by | Jul 12, 2011 | Blog, Sexism
RESISTANCE TO OBJECTIFYING ADVERTISING Who needs an excuse to feature public resistance to marketing that is sexually objectifying to women? We include some of our favorites and link to Sociological Images to view more. Enjoy this small sampling of how some fight the...
by | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog, Business, Sexism
This ad, which ran in YOU magazine for shoe stores located throughout South Africa has been pulled. YOU magazine editor wrote, “To our readers: thank you for taking the time to show your support against the abuse of animals.” What is not clearly voiced in...
by | Jun 15, 2011 | Blog, Sexism
By Charlotte Taft from Reality Check I am furious. As the Director of the Abortion Care Network, a non-profit organization that supports independent abortion providers and challenges stigma, I know more than I want to about the recent attacks on women’s reproductive...
by | May 27, 2011 | Blog, Sexism
The Saudi woman attempting to expose the bias and wanting other Saudi people to join her in a protest next month will stay in jail for another 10 days while authorities decide her fate. Manal al-Sharif, a 32-year-old woman, featured in the video above was to be...
by | Mar 1, 2011 | Blog, Racism, Sexism
I write this in solidarity with the millions who recently marched throughout Europe calling for the media’s recognition of women’s dignity. The march, which began in Italy, called for Berlusconi’s resignation using the slogan; “If not now, when?†It seems as...
by | Feb 1, 2011 | Blog, Business, Sexism
Can someone please explain why breast-feeding moms are being sold special covers and tents to save others from viewing this perfectly natural act? This marketing goes on in a world where breast implants are the most popular elective cosmetic surgery in the U.S.....
