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( Blog / Blog )Any time that someone takes the time to really bear themselves, and to allow others to bear witness to their stories - I have to give a shout-out. So please PLEASE take the time to visit this blog - What to Expect When You're Aborting .Every
( Blog / Blog )It seems that everywhere I look, there is media focus (blog entries, magazine covers, paparazzi photos) of poor Sarah Palin.We seem to be seeing either a blatant attack on her in the expected, sexist-oriented way that occurs whenever we get a woman i
( Blog / Blog )Last night I marched.I screamed.I yelled.I ranted.I cheered.Energy poured from me as I marched through the streets with my sisters and their children. Taking Back the Night. I could do absolutely anything. The world was mine to take on, to celebrate.
( Blog / Blog ) Today I pared it down to the bare minimum.Surrounded by 15 youthful young faces around the ages of seven years old – ten years old, I found myself helping to make posters and placards for the annual Take Back the Night March tomorrow eve
( Blog / Blog )I've been sadly absent as of late from E4W activities - no blogging since April, hard to believe. Forgive me my absence, and I promise you'll see more of me come July.In barely a week, I'll be travelling to Madrid, Spain to attend Women&#
( Blog / Blog )It’s hot now. As is typical where I live, it is cold for too long and then it’s spring for the blink of an eye – and then it’s hot. When it’s hot, my husband and I take up where we left off the last hot day: the openi
( Blog / Blog ) I just wanted to express my loyalty and support to you, and my gratitude and pride for the campaign you have run. You are truly an inspiration - and I hope that your journey does not end here. We need strong, dedicated, experienced people leadi
( Blog / Blog ) What do you do when no one wants to fuck you? Join the American Life League!The Pill kills? Really? Really?!When my eyeballs were first raped by that giant green "The Pill Kills" sign, I assumed the goal of the campaign was to discou
( Blog / Blog )Dear Ms. Keenan and NARAL Staff,As a long-time supporter and volunteer with your organization, I feel compelled to write to you today to express my utter disbelief and - quite frankly - disappointment with NARAL for your outspoken and unilateral supp
( Blog / Blog ) Oh. My. God.For those who still somehow believe that there isn't a need for feminism in this country - or that Hillary Clinton and her race for U.S. President isn't facing some serious (and now, even VIOLENT!) sexism, check this out; Ke
( Blog / Blog ) Do you have a superhero - or as we feminists like to call them superSHEro - in your life?Just in time for Mother's Day, Andrea Scher (who, coincidentally, was the Featured Cover Artist for Empowerment4Women in Nov/Dec 2004) at Superhero Des
( Blog / Blog )Calling all feminist wine lovers! Women of the Vine, the "first-of-its-kind wine importing and marketing company to unite award winning women winemakers under one label," is now distributing wines throughout the U.S. And... they're
( Blog / Blog )I'll admit it. I kinda like "Deal or No Deal." I enjoy seeing people succeed at a game that all comes down to basic luck... especially when the odds are stacked against them. Howie Mandel is a great host who seems to really care about&n
( Blog / Blog ) This weekend is all about Superlove in New Orleans.Celebrating 10 years of V-Day, hundreds of women and men from all around the world are gathering this weekend in New Orleans for V to the 10th . V to the 10th is a celebration of V-Day, a call to a
( Blog / Blog ) Here's a little linky-love blog roundup of all the fabulous Superlove at the Superdome!! If we can't be at V to the 10th ourselves, we can at least read the amazing stories from other women who get to be there.If you're blogging about V
( Blog / Blog ) NOW (National Organization for Women), hand in hand with their Political Action Committee, just announced this list of current feminist political candidates - those who are most committed to representing and protecting the
( Blog / Blog )Thanks to the new blog The American Virgin, created by the producers of the film by the same name as "a place for all the fascinating stuff we're learning about virginity and our attitudes towards sex," I just discovered this video, cre
( Blog / Blog )As a reminder of what's truly important to our government, it has surfaced that the Medicare program spent $21 million on PENIS ENLARGEMENT PUMPS, ostensibly as "marital aids" (read: sex toys) for old and disabled men. (I won't ment
( Blog / Blog )Just got this in my inbox today, from a friend - and, coincidentally, a former E4W editor - who had it sent to her as a "joke":Real or not, joke or not, I'm not sure what's more disturbing: that someone thinks this is a "j
( Blog / Blog )Activist alert! If there's one thing I've despised the most so far about the 2008 U.S. election process, it's the blatant sexism and gender hatred that is running rampant in some of our most prominent media outlets. Love her or hate her, so
( Blog / Blog )Here's a link to a great post by Sophie Gilbert at The Moderate Voice:"New York Feminists for Peace and Barack Obama" rapidly attracted media attention, and was opened up for feminists across the country to sign: people who resented th
( Blog / Blog )I started to go grey at an early age– so I started dyeing my hair.I had a varicose vein appear in my late twenties.I had it stripped.Bunions began to appear. I ignored them.I had children and my bladder seemed smaller.So I went pee more.Thing is, I d
( Blog / Blog )In Canada, only 21 percent of politicians elected to federal government are women. The trend is the same and moves throughout provincial politics, municipal politics, and even post-secondary education politics - the starting point to get women involv
( Blog / Blog ) I have been a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton - and ever since (in recent months) she has been dubbed as the supposed underdog in the Democratic race for the U.S. Presidential nomination, I've become even more passionate for the
( Blog / Blog )I never know what to say today - my mother's birthday. It is the one day of the year that I find myself at an absolute loss for words.This feeling creeps up throughout the month of March each year. The week of International Women's Day, I find myself
( Blog / Blog ) "The Last" by Kirsti Ottem Langeland - March 11th, 1959 - May 2nd, 2007 of breast cancer Its no longer recent news in Newfoundland that Eastern Health botched cancer testing. But for so many women who were affected by this, it will c
( Blog / Blog ) In the throes of a hangover yesterday, I found myself with yet another thing to worry about: the start of my period.There were years and years when my period meant nothing more than having to go out and buy some tampax or pads each month - I experie
( Blog / Blog )Its an all new Empowerment4Women.com !!I don't know about all you out there, but seeing the new issue, the new stories, images, and having a blog feature once again is fantastic. Writing, feministing, and activisting are my passions - and the writing
( Blog / Blog )Welcome to the new Empowerment4Women - and our new feminist blog! In case you haven't noticed, our site has undergone some pretty radical changes... changes that we're pretty damn excited about, if we do say so ourselves. For starters, how
