Feminist Vine

Desperate (Green) Housewives

Seeded on Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:01 AM EST (Pajamas Media)

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Interesting polemic on the recent "green Moms" article in the New York Times.

green, shopping, eco, moms, reduce, home-garden

NOW Foundation Goes on Offensive with 2008 Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch

Seeded on Sat Feb 2, 2008 1:47 PM EST (National Organization for Women)

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"Almost as many women as men watch the Super Bowl, and millions of girls and boys are glued to the screen as well," said Gandy.

sports, super-bowl, advertising, ads, monitoring, now, feminism, national-organization-for-women, kim-gandy

Indonesian grandmother spreads green ways in smoggy Jakarta

Seeded on Wed Dec 5, 2007 4:15 AM EST (Sawf news)

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BANJARSARI, Indonesia (AFP) - A poster on the wall commands: "Reduce, recycle, reuse, replant" -- the philosophy that Ibu Bambang, as she is known, seeks to spread throughout her Jakarta neighbourhood.

indonesia, home, women, grandmothers, home-garden, green-living

Women pay with life for police failures to address domestic violence

Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:39 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

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When Colette Lynch was viciously attacked by her boyfriend, the attending police did not even log the incident as a crime. Two days later, he killed her. The officers were found to be at fault - and fined just five days' pay.

violence, women, police, woman, world-news, domestic, neglect, colette-lynch

Lack of time, offputting PE lessons, social pressure ... why women face a fitness crisis

Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:22 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

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"Women's fitness is in crisis in the UK, with fewer than one in five doing enough exercise to be healthy, a report will reveal today, prompting Gordon Brown to call for a cultural change to transform girls' attitudes to sport.

fitness, health, schools, exercise, womens-sports