Jo’s Comments (group member since Jan 12, 2016)

Jo’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

Glad you got that off your chest Harm? :)

Here is an article about the woman of Poland striking agnst the proposed ant-choice law (regarding abortion)
http://www.themarysue.com/feminism-ar...

Good article Harm, unbelievable that some idiots still think that woman can't write about science and therefore shouldn't win such a prestigious. prize.

If it was me i would take a photo of myself with the award and tweet it to him every single day ;-) :P

I'm the only one posting here now, everyone else seems to have given up :P haha

I found this fun article on buzzfeed '18 things feminism has destroyed' https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell...

'Would you let your son wear pink shoes?' http://www.ravishly.com/2016/09/08/wo...


Personally, as a mother of 2 boys my short answer would be yes, I would have no problem with them wearing pink shoes - but if they were a certain age I might (in the back of my mind) worry that they might get bullied for it, which is a huge shame because it's just a colour and it shouldn't be that way.

Thats very cool Ashwin!!
I found an article titled ' The Commune in Ethiopia where Feminism is the Law': http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/...

'Unsterotyped: Muslim feminists fight for change': http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/18/news/...

It's always nice to hear about feminism from people with different backgrounds to your own. :)

Hi Everyone,
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'Go Smoke Free. Stay Pretty.' The health Campaigns that haven't heard of feminism: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...

'Woman seek pay rises as much as men - with less success'
BBC Article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37...

Thanks Robert. It was great that they plastered it all over the front page! I think that all trolls should be named and shamed :)

Ha! Love it Meel.

'I Wear a headscarf and I don't need to be saved from anything - except white feminism' an interesting read: http://mg.co.za/article/2016-08-25-i-...

That's a very good read Diana - thanks!

A comic strip which breaks down feminism: http://www.upworthy.com/feminism-figh...

First of all, this is disgusting, he needs to be locked up.

Secondly, why is a musician giving talks at a university about having sex with / raping girls? How would you even get onto the subject unless you specifically wanted to talk about it? Surely he should be talking about music?! What a creep.

Sherrie, that is so interesting - just complete and utter casual sexism!

from the BBC - a survey has found that half of woman 'sexually harassed at work' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37025554

Thanks Harm - I agree with the girls that having non muslims wear a hijab for a day to share their experiences is not the same as the kind of treatment a real muslim woman may receive on a daily basis.
It's good to hear what it is really like to wear a hijab from those that actually know :)

Today, The Guardian has an article asking if DC have a problem with woman: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016...

'Feminism is breaking through the rigid patriarchy in Pakistan': https://www.theguardian.com/global-de...

@Laraemilie - That is very interesting, fancy being allowed to fly a plane, but not being able to drive a car? crazy!

@Meelie, I enjoyed this article, I think she is right in that some 'celebrities' seem to jump on the feminism band wagon just because it is a hot topic at the moment, you can kind of tell those that actually believe in it and have a passion for it and those that are just using it to try and stay current because it is fashionable right now.

Thanks Harm, love this story!