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Items in this update:
o Miss World death toll reaches 200
o Women climb corporate ranks
o Male contraceptive pill five years away
o Pornography-free food laws passed
o Abortion foe admits to killing doctor
o 3rd Canadian lawsuit in disappearance of prostitutes
o Lawmakers pressed for sex abuse reform
o Harvard Law School proposes tough PC classroom code
o Aussie man awarded damages in paternity fraud case
o Sexual harassment claims plague forestry service
o 'Choice on earth' for Christmas?
o Bio-ethicist sparks furor, suggests 'abort disabled'
o Life sentence part of new UK child prostitution laws
o E-mail search allowed in pornography case
o Appeals court upholds LA sodomy law
o Chinese men's rights in family planning
o TX woman charged over sex toys found in car
o Abortion clinic seeks new free speech zone
o Woman to sue church over polygamy
o A feminist's Barbie conundrums
o New PC cause -- demonizing SUVs
o The other woman
o New PC victims -- cover girls of color
o The memory wars
o Woman declares support for polygamous marriage
o Augusta flap is geography, not gender
o Girls will be boys
o The campus diversity fraud
o Women in the Economy
o Who abused Jane Doe?
Hello ifeminists:
I wish you, your family and friends a wonderful American
Thanksgiving. I am Canadian but so much of my family is American that
I get to celebrate both Thanksgivings and eat two Turkeys, all the
while impatiently waiting for the biggest feast of all: Christmas!
Meanwhile, as I wriggle my toes in anticipatory delight, allow me to
extend personal thanks for the great compliment you pay ifeminists.com
every time you visit.
Fortunately, most of the things I am thankful for are constants
in my life: my husband Brad, family and friends (including a growing
number of four-footed ones), good health, the farm, being lucky enough
to work with the ideas I love. Just this week, I received another
cause for thankfulness. An internship with the Independent Institute
<http://www.independent.org/> which will allow me to continue working
within feminism at full speed ahead. (And, no, there is no conflict
between working both with II and ifeminists.) Wish me luck and check
out II's free newsletter, the Lighthouse
<http://www.independent.org/>.
The editorials are posted on the front page of ifeminists.com:
my FOXNews/ifeminist entitled "Fighting Feminists: Aren't We All
Women"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1126.html>;
Dianna Thompson and Glenn Sacks' valued contribution "Families and the
War"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1126a.html>;
Tresa McBee comes through with "Sticks and stones injure over at
Harvard"
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1126b.html>;
while TwinRuler poses a question to ifeminists.com
<http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1126c.html>.
Enjoy!
Now... on to the main event...
-- Wendy McElroy, mac@ifeminists.com
==> News Reports <==
Miss World death toll reaches 200
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BBC
More than 200 people are now known to have died in four
days of violence between Christians and Muslims in
northern Nigerian. The disturbances erupted due to
controversy over the Miss World beauty contest that was
being held in Nigeria but has now been relocated. (11/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/223397003.html
Women climb corporate ranks
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Washington Post
According to a new report by research group Catalyst, women
now hold 15.7 percent of corporate officer positions at
large U.S. public companies, up from 8.7 percent in
1995. There are six female chief executives among the
Fortune 500 firms, up from two in 1995. (11/19/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/937630495.html
Male contraceptive pill five years away
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The Advertiser
"A birth control pill for men is expected to be widely
available within five years. Experts from two rival drug
companies have joined forces to create contraception
which will revolutionize family planning." Greater male
control of reproduction will certainly impact debates
over abortion and child support. (11/24/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/482093676.html
Pornography-free food laws passed
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AVN News
Congress has passed legislation that would make it a crime
to insert illicit or pornographic material into packaged
food products. The legislation was deemed necessary to
close a "loophole" in consumer safety policy. (11/15/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/565569415.html
Abortion foe admits to killing doctor
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Yahoo Daily News
According to the Buffalo News, anti-abortion activist James
Kopp admitted in a jailhouse interview that he killed a
doctor who provided abortions, but said he only intended
to wound the man. (11/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/238938038.html
3rd Canadian lawsuit in disappearance of prostitutes
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The Canadian Press
The parents of a woman whose DNA has been found at the farm
of an accused serial killer said they plan to sue the
Vancouver city police over their handling of the case.
If so, it will be the third lawsuit against the police
concerning the disappearance of "63 drug-addicted
prostitutes." (11/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/247458429.html
Lawmakers pressed for sex abuse reform
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Yahoo Daily News
Advocates for victims of clergy sexual abuse, frustrated
with Catholic bishops' recent revisions to an abuse
prevention policy, said Saturday they will lobby
legislators to enact protections because they cannot
rely on the church to do the job. (11/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/256028969.html
Harvard Law School proposes tough PC classroom code
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Boston Globe
A Harvard Law School committee announced has announced
plans to draft a speech code that would ban harassing,
offensive language from the classroom. Furious debate
ensued, and it's unclear what will happen next. (11/19/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/127183034.html
Aussie man awarded damages in paternity fraud case
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IOL
In what may be an Australian first, a man has received a
handsome damages payout from his former wife after DNA
tests proved that he was not the father of their three
children. (11/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/691523759.html
Sexual harassment claims plague forestry service
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Women's eNews
Some female employees say that despite repeated lawsuits
and official complaints, sexual harassment in the Forest
Service remains rampant. More than 190 discrimination
and sexual harassment complaints against the California
region alone are under investigation. (11/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/617230170.html
'Choice on earth' for Christmas?
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WorldNetDaily
"At a time of year when many start thinking about 'peace on
Earth,' Planned Parenthood is expanding its
controversial 'Choice on Earth' holiday greeting-card
theme, increasing its stock of cards and T-shirts for
sale." (11/26/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/955571112.html
Bio-ethicist sparks furor, suggests 'abort disabled'
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CNS News
"Disability advocates and pro-life groups are comparing
the process of genetic selection to Nazi eugenics after
a scholar from the National Institutes of Health said
America would benefit from aborting the blind and
disabled." He added, "any decision must be left to
parents, without government intervention" and the
opinion was a personal ones. (11/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/967701843.html
Life sentence part of new UK child prostitution laws
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Guardian Unlimited
An adult who pays for sex from a child under the age of 18
will face prosecution and up to life imprisonment under
a tightening of British prostitution laws, designed to
set a clear standard that it is wrong for an adult to
buy or deal in the sexual services of a child. (11/19/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/132673418.html
E-mail search allowed in pornography case
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Detroit News
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Yahoo's search of an
accused child pornographer's e-mail without a police
presence did not violate the customer's privacy rights. (11/19/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/135213532.html
Appeals court upholds LA sodomy law
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Salon
Louisiana's 197-year-old sodomy law does not discriminate
against gays and lesbians, a state appeals court has
ruled. The decision leaves Louisiana's sodomy law intact.
(11/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/827294423.html
Chinese men's rights in family planning
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China Through a Lens
A new Chinese law "stipulates that all citizens, regardless
of gender, have a right to have children of their own.
Both men and women are responsible for birth control and
men will get legal support if their partners have
abortions without their consent." (09/01/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/723676187.html
TX woman charged over sex toys found in car
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Ananova
A Texas woman who sells sex toys has been charged with
obscenity after police found 17 items, mostly lotions
and objects "simulating male genitalia" in her car
during a traffic stop. She calls the charges
"ridiculous." (11/22/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/824394259.html
Abortion clinic seeks new free speech zone
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WorldNetDaily
A California abortion clinic is seeking to restore an old
injunction against pro-life protesters, at a new
location to which they've moved. (11/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/922257572.html
Woman to sue church over polygamy
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Globe and Mail
A women formerly involved in polygamous marriage is asking
the British Columbia Supreme Court to consider a class
action against the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints "on behalf of women who say they
have suffered as a result of the religion's communal,
polygamist lifestyle." (11/19/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/928488747.html
For more News Reports see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/news/
==> Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews <==
A feminist's Barbie conundrums
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NewsDay
by Susan Cheever
A politically-correct feminist reflects on how her
"relationship" with the Barbie doll has changed over
time, largely due to her daughter's love of the doll. (11/20/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/949553213.html
New PC cause -- demonizing SUVs
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WorldNetDaily
by Henry Lamb
"The anti-choice crowd is after your car. No, it's not the
religious right-wing; it's the religious left-wing. The
National Religious Partnership for the Environment is
mounting a national campaign to demonize SUVs, to make
you feel guilty, even sinful, for choosing to drive a
car that makes you feel safe." (11/23/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/523406534.html
The other woman
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Washington Times
by Gary J. Andres
Much has been written about Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the
first woman to become House minority leader. Andres
spotlights a woman ignored by comparison: Republican
Deborah Pryce, elected as chairman of the Republican
Conference. (11/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/538407628.html
New PC victims -- cover girls of color
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WorldNetDaily
by Mike Medved
Medved takes the New York Times to task for "agonizing"
over the fact that only five black "models" have
appeared on Cosmopolitan's cover since Naomi Campbell
became the first in 1990. (11/25/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/235197849.html
The memory wars
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Orange County Register
by Amy Wilson
Interesting, in-depth examination of controversial memory
researcher Elizabeth Loftus, known for her work critical
of repressed memories. (11/03/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/807719996.html
Woman declares support for polygamous marriage
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Salt Lake Tribune
by Brandon Griggs
Joanna Joseph told a crowd at Weber State University that
plural marriage worked for her and blamed monogamy for
societal problems such as adultery, divorce and broken
homes. (11/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/608719364.html
Augusta flap is geography, not gender
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USA Today
by Steve Eubanks
Eubanks explains that the flap over a private golf club in
Georgia refusing to admit women members is not a male
versus female issue. It is north versus south. (11/21/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/640981638.html
Girls will be boys
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ifeminists
by Tresa McBee
McBee argues that demanding equal opportunity, pay and
treatment on the way to accomplishing our goals doesn't
mean women must become men. (11/19/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/990862807.html
The campus diversity fraud
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Boston Globe
by Jeff Jacoby
Jacoby explores the double standard being used to enforce
diversity on university campuses. (11/17/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/699534446.html
For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/commentary/
==> Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs <==
Women in the Economy
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WIE
"The Center for the Study of Women in the Economy explores
the connection between choices women make and public
policies that impact those decisions. The Center seeks
to raise public awareness of the need for institutional
reform." Without endorsing all aspects of the WIE, it is
a valuable source of information.
http://www.free-market.net/rd/534767420.html
For more Institutes, Organizations, and Clubs see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/organizations/
==> Scholarly and In-Depth Studies <==
Who abused Jane Doe?
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Skeptical Enquirer
by Elizabeth F. Loftus & Melvin J. Guyer
Essay critiquing the flaws and strengths of "single case
research," which is often presented as evidence in
controversial issues such as child abuse. In question is
whether memories are reliable. (11/02)
http://www.free-market.net/rd/804949509.html
For more Scholarly and In-Depth Studies see:
http://www.ifeminists.com/information/directorybycategory/in-depth/
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