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| Letter from the Editors Welcome! Welcome to the Find Your Voice area of Chootoo.com. You have just passed through a special door. And though you have passed through many doors in your life, we believe this may be one of the most important doors you will ever pass through. You are in the right place, in the right room in case you are wondering. Take a seat. Why are you in the right place? The answer is that you are in a room designed to help you to find your voice. We are women. We have all been girls. We share a path both created by of and forged by other women. Because we are women, and we share this planet with men, we sometimes find ourselves in places where we have to defend our self-worth against messages from popular culture that are negative or just plain destructive to our self-esteem. What kind of messages? Well, that "certain ways of dressing mean we are inviting unwelcome touching", messages such as "it is not safe to speak our minds", that you are "out of place" when you push against boundaries. Messages that encourage you to undermine women who are outspoken and in doing so enforce a norm of going mute. We want to shine a spotlight on these messages. We want to understand where they come from, we want to start a dialogue among women and men about the kind of culture we are building together. Editors, Chootoo.com |
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News from Around the Web --Mark Your
Calendars!
March 8-International Women's Day. This March 8, 2011 marks the 100th
anniversary of International Women's Day. This is alo the 1st year that the
United Nations has celebrated International Women's Day. International
Women's Day
As the United Nations notes: The official theme of International
Women’s Day 2011 is "Equal access to education, training and
science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women".
Calendars!
March 8-International Women's Day. This March 8, 2011 marks the 100th
anniversary of International Women's Day. This is alo the 1st year that the
United Nations has celebrated International Women's Day. International
Women's Day
As the United Nations notes: The official theme of International
Women’s Day 2011 is "Equal access to education, training and
science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women".
Ban B*tch as another name for Women
We've thrown this pebble into the ocean, and we are hoping that it will start a
ripple that will travel the world. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away called
Civilization, women were simply called "women". Girls were simply referred to
as girls. Then, something strange and destructive happened. Men and boys
began to refer to women and girls with the name of a female dog. At first
shocking, this name slowly gained currency, and eventually, even women
forgot who they were. They forgot that they are full human beings, with spirits
worthy of no less than any other soul. Once they slipped into an amnesia about
who they are, even women themselves accepted this derogatory slur, accepting
it in comedy, accepting it in songs, accepting it every facet of popular culture,
wearing their acceptance as a badge of "cool".
Underneath though, many women who allow this word to be spoken without
challenge in their presence feel degraded and demeaned. We want to stop the
acceptance of this word in civil company. B is the new N word. Join us in
this campaign by sending this Manifesto to every single person you know.
Throw some pebbles in the ocean..let's start a wave!
We've thrown this pebble into the ocean, and we are hoping that it will start a
ripple that will travel the world. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away called
Civilization, women were simply called "women". Girls were simply referred to
as girls. Then, something strange and destructive happened. Men and boys
began to refer to women and girls with the name of a female dog. At first
shocking, this name slowly gained currency, and eventually, even women
forgot who they were. They forgot that they are full human beings, with spirits
worthy of no less than any other soul. Once they slipped into an amnesia about
who they are, even women themselves accepted this derogatory slur, accepting
it in comedy, accepting it in songs, accepting it every facet of popular culture,
wearing their acceptance as a badge of "cool".
Underneath though, many women who allow this word to be spoken without
challenge in their presence feel degraded and demeaned. We want to stop the
acceptance of this word in civil company. B is the new N word. Join us in
this campaign by sending this Manifesto to every single person you know.
Throw some pebbles in the ocean..let's start a wave!
NY Times: Gail Collins: "Boys and Girls Together" , March 2, 2011
The White House: Valerie Jarrett, Chair, The White House Council on Women
and Girls,
NataliePortman.com: Natalie Portman, Oscar-Winning Actress Speaks Out
Against Alleged Anti-Semitism of Designer John Galliano of Dior , March 1,
2011:"‘I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano’s
comments that surfaced today. ‘In light of this video, and as an individual who
is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr Galliano in any way. ‘I
hope at the very least, these terrible comments remind us to reflect and act
upon combatting these still-existing prejudices that are the opposite of all that
is beautiful.’
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