Domestic Violence: Everybody’s Issue
It is essential to go beyond the statistics to place Domestic Violence within a larger societal framework.
Tagged: Joe Biden
Reflections on Voting — 11/4/08
Folks in line were a cross section. Mothers with strollers, retirees, some men who looked like they had taken the day off.
Race, Gender and the Media in the 2008 Elections
Carolyn M. Byerly, Associate Professor at Howard University, questioned if the press was “meeting its social responsibility” to provide coverage of issues and events that affect women’s status. She emphasized, “You can’t underestimate the invisibility of women.”
Women Leaders Hold Press Conference on the Presidential Election
Inevitably, during the Q & A, inquiries were posed about the latest polls and the Sarah Palin factor. Gandy replied that “polls will shift” when people find out more about Palin’s record. On an ironic note, Gandy opined, “I love it that the Republicans have discovered sexism. Before that…it was whining.”
Sarah Palin…Not My Role Model
On a visceral level, as a single Mother, I resent the Republican appropriation of the “family values” brand. I feel more connected with a man, Joe Biden, who questioned whether he should take his seat in the U.S. Senate after his wife and daughter were killed in a car crash.
