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“The fact that we are even asking her to speak for all women is kind of sexist in and of itself” -Writer Emily Heist Moss, who blogs at Rosie Says, on Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In.
We weren’t planning on talking about Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s gender management book because well, we’re too busy actually doing it. But we invited Emily in to review the book because she understood our skepticism and helped us sort through all this Leaning In business.
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“Despite being half of the population, women only make up 18.3% of the United States Congress.”
Happy Feminist Wednesday!
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A new game released on Facebook wants to raise awareness about the challenges faced by women around the world. Half the Sky is a role-playing game where players guide the lives of women in the developing world, while having the opportunity to make real-world donation along the way. Intern Erica DeAngelis is in the studio with a review of the game and Adrienne Massanari, assistant professor of communication at UIC, analyzes the virtual world-real world connections the game makes.
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Wanna get pumped for Feminist Wednesday? Watch the littlest crazy legs around, as this 6 year-old destroys with attitude, a pink sweatsuit, and wild moves.
And sorry, Brian, but this happened in France.
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“They were so victim-blaming…They made it seem like my assault was completely my fault.” - UNC sophomore, Landen Gambill, on UNC’s handling of her speaking publicly about her rape.
University of North Carolina sophomore Landen Gambill is being sent to the school’s “Honor Court” and may be expelled for speaking publicly about her rape. Legal expert Audra Wilson joins The Council of Feminist Thought in the studio to talk about how the school is handling this case.
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“Ravenhaired.” “Sexy.” “Curvy.”
These are the kinds of words surfacing in recent articles covering the extramarital affair between General David Petraeus and his biographer, Paula Broadwell. For Feminist Wednesday, Shantell and Luis discuss the word choices of major news outlets in reporting on the scandal. Three Vocalo callers provide some food for thought.
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One of our listeners, Malachi, linked us to this video after listening to today’s Feminist Wednesday about the whitewashing of television shows.
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