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So, I know I know, I’m supposed to be recuperating from surgery. And I am – honest! BUT I spotted this news article online – and I was so STUNNED that I needed to share my horror with you guys. So, please let me know what you think by commenting beneath this posting!

It reminds me how lucky we are and how much women’s rights still need to be fought for… 

ARTICLE EXTRACT: “With the click of your mouse, you can grope her and lift her skirt. Then you can follow her aboard the train, assaulting her sister and her mother. As you continue to play, “friends” join in and in a series of graphic, interactive scenes, you can corner the women, rape them again and again.”

This is a videogame created in Japan – but because of the internet the game became available globally before being withdrawn. Sadly it is still available from underground sources. See the CNN news article here.

I keep picturing a teenage boy playing this game, then going to the subway – perhaps with his friends – and assaulting a girl for real… Remember that the brain can’t tell the difference between something real and something vividly imagined – think how you feel after waking from some dreams!

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US school cancels prom ‘over lesbian date’ See the BBC news article here.

I think the bit that got me was that when she asked about the ban on taking a same sex date to the prom – she was told to remember where she was. And where was that [...]]]>

Curious what you guys think about this…

US school cancels prom ‘over lesbian date’ See the BBC news article here.

I think the bit that got me was that when she asked about the ban on taking a same sex date to the prom – she was told to remember where she was. And where was that – the United States of America! So much for equality for all…

Constance McMillen is one courageous 18 year old. Bravo!

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So, a landmark bill has just been passed in India which reserves a third of seats for women [...]]]>

I like to include news items about women around the world – as a way of reminding myself how lucky we are – and how many women there are who are still striving for safety, equality and justice.

So, a landmark bill has just been passed in India which reserves a third of seats for women in parliament (after vigorous resistance from a small group of socialist MPs).

See the BBC online news correspondent for India’s article here

What makes this article interesting is some of the facts – for example only 54% of women in India are literate, compared with more than 76% of men, and history – the only supporter of reserving seats for women in parliament 50 years ago was a man and his comments make hilarious reading. And why am I not surprised that “studies of India’s village councils and municipalities – where a third of the seats are already reserved for women – have found that increased political representation of women leads to more investment in health and education, less corruption and more altruism.”

Hurrah for India’s women!

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Dubai court annuls marriage to ‘bearded lady’. See the BBC news article here.

Although it is a bit sad that a woman gets rejected for being cross-eyed and having facial hair.

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Dubai court annuls marriage to ‘bearded lady’. See the BBC news article here.

Although it is a bit sad that a woman gets rejected for being cross-eyed and having facial hair.

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