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Mrs. Claus Overturns Traditional Christmas Stereotypes

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Spend a moment with Gwendolyn, current wife of Santa Claus. She will gladly you fill you in on the behind-the-scenes action happening at the North Pole – overturning all the stereotypes present in traditional stories of Father Christmas as she does. From Feministing's Nineteen Percent.

December 23, 2011 - 10:59am

Spend a moment with Gwendolyn, current wife of Santa Claus. She will gladly you fill you in on the behind-the-scenes action happening at the North Pole – overturning all the stereotypes present in traditional stories of Father Christmas as she does. From Feministing's Nineteen Percent.

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Beyond Federal Funding for Contraception: Taking a Firm Stance on the Hyde Amendment

by Angi Becker Stevens

April 20, 2011 - 9:13am (Print)

The term “pro-choice” has very little meaning if we are only defending the choice for those who can afford it.

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Empowerment or Equality: Which “E” are we Striving for?

reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com

March 29, 2011 - 9:43pm (Print)

Recently, while driving in the district, I came across an advertisement for a plumbing, heating, and air conditioning company. The right side of the advertisement read: “A Women- Owned & Managed Company!” The phrase was intended to be seen and obviously posted with pride.

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Eliminating Discrimination Against Women: A New START For Women Around the World

by Linda Tarr-Whelan

December 7, 2010 - 8:09am (Print)

CEDAW is the international treaty that affirms equal rights for women around the world. The United States has never ratified this agreement. It's far past time to do so.

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Moving Leadership by Addressing Equality

reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com

February 1, 2010 - 8:42pm (Print)

Women in the U.S. are far better off in terms of rights; yet, the U.S. has not ratified CEDAW, a treaty that issues gender equality. While women leaders still rise out of hardships and inequality, gender equality fosters development and leadership.

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Get Real! How Do You Tell When Women Are Done With Sex?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

July 31, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Sex is over when one or both partners don't want to have it anymore, either because they both feel satisfied or just because one or both are done with the whole works for the time being.

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Indian High Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 2, 2009 - 12:45pm (Print)

The High Court of Delhi found that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalized consensual sexual acts of adults in private, violated the Indian Constitution. This ruling decriminalizes homosexuality in India and is being hailed by advocates in India and worldwide as the first step toward equality for gay, lesbian, and transgender persons in that country.

Follow Jodi Jacobson on Twitter, @jljacobson

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Fair Pay = Access to Contraception

by Judy Waxman, National Women's Law Center

April 28, 2009 - 1:11pm (Print)

What does fair pay mean to you? Equality? Justice? What about the ability to care for the family you have and plan for the family you want?

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Beyond Privacy, Toward Equality

by Priscilla Huang, NAPAWF

October 27, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

As Election Day draws near, let's vote for a government that goes beyond keeping laws off our bodies. Instead, let's vote for a government that can create laws to keep our bodies and communities safe and healthy.

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Jailing Women is Not the Answer

by Pamela Pizarro, RH Reality Check, North America

December 27, 2007 - 9:24am (Print)

Should women be criminally punished for having abortions? Some Canadian anti-choice activists think that they should.

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