Friday Femme Fatale: Mammograms, Pink Taxis & Lap Dances

categories: Crime, Friday Femme Fatale, Government, Health, News, Technology

Published October 23, 2009 @ 02:21PM PT

I don't know about most of you, but I spent a majority of this week battling a terrible cold. No, it wasn't the "Swine Flu" - but hopefully my writing this week hasn't suffered too much under the influence of various cold medications. You'll have to tell me...

Anyways, here's the latest news in the women's rights arena, just in case anyone tells you the "battle of the sexes" is over:

The Big Thaw: Charting a New Future for Journalism (Media Consortium)

Why Has It Taken So Long For ACS To Change Its Tune On Mammogram Benefits? (Feminist Peace Network)

New Grants for Women Media Entrepreneurs (McCormick Foundation)

Women, Mothers, Families and Reform (The White House Blog)

Lap Dances at Yahoo's Hack Days? A Lesson in Monitoring a Global Brand (Fast Company)

Mexico's pink taxis cater to fed-up females (AP)

A New Era for Global Women's Rights? (Campus Progress)

Roman Polanski's rape (Boston.com)

Demi's Sex Slave Crusade (The Daily Beast)

10 Facts on Female Victims of Violence (Department of Justice)

Fight sexist attacks against women in politics (Women & Politics)

Benefits and Risks of Cancer Screening Are Not Always Clear, Experts Say (New York Times)

How the Media Treat Murder (Newsweek)

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"How the Media Treat Murder," good point. This is not solely racial-discrimination, but gender and financial as well. Poverty and homelessness play a large role in what, (the media believes,) Americans will take an interest in. I guess the part about black women's safety in this area, takes a back-seat, to college football or Wall Street's success. No offence to the South, but I've met a few of, "the good old boys," and regardless of ethnicity, most have managed to offend me with their sexist mentality. I have no problem with traditional family values. I do have a problem with raising females to depend on men, when so many refuse to take responsibility and act like men.

I hope this article will be read by the vast majority on this blog. It's important from every angle, not just women's rights.

Posted by L.S. hope on 10/23/2009 @ 11:09PM PT
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Women are either domestic house pets or femme fatales (the femme fatale being the preferable of the two), with no room for real women in fiction. My site explores many areas of women's rights; please read my article on Femme Fatales: Sirens and Slaves at www.SheWord.com

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Jen Nedeau is a social media consultant, progressive activist, feminist speaker and writer. She currently lives in New York City, where she works full-time as the Director of Digital Strategy at Air America Media. In August 2008, Nedeau was selected to be the Editor of the WomensRights.Change.Org where she facilitates daily discussion about the feminist movement. Additionally, Nedeau volunteers as the Chief Technology Officer for New Leaders Council, a non-profit that offers exclusive training for young leaders. You can follow her on Twitter @HumanFolly or learn more here: www.jennedeau.com.