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This is an issue close to my heart: Campaign Responses to Questions from The Association for Women in Science & The Society of Women Engineers Obviously I’m biased, but McCain really comes off and not knowing anything about the issue. His answers are much shorter than Obama’s, he doesn’t show that he even knows what the initiatives they are asking about are, and his focus seems generally to be on education. What about female scientists, engineers, and mathematicians working right now? McCain’s only real input is to say that he will create a presidential commission to study the issue. Why? There is a plethora of research out there on these issues. To me, this just says that he doesn’t care enough to get informed and he doesn’t want to committ to a decision. At the very least, it becomes clear that this is an issue that the Obama/Biden campaign...
In case you think coat hanger abortions are all hype,i found – through feministing – a disturbing and graphic article in the New York Times today written by an OB who has been there, done that. He didn’t actually perform abortions pre-Roe; he did, however, deal with the aftermath of illegal, unsafe abortion procedures. Read the graphic accounts of the risk these women put themselves in and think about the kind of desperation that would cause you to do such a thing. It is surely not a desperation that anyone in the US having grown up with birth control readily available and abortion somewhat available (although it’s becoming less and less available) has truly felt. I have volunteered as an abortion clinic escort for the past few years now. Basically, a clinic escort is there to counter-balance and sheild the woman – sometimes physically; often emotionally...
A Wash U professor wrote a very good article about how honoring Phyllis Schlafly & Chris Mathews is indicative of a larger issue: Is the University selling it’s soul – a research-oriented, intellectual, scientific award winning soul – to look cool? Also, of note, according to an alumnus who was a student rep to the Board of Trustees, the suggestion to honor Gloria Steinem was quickly shot down. Apparently, honoring individuals “from all aspects of the political spectrum” doesn’t include both sides of the feminist “debate.” As I began writing this post – using only Schlafly’s last name in the title, a burning, desparate question occurred to me: Is Schlafly’s beer, the best local beer in STL, owned by Shlafly’s family and does Phyllis have any say? The answer is yes – sort of. According the Schlafly’s...
I just found out that my dear alma mater – Washington University in St. Louis – will be giving Phyllis Schlafly an honorary doctorate at the upcoming commencement. (Thank you Feministing!) I can handle the fact that a douche bag like Chris Mathews is giving the Commencement address – especially since I didn’t even go to my graduation so I’m not really inclined to be concerned about who graduates and their families have to suffer through – I can even, kind of, handle the fact that they are also giving him an honorary doctorate (I mean, what for?) but Phyllis fucking Schlafly?? Seriously?!?!? As a response to this outrageous bullshit, I wrote a quick email to Chancellor Wrighton: Dear Chancellor Wrighton, I was shocked to learn that Washington University will be honoring Phyllis Schlafly this year. In fact, I double checked to be sure that it...