Comments on: More Than Half of the Sky http://coolmom.com/2009/08/25/more-than-half-of-the-sky/ parents don't know what they are doing anyway, might as well laugh about it Tue, 22 May 2012 01:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: amanda http://coolmom.com/2009/08/25/more-than-half-of-the-sky/#comment-10405 amanda Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:50:32 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=3800#comment-10405 hi daphne, i read the article in the nytimes magazine this sunday and loved it as well. there is a website for the book with ways to get involved. i found it a great resource! http://www.halftheskymovement.org/get-involved hi daphne,

i read the article in the nytimes magazine this sunday and loved it as well. there is a website for the book with ways to get involved. i found it a great resource!

http://www.halftheskymovement.org/get-involved

]]> By: Daphne http://coolmom.com/2009/08/25/more-than-half-of-the-sky/#comment-10396 Daphne Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:07:06 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=3800#comment-10396 ARgh! god, that is so maddening. judging from my "ratings" I think there are many people who don't comment, but thank you those that do!!! Kelli, my stepdaughter Vanessa, who does know just about everything, emailed me about Kiva. It sounds great and when I bring back Viv from baseball class I will check out. Meredith, gosh that is me every day. Sometimes I just need to sock myself in the face. ( in the get over yourself way, not in the oppressed way) ARgh! god, that is so maddening. judging from my “ratings” I think there are many people who don’t comment, but thank you those that do!!!

Kelli, my stepdaughter Vanessa, who does know just about everything, emailed me about Kiva. It sounds great and when I bring back Viv from baseball class I will check out.

Meredith, gosh that is me every day. Sometimes I just need to sock myself in the face. ( in the get over yourself way, not in the oppressed way)

]]> By: Joan http://coolmom.com/2009/08/25/more-than-half-of-the-sky/#comment-10395 Joan Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:47:37 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=3800#comment-10395 Sheryl Wudunn & Nicholas Kristof's "Women's Crusade" article in the New York Times magazine contains searing and moving exposure of the horrific conditions of women around the globe and this is most necessary. But what they prescribe as the way forward along with their blotting out 27 years of pathbreaking history is dangerous. Sunsara Taylor has written and spoken on this widely. Listen to her response to Wudunn & Kristof: http://sunsara.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunsara-taylor-speaking-against.html And read A Declaration: For Women's Liberation and the Emancipation of All Humanity: http://www.revcom.us/a/158/Declaration-en.html Sheryl Wudunn & Nicholas Kristof’s “Women’s Crusade” article in the New York Times magazine contains searing and moving exposure of the horrific conditions of women around the globe and this is most necessary. But what they prescribe as the way forward along with their blotting out 27 years of pathbreaking history is dangerous. Sunsara Taylor has written and spoken on this widely.

Listen to her response to Wudunn & Kristof: http://sunsara.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunsara-taylor-speaking-against.html

And read A Declaration: For Women’s Liberation and the Emancipation of All Humanity: http://www.revcom.us/a/158/Declaration-en.html

]]> By: Alexandra http://coolmom.com/2009/08/25/more-than-half-of-the-sky/#comment-10387 Alexandra Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:05:45 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=3800#comment-10387 You're so right, Daphne. Just bringing this to the discussion table is helping. For every comment you get on your site, I'll bet there's 50 people who read, but don't comment. So, maybe they'll read today's post, and then think about it. I read an article from TIME about a year ago to my boys: how the Taliban would not allow women to be schooled, or seen by a Dr., and how their house windows had to be painted over in black paint, so they couldn't be seen. We have 3 boys, and just making them aware of mistreatment of women is doing something. Thank you for bringing this issue out, hopefully, it'll cause some people to search out and learn more. I know one of the reasons my mother came to this country is because they had no rape laws at the time where she was from: the officials felt that if a woman were to be raped, then she placed herself in that situation. You’re so right, Daphne. Just bringing this to the discussion table is helping. For every comment you get on your site, I’ll bet there’s 50 people who read, but don’t comment. So, maybe they’ll read today’s post, and then think about it.

I read an article from TIME about a year ago to my boys: how the Taliban would not allow women to be schooled, or seen by a Dr., and how their house windows had to be painted over in black paint, so they couldn’t be seen. We have 3 boys, and just making them aware of mistreatment of women is doing something.

Thank you for bringing this issue out, hopefully, it’ll cause some people to search out and learn more.

I know one of the reasons my mother came to this country is because they had no rape laws at the time where she was from: the officials felt that if a woman were to be raped, then she placed herself in that situation.

]]> By: Kelli http://coolmom.com/2009/08/25/more-than-half-of-the-sky/#comment-10381 Kelli Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:01:16 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=3800#comment-10381 Thanks for posting this! Check out kiva.org. It is a non-profit that allows you as an individual to lend to woman (and men) in developing countries who are trying to get businesses off the ground (or expand a current business). I heard about it from a friend who has supported a number of women over the past 2 years. She was paid back and was able to lend the money again. I just signed up to lend money to 3 women about a month ago. Such a simple but great idea! Thanks for posting this! Check out kiva.org. It is a non-profit that allows you as an individual to lend to woman (and men) in developing countries who are trying to get businesses off the ground (or expand a current business). I heard about it from a friend who has supported a number of women over the past 2 years. She was paid back and was able to lend the money again. I just signed up to lend money to 3 women about a month ago. Such a simple but great idea!

]]> By: meredith http://coolmom.com/2009/08/25/more-than-half-of-the-sky/#comment-10380 meredith Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:39:53 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=3800#comment-10380 Thanks for reminding me of this amazingly important issue. I'm all concerned about which school shoes my kids will wear and if my son will stick with feather weight football...it's good to have some global perspective. Thanks Daphne Thanks for reminding me of this amazingly important issue.

I’m all concerned about which school shoes my kids will wear and if my son will stick with feather weight football…it’s good to have some global perspective.

Thanks Daphne

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