Word: equals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...want to walk during the early stages of labor, don't let anyone talk you out of it. You may find nurse midwives more sympathetic to your need to ambulate than obstetricians. (A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control found that, all other things being equal, the risk of infant death was 19% lower for full-term deliveries attended by certified nurse midwives than for those attended by physicians--perhaps because midwives are slower to turn to higher-risk procedures like C-sections and forceps deliveries.) And if you want to keep tabs on what else...
...missed a central trend that has reduced the number of women who identify themselves as feminists and encouraged the current feminist obsession with sex: the arrogation of the feminist movement by radicals like Catharine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin who turned the focus of the women's movement away from equal rights and equal pay and toward viewing sex as a form of domination. And it was in conscious rebellion against these leaders that "pro-sex" feminists like Camille Paglia and Naomi Wolf set the stage for the current trend of celebrating female sexuality. MARY KENDALL New York City...
...recent sexual-harassment suits dramatically demonstrate that feminism continues to play a critical role in ensuring fairness in the workplace. Because the vast majority of us who call ourselves feminists (as well as many strong and effective women who do not) keep pushing for issues such as equal pay, affordable and quality child care and an end to domestic violence and sexual assault, women and men and society at large benefit. Phony battles over labels are not what is important: substance is. The current favorites whom the media dub "feminists" are enjoying the freedom to be what they want because...
...antifeminists would recognize. TIME also managed to miss the fact that many men call themselves feminists. We're not the wishy-washy cliches of popular culture, either. We simply respect women, oppose attempts to keep them relegated to second-class status and join with women in the cause of equal rights. RICHARD B. BERNSTEIN New York City...
...distressed that there are 13-to-20-year-old girls who believe feminism is about getting your thighs in shape or having sequins on your bra. The real issues are unchanged: equality in the workplace, control over one's body and equal pay. Real feminists need to focus on these problems and dictate change. BECKY FOSTER Wichita, Kans...