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Special Clothing For Somali Muslim Janitorial Workers

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:43:13 GMT

clipped by: Smoke TNT
clipper's remarks: Wahmbulance alert. The religion of special needs and crybaby bitches strikes again.

Clip Source: blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com

By Ray Stern
Who wears the pants at Sky Harbor airport?

Not 30 Somali women who fought for the right to wear skirts on the job, and won.

The Muslim women balked at a planned policy change by their employer, GCA Services, (that's GCA's logo pictured above), that would have forced them to wear pants and a tucked-in shirt as they did their janitorial duties.

They'd been previously allowed to wear skirts; pants are too immodest for them.

Lisa Gopolan, a spokesperson for CAIR's Arizona office, says she wears blue jeans occasionally and that the decision to wear pants or not is a personal decision. The Somali women are expressing their culture as well as their religion in wanting to wear skirts, and she didn't think other Muslim women who work at the airport would necessarily demand different attire.

Tags: muslims, islam, islamofascism

You no vote. You no complaint

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:28:22 GMT

clipped by: senoritaram

Clip Source: denver.yourhub.com

Most of us have heard the saying, "If you don't vote, you can't complain," and I've always agreed with that sentiment-but I don't think it goes far enough.

It's not enough to just vote, so I propose a new slogan for 2008: "If you don't help, then you can't complain."

The slogan comes from an interesting conversation I had this week with some politically-active friends of mine. One of my friends had attended a "Women's Caucus" event of some sort early in the week during the Democratic National Convention. She said that there were many great speeches from a number of powerful, high-profile women, but the speech that really stood out was from a woman who was a political activist, and not an elected official. Her closing words, and I'm paraphrasing, went something like this:

"On Election Day, we will get what we deserve. If we work hard, we will deserve to win. If we just cast our votes and sit on the sidelines for everything else, we will deserve to have lost."

Tags: no vote

Cree Regalia

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:15:29 GMT

clipped by: dawnskarma

Clip Source: www.shannonthunderbird.com

CLOTHING: tanned caribou hide in winter; moose hide in summer. Both men and women wore buffalo robes all year around. The robes were historical art, in the sense the warriors often painted images of their exploits on them; some were beaded and quilled. Quillwork was a beautiful art form developed by the Cree to decorate their clothing. Later beadwork replaced the quills. Men wore breechcloth tied on with a belt. Leggings were held on by a tie that looped over the belt. Women were animal hide dresses, usually made of only two pieces of hide laced together. Women's leggings went only to the knee and tied there. Winter moccasins were often made from moose with the hair on the inside to act as insulation. The moccasins were also a little larger so that grasses could be stuffed inside to act as a further heat retention source. (Photo at left is a 19th picture showing a combination of traditional and cloth regalia).

Are towns designed for the benefit of men?

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:13:28 GMT

clipped by: valann 47

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

More women use public transport than men

The UK's towns and cities are designed primarily for men, not women, says a study. So what's the difference?

If a town was designed solely for women, how would it look?

If you think it would have more nail bars, shoe shops and coffee shops selling skinny lattes, then think again.

Travel is one example. Studies show women make more complex journeys than men, dropping children off at school, going to work, getting the shopping before going home.

In contrast, men tend to just travel straight to work and back again.

Women tend to worry about their safety at night more and want better lighting in public spaces. Others find pavements difficult for buggies," she said. "They are problems which affect us every day."

But Dr Greed's key battleground is on public toilets. She says many women have said their closure is a big problem.

Women want parks with duck ponds, not football pitches, says Dr Greed

Tags: towns, design, men, women

Violence Against Women - or Fatherhood and Men?

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:08:45 GMT

clipped by: ChicagoLynn
clipper's remarks: Since the inception of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994, the domestic violence industry has had over ten years to solve, or improve, the problem of domestic violence in our society. Billions and billions of dollars have been spent to create a fat, bloated bureaucracy that appears at times to have done as much to harm to the lives of women as it has done to help, and soon that bureaucracy will be asking for more money.

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Clip Source: mensnewsdaily.com

VAWA - One of the Biggest Taxpayer Fleecings in the History of America

At a recent Domestic Violence Council Conference in San Diego, one thing that was hammered home by one of the event's speakers was the fact that, during the past ten years, the rate of domestic violence homicides for women has remained relatively constant. Curiously, this has occurred during a time in our society that I would characterize as a Draconian, domestic violence, "arrest fest" of America's men. Often men have been arrested for the most trivial of things, such as throwing a pencil, or a "perceived threat" alleged by a female intimate. The speaker at the conference preached that the real reason behind domestic violence was "the violent nature of men," and that more Draconian efforts were needed. Of course, more arrests would give the appearance of a bigger problem, requiring more government funding.

Tags: domestic violence, feminist, violence against women, vawa, taxpayer fleecings, men, fathers, abuse

Women Are in Charge at Home

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:20:51 GMT

clipped by: Catshade

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

"The study at least suggests that the marriage is a place where women can exert some power," said lead author David Vogel, a psychologist at Iowa State University (ISU). "Whether or not it's because of changing societal roles, we don't know.”

Wives were more demanding—asking for changes in the relationship or in their partner—and were more likely to get their way than the husbands. This held regardless of who had chosen the issue.

Wife power could signal a harmonious couple. "There's been research that suggests that's a marker of a healthy marriage—that men accept influence from their wives," Murphy said.

The results counter past research.

“Most of the research literature in psychology has suggested that women have less power,” Vogel told LiveScience. “They have largely based that on the fact that traditionally men earn more money and so therefore would have the ability to make big decisions in the relationship.” That wasn’t the case in this study.

Tags: woman, gender, marriage, research, psychology

Fertlity treatments and Pregesterone

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:49:24 GMT

clipped by: jimmy123

Clip Source: www.conceivingconcepts.com

Progesterone

Progesterone, often prescribed for women during infertility treatments, is the reproductive hormone progesterone has a number of important purposes.

Menstruation is triggered at the beginning of a treatment cycle for anovulatory women with infrequent periods . Progesterone dosing vascularizes the lining of the uterus; when this ceases, progesterone levels drop off. As the uterine lining breaks down, menstruation begins.

In an effort to bump up the progesterone already produced by the corpus luteum, luteal phase supplementation patients begin progesterone after ovulation. While this can sometimes be done for the sake of ‘insurance’, in other situations, such as when the corpus luteum isn’t functioning correctly, a lack of supplementation can prevent a successful pregnancy by bringing the luteal phase to a premature end.

Keep in mind that progesterone has its limitations: It alone can not correct shortened luteal phases

Tags: fertility, progesterone, menstruation

selling to women

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:41:23 GMT

clipped by: bjkeltz

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

I believe that if women-focused sites want to be successful, they need to start building specific to the audience. Just like in other forms of media, women respond to different things, features, etc. online, and what motivates and engages them can be very unique to them.

Tags: women, consumers, focus

McCain and the PUMAs

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:43:52 GMT

clipped by: ratilfar
clipper's remarks: Welcome to the party?

Clip Source: fitnessfortheoccasion.files.wordpress.com

Tags: puma, hillary, women, mccain, republicans, elections, future

U.S. Military Keeping Secrets About Female Soldiers’ ‘Suicides’?

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:40:32 GMT

clipped by: katsteevns
clipper's remarks: as well as probably hundreds of thousands of Iraqi women and girls.

Clip Source: www.truthdig.com

U.S. Military Keeping Secrets About Female Soldiers’ ‘Suicides’?

Posted on Aug 26, 2008

By Col. Ann Wright

Since April 2008, five more U.S. military women have died in Iraq—three in noncombat-related incidents. Ninety-nine U.S., six British and one Ukrainian military women and 13 U.S. female civilians have been killed in Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as probably hundreds of thousands of Iraqi women and girls. Of the 99 U.S. military women, 64 were in the Army active component, nine in the Army National Guard, seven in the Army Reserve, seven in the Marine Corps, nine in the Navy and three in the Air Force. According to the Department of Defense, 41 of the 99 U.S. military women who have been killed in Iraq died in “noncombat-related incidents.” Of the 99 U.S. military women killed in the Iraq theater, 41 were women of color (21 African-Americans, 16 Latinas, three of Asian-Pacific descent and one Native American—data compiled from the Web site www.nooniefortin.com).

10 most powerful women

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:53:09 GMT

clipped by: silvanaraihane
clipper's remarks: "I should read as number one!"

Clip Source: www.forbes.com

In Pictures: The 10 Most Powerful Women

No. 1 Angela Merkel

Clip Source: www.forbes.com

DBQ 6

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:48:01 GMT

clipped by: Chem2009

Clip Source: www.pbs.org

JUVENAL

Juvenal on women

"Really aggravating is that woman who sits down at a dinner party and immediately starts holding forth, weighing the merits of Virgil against Homer. Words spew from her mouth, clattering like pots and pans. Lawyers and vendors and even other women dare not speak. Such matters are men's concerns."

(Juvenal, Satire VI)

Tags: rome, women, juvenal

wife

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:14:02 GMT

clipped by: ghattu

Clip Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

From being the perfect wife to being a super mom, women today have carved a niche for themselves in every possible field – be it glamour, aviation, sports, politics, business or defence. But when it comes to raking in the moolah, men are often stereotyped as the breadwinner of the family or being expected to earn more than women.

Do you think 'gender equality' requires that money remains a non-issue? Or do you look down upon your man if he makes a meager contribution to the household expenses

However, I don't have any grudges against him as he contributes as much as he can and helps with the kids' homework and other household tasks besides helping in meeting the family's expenses".

Olbermann the sicko phant

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:54:49 GMT

clipped by: sillysam
clipper's remarks: OLBERMANN: Grand slam. Grand slam, out of the ballpark, across the street. Across the buildings across the street. Five, six, maybe seven campaign slogans in that speech. Starting out from the getgo, a sock to the jaw of about disunity, a speech that started about Barack Obama, a proud supporter about Barack Obama. Then a lot about her, some about George Bush, twist will it all back to get her supporters to recognize that their goals are now best served by Barack Obama. Then Michelle, then Biden, then several key, strongest hits against John McCain we've heard at this convention and finally tying it all back together. I don't know how it could have been better.

Clip Source: www.glennbeck.com

Olbermann continues to gush

OLBERMANN: If that was to be more about tone than content, pitch perfect. If it was supposed to be more about content than tone, pitch perfect. If that was supposed to be about friendliness and what they call accessibility, couldn't have done it better. Couldn't have done it better. And the premise of this speech, to try to erase doubts that now seem difficult to voice aloud because they seem almost foolish, that could not have gone better for them. That could not have gone better for them. It's wonderful. It really was terrific. The women in that convention hall, there were tears throughout among the women. And it was not a modeling speech, it was not a salesmanship speech. There was just a I know. I'm beginning to sound borderline sickophantic on this.

GLENN: No! No, Keith, you're not starting to sound that way, and it's not borderline. You crossed the border hours ago.

How come we only hear about white male evangelicals?

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:31:24 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: "the media often chronicle the broadening social concerns of white evangelical males such as Rick Warren and Richard Cizik." But much non-white evangelicalism has been politically progressive - and isolated - for a long, long time.

Clip Source: blog.beliefnet.com

Meanwhile, the stories of progressive evangelical minorities and women

remain

invisible

before us lie two roads

One path pursues the common good of white evangelical men, while relying on the common labor of evangelical women and minorities. This path is marked by denominational positions that define minstry by gender and not gifting

theology that clarifies doctrine while obscuring the correlations of race and poverty, and well-intentioned civic disengagement that nevertheless stacks an already tilted deck of cards against the marginalized.

The other road

relies upon the common labor of all evangelicals to pursue the common good of all

This pathway also has signposts: more women serving as bishops and pastors; theology that rhythmically alternates between digesting scripture and dismantling the poverty-race correlation; and wise engagement that represents the broad concerns of the evangelical constituency to the public and private sector.

Christians must toil for

a technicolor justice revival

Tags: theology, religion, evangelical