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Liberian Journalist Threatened for FGM Coverage
Mae Azango has won international acclaim for her work, but faces ongoing criticism and death threats at home for challenging her own culture. If she were a white woman, she says, her work would not have hit such a nerve.
Unmarried Sex Fears Stalk Twilight Vampire Series
Bella’s romance with vampire Edward can be read as a sexy chastity tale in step with the Christian purity movement, says Tanya Erzen in this excerpt from her book “Fanpire.”
Pandering to Female Voters of Yesteryear
By Liza Donnelly, http://lizadonnelly.com/
‘Ladydrawers’ Creates Big Picture of Cartoon Bias
A new collective is producing a steady stream of comic strips about their own findings of gender bias. Topics range from the male domination at Marvel to female creators using male-sounding names.
Sardinian Town Bows to Italy’s ‘Pink-Street’ Project
Italy has very few women’s names on its signs for streets and plazas, according to female geographers. In an effort to end this “cultural invisibility,” they are pushing for a 50-50 division in male-female signage.
Vermont’s Kunin Reflects on Mom-Career ‘Muddling’
The first female governor of Vermont reflects on how she wound up running for office with children aged 3, 6, 8 and 10. In this excerpt from her book “The New Feminist Agenda” she credits, among other things, coming of age in a transitional time.
Mother’s Day 2012 at WeNews: Risks and Riches
I became a mother at age 18. Back when birth control was inaccessible and abortion was illegal. I raised a family and watched from the sidelines as many brave women protested, litigated and legislated the changes many women, but far from all, in the United States now enjoy. I was grateful that the advocacy of the many changed the opportunities for the young women coming up behind me.
Ugandan Women Find New Possibilities in Art World
From literature and theater to music and art, women in Uganda are gaining social recognition. But playwright Adong Lucy Judith still had to take her play “Just Me, You and the Silence” outside the country to have it produced.
