A Woman’s Lifetime Earnings Lost To Pay Gap Could Feed A Family Of Four For 37 Years | ThinkProgress

Because of this gap women working full time are able to afford less education, housing, transportation, food, and health care for themselves and their families than their male counterparts. As a result women and female-headed households are more likely to be in poverty and less likely to have health insurance. The pay gap translates into a significant economic disadvantage for women and their families, especially when nearly two-thirds (63.9 percent) of women are now either the primary breadwinner or a co-breadwinner, bringing home at least 25 percent of their family’s income.

With the money lost over her lifetime, a woman could feed a family of four for 37 years, pay for seven four-year degrees at a public university, or simply save the money for retirement, boosting her quality of life when she leaves the workforce:

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Poverty, no health insurance. Yep, misogyny / sexism kills (as do racism and homophobia).

Male Congressmen Now Being Inundated With Knit And Crocheted Vaginas | Happy Place

In the latest brilliant counterstrike against the GOP’s Vag Offensive, The Snatchel Project is encouraging craftswomen to send their congressmen knit and crocheted bags, pouches and decorations in the shape of their favorite ladyparts. Nothing scares a gynophobic congressman like when they open a box and discover what they think is a constituent’s lovely knit hat or scarf, only to pick it up and realize they’ve touched their hands upon the filthy, evil uterus they’ve been fighting so hard to destroy. The site includes patterns and links to teach you how to use your knitting needles to make your own womb (while knitting needles are still used for just knitting). More examples below:

 

 

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And BOY haven’t they asked for it, with their over-involvement in our personal lives, our very personal health issues, the very direction of our lives if they have their way? I might have to haul out my knitting needles and join my sisters in this worthy effort.

Women in the World 2012: Meryl Streep’s Tribute to Hillary Clinton – YouTube

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If anyone needs more information, a better understanding, of the importance of having women in positions of power, perhaps especially government, this will help and it’s quite endearing too.

Unite Against the War on Women — “Calling all Moms” – YouTube

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There’s nothing I can add to this except: BE THERE!

New App “Circle Of 6″ Can Prevent Sexual Violence – The Frisky

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I’ll admit I was skeptical when I heard that the White House was holding a technology challenge for developers to create an app that would help prevent sexual violence. All of the stuff that I believe can change the prevalence of sexual violence — harsher punishments for criminals, a cultural change on what consent means, a modification of the way we use alcohol and drugs — cannot be found in the App Store. But I’m impressed — very impressed — by the contest’s winning app called Circle Of Six.

Cirlce Of 6 allows you to pick six friends whom you can easily contact when you need help. Text messages are prewritten into the app with messages like “call and pretend you need me, I need an interruption” and “come and get me, I need help going home safely.” The latter message uses GPS on Google Maps to tell your pals your exact location. There’s even an option to call 911 or sexual assault or domestic abuse hotlines.  

The Circle of 6 app is free — yup, free! — so there’s no reason for those of us with smartphones not to download it. (I am right now!) You never know when you might need your friends.

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A truly brilliant idea — every woman of every age should have this.

Chart of the Day: The Affordable Care Act and Women | Mother Jones

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Oh, you gotta see this. Absolutely appalling. More at the link.

This Creepy App Isn’t Just Stalking Women Without Their Knowledge, It’s A Wake-Up Call About Facebook Privacy [Update] | Cult of Mac

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This is beyond evil, in my opinion. Yeah, I understand: The brilliant misogynist who developed this didn’t mean any harm — hopefully. Just havin’ a little fun. (“Whatsamatter, honey, cantcha take a joke?” “Hey, you oughda be flattered anyone gave a damn about you.”)

This makes every woman open prey, even if we’re talking about men with the very best of intentions. Actually, I can’t really imagine “men with the best of intentions” really using this.

And the implications for personal privacy are in the unspeakable range.

I am aghast.

A clinic’s landlord turns the tables on anti-abortion protesters – The Washington Post

Soon after that, the harassing calls started coming to his home. By the dozens, at all hours. Friends asked him how they could help. He began to take down the names and phone numbers of people who made unwanted calls. And he gave the information to his friends and asked them to call these folks back.

“In a very calm, very respectful voice, they said that the Stave family thanks you for your prayers,” he said. “They cannot terminate the lease, and they do not want to. They support women’s rights.”

This started with a dozen or so friends, and then it grew. Soon, more than a thousand volunteers were dialing.

If they could find the information, Stave’s supporters would ask during the callbacks how the children in the family were doing and mention their names and the names of their schools. “And then,” Stave said, “we’d tell them that we bless their home on such and such street,” giving the address.

The family of a protester who called Stave’s home could get up to 5,000 calls in return.

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Fabulous idea. Turnabout is fair play. Just as long as they keep it down several notches from the protests and otehr behaviors they’re responding to.

No retreat: 101 assaults in the War on Women

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This a-hole happens to be a legislator in MY State (Georgia). Give them a little power and they wanna play omnipotent. Read about the other 100 atrocities against women’s rights going on right now in a legislature near you.

Doc Tells Fellow MDs: No Coercive Ultrasounds; It’s Rape | Care2 Causes

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We need a lot more good common sense like this. Excellent article, btw.