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To the younger women of DU: [View all] Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 OP
Me too! calimary Jan 2014 #1
Most of the big battles have been won. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #2
I didn't know you were one of the younger women on DU! redqueen Jan 2014 #7
But everyone on DU is a feminist! BainsBane Jan 2014 #81
Actually, the biggest fight hasn't been won. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2014 #106
lol, I bet this thread gets very few replies treestar Jan 2014 #102
Well the demographics of the site seem to skew older, and male... redqueen Jan 2014 #104
84% of all counties in the US have no abortion providers bettyellen Jan 2014 #8
And the continuing fight for reproductive rights? theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #9
Big battles like a rape epidemic, victim blaming, unequal pay, abortion restrictions, NuclearDem Jan 2014 #24
The epidemic of domestic violence, which results in an average of three women murdered every day redqueen Jan 2014 #27
In a population of 350,000,000, I don't think I'd term that an "epidemic". Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #94
Those are the women who are murdered. Millions more are beaten every day. redqueen Jan 2014 #99
Compared to what? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #110
Why do you need to compare it to anything? redqueen Jan 2014 #111
Realistically... Lancero Jan 2014 #56
That's not realistic at all. Votes don't affect patriarchal values. redqueen Jan 2014 #62
Yeah they do. Lancero Jan 2014 #73
Kind of living voting has given men a guarantee of a fair wage? BainsBane Jan 2014 #93
No. Votes don't affect the values that are instilled in us since childhood. redqueen Jan 2014 #105
shoulda woulda coulda. IT DID NOT. Hence, the fight continues. bettyellen Jan 2014 #88
Is that why we are fighting off getting rape-probed for abortions? Starry Messenger Jan 2014 #79
^^This. As more actually experience this, rather than just hearing about it, Squinch Jan 2014 #85
Yes. I have no doubt that 1920 BainsBane Jan 2014 #80
Kicking once Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #3
I am VERY interested in knowing this. hamsterjill Jan 2014 #49
I saw the same thing happen on a smaller scale in San Fransico Women in Advertising NV Whino Jan 2014 #4
A link to a story from the Guardian, for the young women of DU. redqueen Jan 2014 #5
LOL! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #6
It is always my pleasure to share good news. redqueen Jan 2014 #28
Since it's a story about how young women are taking political action as opposed msanthrope Jan 2014 #13
Yeah because there is no sexism online. seaglass Jan 2014 #20
Where, precisely, are you fighting sexism online? nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #41
Wherever I want. n/t seaglass Jan 2014 #52
"writing screeds?" Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #30
Yeah, I caught that. theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #36
Make no mistake...you posed an interesting, well-reasoned OP. My comment msanthrope Jan 2014 #42
Sorry, absolutely no idea Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #45
My post wasn't a reply to *you,* directly, was it? nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #47
Actually, you were responding to my post. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #51
No. Post #13 was not a reply to you. Look at the post info. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #55
"check your privilege!" cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #35
That's encouraging marions ghost Jan 2014 #43
No, you're right. We are plqying catch up redqueen Jan 2014 #46
Good post... I'd like to know the views on this as well....K&R hlthe2b Jan 2014 #10
There's a HUGE feminist movement currently underway. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #11
There is? Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #12
Yes...there is. You gotta get out more. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #15
I'm really hoping that wasn't snark. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #22
Nah, it was snark. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #26
Oh well, Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #29
if by getting out more the poster meant getting off DU3 more then No, it wasn't snark. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #31
Which is really funny because if you look at Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #33
exactly - Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #37
No..it wasn't snark. It's reality. You gotta get out to where the activism is...nt. msanthrope Jan 2014 #44
Well, according to women who have reponded to this thread, Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #48
Where is that SalviaBlue Jan 2014 #54
It's on-line, but also other places as well ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #19
Then I'm delighted to be wrong Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #23
Yes.. PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #14
Ever since Sigourney strapped on a loader, women have been bad-asses in the movies. randome Jan 2014 #16
My perspective is that there are mixed messages. lilithsrevenge12 Jan 2014 #17
Women have more rights than men? Please list them!! bettyellen Jan 2014 #18
"Guys" does not always mean men. jeff47 Jan 2014 #21
I say it too. But in discussions about gender, would think to avoid. bettyellen Jan 2014 #34
It's surprisingly difficult to avoid using jeff47 Jan 2014 #61
Thank you so much for responding. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #25
I may not be a woman, but I am curious when you say The2ndWheel Jan 2014 #32
getting mad as opposed to being apathetic ... or numb, even ... ? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #38
This is interesting. I think that the lack of reproductive choice, though the legislation is being Squinch Jan 2014 #76
I'm probably going to get pilloried for this XemaSab Jan 2014 #39
Seems accurate enough to me. redqueen Jan 2014 #40
Speaking for my daughter I would say that young women want to be treated with liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #58
Wow. That's a pretty patronizing view of young women Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #91
My birth control is free, I can shake my tits on TV or enlist in the infantry. That's my bucket list Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #50
That is probably a good analysis - TBF Jan 2014 #59
I really hope this part is right = Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #64
"we still have issues with equal pay" Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #65
Perhaps they are not jumping into the trenches because they do not believe... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #53
good post, i think there is def a generational thing in regards to the battles loli phabay Jan 2014 #57
That was my thought, you said it better, so thanks. nt Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #66
I think that young women are fighting the fight simply by living their lives the way they want. liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #60
Thread derail: On becoming a vet jeff47 Jan 2014 #63
1. Questioning whether it is possible to "have it all". Barack_America Jan 2014 #67
agree with some of that, not with others. It is harder for everybody these days. Working liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #72
They don't understand how it was before, and more importantly, they don't believe Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #68
Thank you. redqueen Jan 2014 #70
I am not younger or a woman, but PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #69
Yes. That is what Jennifer Siebel Newsom exposed in her documentary, Miss Representation. redqueen Jan 2014 #71
Had never heard of that film PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #77
I was so excited when I saw it. I thought for sure it would be a watershed moment for women. redqueen Jan 2014 #78
I'm a 40 something male and this is not the best answer MattBaggins Jan 2014 #74
Pay attention to the vote suppression efforts against women in Texas. KamaAina Jan 2014 #75
2012 was the year of the woman Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #82
Millennial women are more empowered than any previous generation davidn3600 Jan 2014 #83
+1 liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #86
My POV: Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #84
There's nothing that scares younger women more than being seen as unsexy? El_Johns Jan 2014 #87
I was being a bit over the top there, but Lunacee_2013 Jan 2014 #89
Younger women have more opportunity than women coming of age Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #90
^Most of your replies haven't come from younger women. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #92
I'm not a younger woman, but I think the answer is obvious: diminishing returns. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #95
my mom was a HUGE feminist, for which I adore, admire, and respect her renate Jan 2014 #96
Well, I must say I found a treasure trove Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #97
Men on DU have also used the 'you/they just hate sex' canard nt redqueen Jan 2014 #100
Great thread and very enlightening theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #101
There have also been strides forward with reproductive rights/women's health within the last 5-10 seaglass Jan 2014 #103
Kicking. Let YOUNG WOMEN SPEAK! The rest of the older farts Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #98
Had a conversation with my daughter the other day - Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #107
Not really younger laundry_queen Jan 2014 #108
Well...sometimes it's a lonely world. Neoma Jan 2014 #109
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