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Category Archives: Feminism
Complexities of women’s rights
BBC – Radio 4 – Today Programme Listen Again David Cameron promised to tackle the lack of women MPs from his party. What can he do? Audio here An interesting discussion of three conservative MPs each arguing a different position. … Continue reading
Posted in Cognition, Education, Feminism, Society and politics
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Reliability of common wisdom – models and power
TPM Online Article So: whom to believe? There seems to be no doubt, as these authors and recent research suggest, that there’s a genetic component to obesity. Nor is there any doubt that obesity, like alcoholism before it, seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Science, Social Science
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Challenges facing feminism in post-communist Czech Republic
iDNES.cz – Nový zákon pÅesnÄ urÄ?uje, co je sexuálnà obtÄžovánà Nový trestnà zákon, který pÅijali poslanci tento týden, zavádà trestný Ä?in, který pÅesnÄ definuje sexuálnà obtÄžovánÃ. Od ledna 2007 bude za sexuálnà obtÄžovánà bude hrozit od 6 mÄsÃců do 8 … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, News and media, Society and politics
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A Man’s Right to Choose – A Feminist Issue?
A Man’s Right to Choose – New York Times NOBODY is arguing that we should let my friend who impregnated his girlfriend off the hook. If you play, you must pay. But if you pay, you should get some say. … Continue reading
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Terror’s stealth weapon: women – Los Angeles Times
Terror’s stealth weapon: women – Los Angeles Times The stereotype exploited by terrorists is that women are gentle, submissive and nonviolent. Women evade most terrorist profiles because they are perceived as wives and mothers, victims of war-torn societies, not bombers. … Continue reading
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