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Hey, Obama boys: Back off already!

Young women are growing increasingly frustrated with the fanatical support of Barack... more

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Angry women viewed as incompetent

Angry men are accepted and rewarded, while women who get angry are viewed as less... more

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Husbands add seven hours to women's housework each week- Study says

University of Michigan study concludes that having a husband creates an extra seven... more

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Would you let Obama call you "sweetie"?

So apparently Obama went on a textile tour in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Obama shook... more

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Fury, contempt in the blogshpere jeopardizes Democratic party

Some say acrimony is rampant among liberal and progressive bloggers who debate the... more

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women face abuse from anonymous commenters on the web

It's frightening how comfortable (mostly male) commenters are with leaving... more

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1943 Guide to Hiring Women

The following is an excerpt from Transportation Magazine - July, 1943

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My school sucks more than yours does.

In an interesting turn, a recent issue of the North Dakota State University paper "The Spectrum" has disappeared from shelves across the campus. And although the school publishes many more than are ever taken from the shelves, this issue disappeared: overnight.

To be certain it was the same issue that had an article on the recent "Obama Skit" that made reasonable and decent people around the world stand up collectively and shout WTF.

But there was another and more subversive part of this paper. "The Spectrum" published the wages of each and every employee of the university. This was cannon fodder for those seeking to shed some light on wage discrepancies of the categorically sexist institution. Myself and office mates shuddered and gaped at the difference between our male and female tenure track profs. We also shuddered at the cost of our coaches.

But apparently someone else did more than shudder. In the middle of the night, the powers that be engaged in an act of collective censorship.

Awwwww....but Chet, this is only speculative conspiracy theory.

No. The students here rarely read what they are assigned (I know, I teach them), and it is even rarer for them to seek out some good old timey publications. And especially when there exists one copy per 1.5 students (and that doesn't include the ones who would have failed/dropped by this time of the year)

This has not been a banner year for NDSU. Only last November The Chronicle of higher Education printed "At North Dakota State, Women Are Few and Far Between" By Robin Wilson; last week was the infamous Obama skit (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/28/national/main3978896.shtml); and finally the campus paper with both the Obama Skit story and salaries disappear.

This is my university.
There are many like it, but this one is mine.
This university is a good old boys network.
There will never be any effective change.
F*ck NDSU and f*ck the good old boys who run her.

FYI, female instructors make WAY less than their male counterparts (I'd give you a percentage, but the newspaper disappeared).
Department heads make upwards of 4 times the Tenure track Profs are paid.
I make 0$ a year and teach 12 credits (6 per semester).
I am so fired. In an interesting turn, a recent issue of the North Dakota State University paper... more

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YouTube - HILLARY CLINTON TO THE MEDIA ON BOSNIA "SCREW EM"

A different take on Hillary and the Bosnia trip.

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Hillary Clinton Offers to Teach Heckler to Iron His Shirt

Hillary handles heckler, talks about breaking the highest glass ceiling for our... more

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Clinton walks tightrope on strength and emotion

Be strong or show some emotion? Stick to policy or share your private life?

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton faces this challenge as she tries to become the first woman in the highest office in the land: how to appear human without appearing weak.

Clinton, a New York senator who has struggled to overcome public perceptions that she is aloof, peppered her speeches this week with references to her childhood and personal life in a twin effort to give substance to her policy goals while opening a window to her personal life.

Analysts say women running for office face a challenge their male counterparts do not in walking a line between exhibiting strength and showing their feelings.

The former first lady has largely favored strength, emphasizing her resume of experience and readiness to serve as commander-in-chief as she campaigns for the Democratic nomination to contest November's presidential election.

Still, a rare teary-eyed moment shortly before the New Hampshire nominating contest was widely credited with turning the result in her favor, handing her a much-needed victory over rival Barack Obama and rejuvenating her candidacy after a loss in the first nominating contest in Iowa that some predicted would be fatal to her presidential hopes.

Since then, that softer side has been on display less often during the see-saw battle with Obama, an Illinois senator seeking to become the first black U.S. president, while her experience argument has produced some holes.

Clinton was forced to back away from her claim that she came under sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia in 1996 while she was first lady after a video contradicted her version.

"So I made a mistake. That happens. It proves I'm human which, you know, for some people, is a revelation," she told reporters on Tuesday.

Is it a revelation? Maybe not. But even supporters say they would like to see more of the 60-year-old candidate's human side.

"She seems standoffish to ... the public, like when she's on television," said Stacey Barron-Salvio, 39, a Clinton supporter and mother of six who was attending a rally in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

"I've never heard her really talk about her personal stories that much. I think if she showed some of those personal sides -- even if there are some flaws -- it makes her look more human and it makes her appeal to more people."Be strong or show some emotion? Stick to policy or share your private life?... more

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Senegal's Taxi Sisters Face Sexism

Male counterparts are angry with government backed program to promote better... more

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Are Racism and Sexism playing a big part in this election?

After the Democratic primary in South Carolina turned racially divisive in January,... more

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French women the new sexual predators

French women are becoming increasingly assertive in their sexual habits...Female... more

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Steinem Mocks McCains Stay At The Hanoi Hilton

What is it about election season that brings out the worst in people? In 1962, Gloria... more

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The Worm. Episode 8. Cher, Britney and Madonna.

I just finished my new video. Starring Nadya Ginsburg. Britney, Cher, Madonna, and... more

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Making a comeback: Male belly dancers in Egypt

Male belly dancing, a centuries-old Egyptian tradition, is making a comeback - against... more

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Sexism a bigger obstacle than racism?

Gloria Steinem debates Clinton vs. Obama in this NY Times Op-ed and makes an... more

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Screaming Man Disrupts Clinton Event In NH

Last night a Clinton event in New Hampshire was disrupted by a man screaming... more

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Xmas Ads: "All women are whores, just set the price."

Do Christmas ads for luxury goods patronise men and insult women? A number of bloggers... more

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