ISCA: Feminist And Female IssuesThe ISCABBS forum: Feminist And Female Issues(Pilgrimriver39571) - Mountain Climbing and the Olympics- June 29, 2008 Mountain Climbing and the Olympics By Cory Franklin http:politicalmavens.comindex.php20080627mountain-climbing-and-the-oly mpics Since the 1970s, female athletes have made remarkable progress in realizing gender equity with their male counterparts, the notable exception being financial compensation at the professional level. In virtually every sport, women playing professional sports have never earned close to what men do. In terms of earning power, equal opportunity for women in sports has.http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39571 (Etheridge39570) - First, I don't accept that broad hypothesis -- not without something resembling- June 24, 2008 First, I don&39;t accept that broad hypothesis -- not without something resembling empirical evidence to support it. Second, if I were to accept it, how do I then explain the escalating numbers of women being discharged under the policy in one year&39;s time In 2006, women made up 35% of the Army&39;s discharges under the policy and 36% of the Air Force&39;s discharges under the policy...while one year later, they made up 46% and 49% respectively. Did the number of lesbians enlisting...http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39570 (Lammam P Yrruf39569) - On the other hand it may be disproportional and exascerbated by that very set- June 24, 2008 On the other hand it may be disproportional and exascerbated by that very set of stereotypes. You&39;re inquisitive bigot isn&39;t so likely to look at a big shaven man with a semi-auto and think "he must be gay". That said, your husky woman packin&39; heat and barking orders, showing everyone around her she&39;s a powerhouse... she calls out a certain "dyke" stereotype to a narrow sort of mind. People are probably looking for different cues from men than from women -...http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39569 (Steppenwolf39568) - Okay, I'm going to indulge in broad stereotyping here, but who do you think is- June 24, 2008 Okay, I&39;m going to indulge in broad stereotyping here, but who do you think is more likely to want to serve in the military--a gay woman or a gay man If one accepts that hypothesis--that gay women are more prevalent in the military than gay men (after all, military service is generally coded as masculine, and women who are attracted to women might for reasons of biology or culture be drawn to such masculine pursuits, whereas men attracted to men might not be), then there might not be a...http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39568 (Etheridge39567) - June 23, 2008- June 23, 2008 June 23, 2008 &39;Don&39;t Ask, Don&39;t Tell&39; Hits Women Much More By THOM SHANKER WASHINGTON - The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the "don&39;t ask, don&39;t tell" policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group. While women make up 14 percent of Army personnel, 46 percent of those discharged under the policy last year were women. And while 20...http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39567 (Pilgrimriver39566) - http:politicalmavens.comindex.php20080607who-is-that-at-the-gates- June 8, 2008 http:politicalmavens.comindex.php20080607who-is-that-at-the-gates Who is that at the gates By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen A recent Associated Press story out of France describes how its changing demographics threatens to catapult the country back 1,000 years. It seems the French courts decided in favor of a new husband who wanted his marriage annulled because he discovered his bride was not a virgin. The ruling ending the Muslim couples union reportedly stunned France and raised concerns the...http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39566 (Mean Mr Mustard39565) - As baiters go, well, some people are masters.- June 7, 2008 As baiters go, well, some people are masters.http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39565 (Hroswitha39564) - Wow. I believe that is the most open bait I've seen in this forum in, well,- June 7, 2008 Wow. I believe that is the most open bait I&39;ve seen in this forum in, well, years. Don&39;t go into the bait, Carol Ann.http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39564 (Pilgrimriver39563) - The Dems see themselves as a collection of victim idenity groups but- June 6, 2008 The Dems see themselves as a collection of victim idenity groups but everybody understood that for the Left race trumps gender and everything else.It didn&39;t matter as long as buffons like Sharpton and Jackson ran for president because everybody undertood it was symbolic at best and at worst a joke. Once a presenatable black ran for the Democratic nomination it was all over before it started and the better qualified women got discarded like a broken down mule. The irony is that so many...http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39563 (Fantasia39562) - What are people's thoughts on feminist analysis of Hillary's losing the- June 6, 2008 What are people&39;s thoughts on feminist analysis of Hillary&39;s losing the Democratic nomination Here&39;s one account -- more like an angry rant: How Hillary Clinton failed feminism by Susan J. Demas Capitol Chronicles Analysis Thursday June 05, 2008, 12:21 PM http:www.mlive.comelectionsindex.ssf200806how_hillary_clinton_failed_fem ..html For the first time in my life, I felt embarrassed to call myself a feminist. I realized that as Hillary Clinton gave her narcissistic...http://rss.iscabbs.com/getpost.cgi?forum=40&post=39562 |