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On the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day -- What Are Feminists Doing About Honor Killings?
http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/950/international-women-day-honor-killings
  Be the first of your friends to like this.Excerpt: When my Second Wave generation of feminists started out, Gender Fairness committees did not exist nor did as many women lawyers and judges or the number of feminist lawyers, both male and female, whom I see here today. As many of you know, my or should I say, our generation had the privilege of changing all that. We also named and exposed the hidden epidemic of physical and sexual violence towards women and children. Second Wave feminists challenged sexism in advertising, (we still do), the pornography industry, (which has grown), and prostitution which now includes human sexual trafficking. We also challenged corporations for economically discriminating against women; that work continues. We took on drug companies whose medications caused women to die from cancer. We championed women's reproductive and sexual rights but we also challenged birth control. We waged a war to save women's lives. The work continues. Courtesy of Second Wave feminist activism, more women entered previously all-male professions, and some men became feminists. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Feminism, Honor Killings | ||||||
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