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Sweden ranks no. 2 in the world - after Norway - in terms of gender empowerment, according to the U.N. Development Program's 2004 report. Swedish women earn more money and hold more high-level political offices than their counterparts abroad. Child care is provided by the state, and although the Prime Minister, Goran Persson, is a man, he is also a "declared feminist." So what is Sweden's new political party, Feminist Initiative (FI), fighting for? "We have systematic wage discrimination, a growing problem with violence against women, and images of women as sexual objects confront us every day," party leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Swedish Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

...failure of the Prince and his friends to create a believable feminine identity simply by wearing women’s clothes (in contrast to the convincing disguise they provide for men in Shakespearean comedies) reveals the play’s agenda to express gender as rigid and biologically-determined. The fact that the eunuchs can dress monochromatically like women demonstrates that they have lost their biologically male trait...

Author: By David F. Hill, | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Playful ‘Princess’ Strikes Misogynistic Chord | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

Dressed in a blue suit and green tie, the president declared his interest in eliminating gender inequality in scientific fields, expressing the sentiment in the characteristic tone of an economist...

Author: By T. JOSIAH Pertz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Summers: Women in Science | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

...it’s so important to offer them. The goal of the BGLTSA isn’t merely to change our definition of “normal” to include a few new Will-&-Grace-esque, white male sexual identities. We think everyone, regardless of sexual or gender identity, should be respected and treated like an individual, and this will never happen unless we challenge conventional standards of sexuality and gender. Safe, consensual sexual practices should not be something unmentionable, shame-inspiring, or controversial...

Author: By Michael A. Feldstein, | Title: Gaypril Comes Again | 4/7/2005 | See Source »

...expect every event to please everybody. This will have been a successful Gaypril if, at the end of the month, supporters know how much we value their support, and all students will have had a forum in which they could feel proud of their sexuality and gender. Have a wonderful Gaypril, and we hope to see you around...

Author: By Michael A. Feldstein, | Title: Gaypril Comes Again | 4/7/2005 | See Source »

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