feminism

The lunchtime crowd along the 900 block of West Franklin Street on Virginia Commonwealth University's Monroe Park campus couldn't help but stop and take notice of a boisterous group of marchers. Led by accordion players and drummers, the group waved American flags, carried signs and called for women to be given the right to vote. Some wore early 20th century costumes.  

Forum on the Use of the Quotas for Accelerating Gender Equality. In the fifteen years that have followed the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA), Africa has witnessed many positive changes and breakthroughs for women on the continent. These successes were profiled and showcased at the 8th Africa Review meeting held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 16-20 November, 2009.  

Reflections on Gender Issues in International Law Over the Last Decade (Melbourne Journal of International Law, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2009) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article reflects on gender issues in international law over the last decade, using Security Council resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security as bookends. It describes the remarkable spread of feminist ideas throughout the UN system and illustrates the productivity that can flow from the institutional embrace of 'emancipatory  

Early registration has begun for the next Upper Cumberland Women's Conference. The event will be held Jan. 23 at Avery Trace Middle School from 8:30 - 4:30. Admission for the conference is $25 including lunch if you register between now and Nov. 30, after that the price will be $35.  

As The Crimson reported today, "conservative feminist" Christina Hoff Sommers gave a talk on the failures of modern feminism last night. I found the discussion extremely disappointing, in part because it became abundantly clear early on that Sommers has a very limited understanding of feminist history and theory. I meant to live-blog the event, but didn't.  

Men have been urged to discard their egos and report any form of abuse by their female counterparts so gender-based violence programmes can include them. Because men tend to sweep such abuses under the carpet, it appears as if the available programmes exclude them. During a gender-based workshop on Wednesday male participants who were drawn from BCL and Botswana Prisons indicated that they succumb to abuse by women but because of their traditional upbringing they suffer in silence for fear of being trea  

What do young women care about? Have they heard of feminism, and do they relate to it? These are just two of the questions journalist Nona Willis Aronowitz and photographer Emma Bee Bernstein set out to answer in Girldrive.  

A maternity store is collecting clothing for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Maternity Boutique, in conjunction with Samaritan House, is running the Times 'R Tough campaign. Ali Allred, who has two children, dropped off a lot of items Friday.  

Women may soon outnumber men in the workplace. But it's still rare to see them in the corner office. The key, is finding a mentor through networking.