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One Young Woman’s View Regarding the Burqa
By cacilia, CWLC News, Gender Discrimination, July 17th, 2009The debate in France over religious coverings was once again revived as Sarkozy proclaimed that the burqa “is not a religious sign” but rather, “a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement…and will not be welcome in France.”
Though this declaration is not so shocking in light of France’s law, passed in 2004, banning Islamic veils or so-called “ostentatious religious symbols” from schools, coming from a country steeped in the principles of liberté, egalité, and fraternité, France’s aggressive campaign for secularism leaves one to seriously contemplate whether Sarkozy has overstepped the boundaries of religious and personal freedoms.
During a speech earlier this month in Cairo, President Obama urged Western countries “to avoid dictating what clothes a Muslim woman should wear,” further stating, “we cannot disguise hostility towards…
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By cacilia, Gender Discrimination, July 17th, 2009On June 22, French President Nicolas Sarkozy elicited a wave of criticism by supporting a controversial push to ban women from wearing the burqa in public in France. Speaking to Parliament, Sarkozy declared that, “the burqa is not a religious sign. It is a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement….It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic.” Sarkozy’s comments have sparked debate on the role of the burqa and its relation to women’s rights.
There are some women who are forced to wear the burqa. Even when burqa wearing is not required by the state, many women’s husbands and families do require them to wear the burqa through threats and use of force. As many will agree, when a woman is…
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Posted in Gender Discrimination | 1 Comment | Read Full Post »I’m wearing green tomorrow. Are you?
By Vicky Barker, CWLC News, Gender Discrimination, June 18th, 2009Right now, millions of Iranians are risking everything to rise up and demand a real democracy, one where their votes are counted fairly. Once again the world is reminded that regardless of gender, race, religion or nationality — the yearning for self-determination is universal.
After the towers came down on 911, I remember the candlelight vigils and moments of silence all over the world, ordinary people in far away places stopping in solidarity to share our grief with us. Green is the color they are wearing in Iran to demand democracy. Wear green with them.
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Judge Sotomayor Isn’t Mean
By sarah, Gender Discrimination, June 15th, 2009Kudos to Nina Totenberg for her fantastic NPR piece this morning taking on the sexist criticisms of Judge Sotomayor’s questioning style. We’ve all heard the reports that Judge Sotomayor is a bully, aggressive, or intimidating on the bench. In her piece, “Is Sonia Sotomayor Mean?,” Totenberg compares the style and frequency of Sotomayor’s questions in recent arguments with those of her male colleagues. Not only were Sotomayor’s questions comparable to those posed by her male colleagues on the Second Circuit, but her questions were not any tougher than those heard at the Supreme Court.
Listen to the piece: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105343155
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By sarah, Gender Discrimination, May 26th, 2009Today’s decision by the California Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8 and recognize the pre-existing legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples, while expected, was disappointing. For now, same-sex couples in California must settle for a lesser commitment and legal recognition than the 18,000 couples who quickly married while the ephemeral window of equality was open for a few months last year.
Marriage is not a mere designation, as the Court describes. It is a crucial institution in our society, one that should be available to all people, regardless of the accident of who they love. If a committed couple wants to secure their relationship by marrying, they should not be denied the opportunity to do so. Domestic partnership offers many protections for couples and families, but it does…
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Supreme Court Rules Against Working Women (Again)
By cacilia, Gender Discrimination, May 20th, 2009The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, and just yesterday, AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen, directly undermines efforts to eradicate the persistent discrimination that still plague women in the workplace. In the Hulteen case, the Supreme Court rejected (by a 7-2 vote) the arguments of four female AT&T workers and retirees who argued that the Company’s pension plan should give women who took pregnancy leave before the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) was passed in 1978 the same credit for time out of work that employees with other types of disabilities received from the Company. By so voting, the Supreme Court makes it legal for AT&T to discriminate against female employees who took maternity leave before the PDA was enacted and allows the Company to…
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