Archive for July, 2009

Awesome ex-president of the year
July 20, 2009

This is seriously cool. Jimmy Carter announced that he is leaving the Southern Baptist church because of its treatment of women and girls (which is based on the church’s belief that women must be subservient to men). Read more here: http://www.feministing.com/archives/016792.html

Hells yeah!
July 10, 2009

This rocks. I mean, seriously rocks. Who do those pharmacists think they are, slut-shaming women who need medication and calling it freedom of religion? Well they were shut down. Read more here: http://www.feministing.com/archives/016626.html

The mortgage process and sexism
July 2, 2009

I’m in the process of getting a mortgage for the second time, and something tells me this time I’ll be more attuned to the sexism that happens when you buy something with your husband than I was last time. It has already been suggested that I legally change my name to make the process simpler [...]