"I have a dream" Speech: Revised for Contemporary Situation

In 1963, Martin Luther King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. That was 12 years before my birth, and much has changed since then. The issues that are at work now are issues that are very different from the issues that were at work back then. This is my take on the...

Review of "I, Psychopath"

Having seen the film featuring Sam Vaknin, "I Psychopath," I am embarrassed to say that Mr. Vaknin is not who I thought he was. I had a college classmate with the same name, which Mr. Vaknin, being a generation...

Indigenous, Madhesi, Dalit, Disable and Women in Nepal

This document deals with the detail areas, issues and contemporary context of the indigenous, Madhesi, Dalit, disable and women in Nepal.  It is named as “Status, upliftment efforts, problems, solutions and potentialities of   Indigenous, Madhesi, Dalit,...

Need more women leaders: Nobels awarded

Need more women leaders The three women who won the Nobel Prize this week are surely worthy of the honor and underscore the need for stronger participation by women in world affairs. I suggest that greater...

Women of the world, it matters much where you live

Best and Worst It matters much where you live. I don’t have to tell you that. Afghanistan is terrible and Norway is sensational. What makes a place good or bad for women? The men folk.  Bad cultures produce...

Women and Conmen

There appears to be a trend of men, who are mostly labeled as sociopaths, charming independent women and then bankrupting, severely injuring, or abusing these women. My question to the conventional analysis of such situations is, What has caused this sociopath population...

Susan Murphy Milano and Lisa Bloom Talk THINK!

In just one generation, how did women become so smart and yet so ditzy? Acclaimed national television legal analyst Lisa Bloom confronts the disturbing paradox of 21st-century womanhood and its dire...

Slutwalk

Women being women are not “looking for it.” They deserve the respect that all humans deserve, a right to privacy and personal safety. There is a movement in progress underscoring this. " It’s been Grand...

Misogyny and Political Correctness

Political correctness and misogyny are both wrong, and for the same reason. They attack and abuse the beautiful qualities that women are more likely than men to possess while robbing the world and the next person of these beautiful qualities. Warmth, kindness, tenderness,...

The Statesman's Meow

During a debate between two female members of Australian parliament, a male member said "Meow." The woman who was speaking told him that he was practicing "schoolyard politics." She did not think to respond with an "oink."

Men, women and geometry

There has been much misogyny going around including among people who should know better. The logic and principle of womanhood has been attacked. This is an ongoing problem in Western thought, and the refutation is not a hard one to arrive. When one thinks in terms of lines,...

Trop50 To Grant 50 Fabulous Wishes

Trop50 is celebrating women who help each other look good and feel fabulous. The “50 Fabulous Wishes” contest will grant 50 winners with $1,000 each to help make their wish to support a friend come true....

“She Inspires” Survey Series Explores Topics Important to Women

What most inspires women to take action is the focus of a new survey series conducted by She Speaks, the leading insights and word-of-mouth community network, in partnership with the PepsiCo Women’s Inspiration...

Saudi women pressing for rights

'Saudi Women Revolution' makes a stand for equal rights By Catriona Davies, for CNN May 4, 2011 -- Updated 1604 GMT (0004 HKT) STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Women recently turned away from registering for municipal elections around Saudi Arabia * "Saudi Women Revolution" began...

Peacemaking in Asia and the Pacific: Women's Perspectives

Leaving women on the margins of peace processes amounts to excluding the voices of half the population and ultimately greatly diminishes the sustainability of peace agreements. Yet, ensuring their fair representation and diverse contributions to peacemaking remains a major...

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