“Folks are trying to redefine when life begins, but it’s just not scientifically supported,” said Courtney Joslin, who leads #PublicPolicy research on issues pertaining to #women & #families for the R Street Institute, a center-right think tank. “There’s just been a crowding-out effect where some #FarRight legislators have undermined #Republicans’ ability to talk about #BirthControl in a sensible & rational way.”
It's about time that I got in on #MusicWomenWednesday (with @loewe ) and share the most recent band I've been obsessed with.
Artist: Bridge City Sinners (Frontperson: Libby, she/they)
Why? Describing this as "dark neofolk" doesn't really describe how they bring together diverse styles of vocals and instrumentation that pull both from metal and the dark sides of country and folk. Not to mention some of the songs really speak to those of us living with mental illness or otherwise on the margins.
Where to start?
"Devil Like You" cemented by obsession, telling the story of a murder most foul with just an earworm of a haunting chorus
Strong-woman Katharina Brumbach aka Katie Sandwina (1884-1952) breaking some chains while surrounded by men dressed as roman soldiers. Part of her act in the early 1920s.
Australia's superannuation system needs an overhaul to make it fairer for people on low incomes and women. One thing this story misses is that for women in their late 50s and older, the compulsory superannuation guarantee levy did not exist when they were working before they had children.
It is extraordinary that in this day and age a woman is still dependant on having a husband for some kind of financial security in old age. Sadly, divorced women face an older life of financial difficulties. #women#Australia
"The twice-impeached, two-time popular vote loser, adjudicated business fraud and rapist, and convicted felon Donald John Trump hates Black people, hates strong and educated women, and hates immigrants (until Black people, women, and immigrants can do something positive for him). He is having his life changed and his legal problems increased by Black people, women, and immigrants."
At the beginning of 2024, TechCrunch started publishing a series of #interviews with notable #women in #AI – to give them their "well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight."
So far, 20+ interviews have been published, and this overview page is certainly worth a bookmark:
Despite being way too knowledgeable about news, policy and government, I can not fully believe that Republicans in Congress blocked an act to protect access to CONTRACEPTION.
U.S. Congress.
Not Afghanistan, Iran, wherever.
The U.S.
In 2024.
In pioneering #lithuania the first all-#women list in the country’s political history has been unveiled. The Lithuanian #Greens are hoping that this list will help more women get elected to the European parliament, where men still make up around 60 % of the institution. The candidates are also trying to draw attention to other gender issues, such as the pay gap. #EuropeanElections#EuropeanUnion#EuropeanParliament #equality#environment#climate
#CfP for the #conference "#Women#Travel#Writers in Northern Europe during the Long Nineteenth Century", which will take place at the Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) on February 27-28, 2025.
Given the Met Police's own inability to deal with violence against women from within its ranks, its a bit ironic that Mark Rowley (Commissioner of the Met) has now suggested around 4 million (mostly) men are a risk to women & girls.
He may be right that this is a problem that goes beyond policing, but even if that is true, for some time the police have been effectively downplaying the problem.
As a society we need to recognise this as the problem it is!
« These #women, known as gladiatrices, occasionally graced the amphitheaters, taking up arms in contests that both mirrored and defied the traditional roles of women in Roman society »
The IDF bombed them in homes without hesitation, as a first option. It’s much easier to bomb a family’s home. The system is built to look for them in these situations.
— “A”, an intelligence officer
In the first month, more than half of the fatalities belonged to just 1,340 families, many of them wiped out entirely while inside their homes.
Does anyone know what the deal is with Blogher? I apparently have an account there -- created in 2011! -- but don’t see how to log in. And every time I click a link, Firefox tells me it’s a security risk.