antonio. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.International Women’s Day:Multi-ethnic coalitionCelebrates the struggles of women By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2010 … Continue reading

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The Women of Bolivia : A Reason to Celebrate

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales congratulates his new Minister of Productive Development Antonia Rodriguez Medrano in La Paz on 23 Jan 2010. Photo by Juan Karita / AP.International Women’s Day:In Evo Morales’ BoloviaWomen are playing a major roleBy Richard Lee / … Continue reading

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