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“Because Lori Sokol tells the truth about her own story — and listens with her heart — thirty diverse women have told her the truth of their lives. ‘She Is Me’ takes us from global to personal.” – Gloria Steinem
I’m asking all supporters of gender equality to consider placing your right hands over your mouths, instead of your hearts, when the national anthem plays.
Men need to explicitly reject Donald Trump’s misogyny and model a sensitive, aware manhood, not what’s being expressed at the White House. This includes asking women and women’s organizations how best to support them.
Eliott Rodger was a troubled young man and his murderous rampage may never be understood. But the conversation about the link between misogyny and the media’s outpouring of sexual fantasies must continue.
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Since the May 23 attack over a million people have written about their own experiences of everyday misogyny using the hashtag #YesAllWomen. A new Tumblr page, “When Women Refuse,” is collecting examples of violence that women suffer for rejecting sexual advances.
A social media campaign started in reaction to a judge’s decision to punish some criminals by dressing them in women’s traditional Kurdish clothing.
Corrupt, tribal, medieval, misogynist. These are the refrain of reporters, media marketers and officials on Afghanistan. When reporters and officials pander to stereotypes, we lose the chance to understand what’s really going on.