January 2012
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Just Finished Bossypants →
And it did not disappoint. I think this article articulates Tina’s feminist approach in the book, and in life, well:
Fey’s strategy for dealing with everything from entrenched discrimination to garden-variety chauvinism is to write a joke, a better joke than the other people in the room. You see, some of us have forgotten this basic point: Responding to a situation with humor, as...
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Third Woman Elected to International Court of... →
Julia Sebutinde was elected to sit on the International Court of Justice for a 9 year term beginning in February, 2012. The ICJ is the main judiciary body associated with the UN. Justices on the ICJ are elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Counsel. Sebutinde is one of 3 female Justices (out of 15), and the first African woman to serve on the court.
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Inundate Yourself
With successful, happy women (and influences in general).
In your twitter feed: @askanyone, @Rosie, @Rep_Giffords, @nancylublin, @garancedore, @efosta, @1nataliemaines, @patpaley, and @LeslieJMann.
Stop following: Kardashians, that lame guy you used to date who tweets about complex financial instruments, Real Housewives, and horoscopes.
On facebook, subscribe to or like: Sheryl Sandberg, your...
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“So my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with...”
– Tina Fey, Bossypants
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Huff Post's Best Moments for Women in 2011 →
This makes me so proud! Female editor for the NY Times, National Book Award, 1080 in the X-Games, Female Prez in Brazil, free birth control, a couple of Pulitzers, Oprah and Sheryl, Penelope Fey, and Adele. Read and watch them all and kvell.
The women of comedy vid is my favorite and made me tear up again in re-watching.
Amy Poehler’s speech is hilarious.
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The Bloggess' Brave Post on Depression →
Honest, brave description of a bout with depression.
And chances are that many of your friends, family and coworkers are dealing with things like this. Things that are killing them a little inside. Things that kill people who don’t get help. Silent, bloody battles that end with secret victors who can’t celebrate without shame. I hope that this post changes this somehow. I hope that you...
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Tabitha →
Tabitha Festo was a widow, an unemployed nurse, a mother of three, and apparently a badass living in her home in Kibera, Kenya in 2000. Tabitha approached UNC undergrad Rye Barcott asking for the equivalent of US$26, saying that with it she could make real change. Tabitha grew and sold vegetables to local woman, saved about US$130, and opened a medical clinic.
Read about the success of the...
December 2011
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