I have an App on my iPhone called Zite. Not sure if anyone else here has it or not but I do like the app overall...it lets you pick which news topics are of interest to you and they will show you the last top stories or it will give you TOP STORIES overall which is what I am looking at right now.
Here are the topics I see in the TOP STORY Section:
Should Women Get PHd's in International Relations?
Egyptian Army Doctor Cleared Over 'Virginity Tests' on Women Activists
Obama Plans Big Effort To Build Support Among Women
Close Read: "Game Change": All The Republican Ladies
Escaping The Gender Trap
In Liberia, Reporting On Genital Mutilation Draw Threats
Texas Women's Clinic Retreat as Finances Are Cut
There were a few other Top Stories including The Prison House of Labor, MINA Breaking News, Iraq's Killings Strike Fear in Gay and Emo Youths, and Civilian Shooting in Afghanistan. But for the most part the TOP STORIES had to do with women!
I didn't read each article from start to finish but I have a good idea what each one is about.
Perhaps I'm just snarky over The War On Women in general these days but it fries me the way the first article on my list is even worded. As a past journalism student I do realize that the writer's job is to draw people in but it bothers me that some people actually question the fact or that it's even an issue at all. After thumbing thru the article is does bring a good point up - that being the under-representation of women in foreign policy positions. It goes on to say that the writer of the article thinks women would benefit more from a PhD in this field than men would because it's a male dominated filed to begin with. It doesn't bring up other issues, too, but I'll move on...
2nd Article...Virginity Tests on Women Activists...I don't even want to know how MEN come up with these things...seriously, do they sit around a table and come up with ways to invade us more and more by the minute and why is it that women never turn the tables around on them and suggest like-craziness!? Ridiculous!
THEN...Obama's plans to build support among women? Well...YEAH...who wouldn't want him to? It's prime time - while the topic's hot! Show us what you got! (or what you continue to have as I think he's gotten a good deal of support from many of us already and I think that number will continue to grow if he continues to show!
GAME CHANGE...I will not watch, I don't care to talk about but still it's a woman in politics (even tho every move she tends to make are those to please the good ole boys club) END VENT - on to the next...
Escaping The Gender Gap/Trap - could possible speak for itself.
We've been hearing for years about genital mutilation - now we can add Liberia to the list. Horrific!
AND...more finances are cut for women's programs, clinics, outlets, education, etc.
So...yeah...LADIES...WE are in the news! WOMEN all over the world are in the news! WE need to do something about it! I'm tired of seeing and hearing the grey old men deciding things for us and setting us back years and years. If the Rush's of the world don't think we should be educated it just wants me to educate myself more! If they want me to shut up it just makes me scream louder! If they want to treat us like test subjects it makes me want to turn the tables on them! See how they like it! Oh wait! That's right...they will never know because they don't have to deal with stuff like that!
I guess my point being...if Women are in the TOP STORY Section this much it means that we ARE in the limelight - we are making a noise - we ARE TRYING to be seen and heard - but this is a good starting point. This means we have to continue on - be stronger - VOTE!!! If we don't vote - we won't win!