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From the archive, 16 May 1929: The Woman’s Alternative: Tired feminist or helpless parasite?

In the May number of “Harper’s Magazine” Miss Lillian Symes writes that she is growing weary of the losing game played by the modern woman. Man, she complains, has been only too ready to allow feminist doctrines to work out to his own advantage, and complacently to watch his wife assume the double burden of domestic responsibility and financial contribution to the household while thankfully cutting down by half his old economic obligations.

washingtonpoststyle:

In honor of International Women’s Day, a continuing series of women we love.

Ada Lovelace. Developing the field of computer science while wearing a corset. That’s what we call Steampunk.

And here’s our view on the top 100 women in politics, culture, technology, TV and more.

fuckyeahfeminists:

International Women’s Day march in Toronto, Canada. (Photo: Creative Commons/Kam’s Photographs)

Happy International Women’s Day, dear readers!

Seemed only appropriate to reblog this Tumblr on IWD. Wanted to share this fantastic gallery of IWD photos on our development site too

guardiancomment:

Honestly, Peta’s ads make me so angry I could stamp on a kitten. While eating a Big Mac and wearing chinchilla. If this has offended you, then I should make clear that my tongue is very firmly in my cheek. Which, funnily enough, was precisely the excuse Peta’s associate director of campaigns and outreach proffered when confronted with the criticism that the organisation’s latest ad, Boyfriend went vegan, all but condones physical violence within a relationship. After all, if sex sells, hard sex sells harder, and the sort of sex that leaves you hospitalised sells hardest of all.

• Arwa Mahdawi writes an hilarious piece on Peta - and why it has “tofu for brains”

Brilliant piece. Here’s a quote:

“Further, courting controversy for controversy’s sake has a troubling effect over time. While shock and gore still have the potential to be powerful, they have become so ubiquitous that we are gradually becoming desensitised to them. It makes no difference whether you’re promoting chocolate or charity: normalising violence can never be justified. We should cut Peta absolutely no slack for this latest ad just because, somewhere in the background, bunny rabbits are involved.”