Two days ago, I wrote about how Hillary Clinton, after promising last year that the United States would never “abandon” the women of Afghanistan, has said nothing about moves by USAID (United States Agency for International Development) that, in fact, are precisely abandoning the rights of Afghan women. Well, now, Clinton has said something, but, [...]
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In May 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the United States would never “abandon” the women of Afghanistan by allowing President Hamid Karzai to make any deals with the Taliban. Specifically, Clinton told three senior female Afghan officials that “we will not abandon you. . . . [I]t is essential that women’s rights [...]
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Last week, I wrote about the State Department change to passport application forms that improved gender equality. Instead of having boxes on the form for “Mother” and “Father,” the boxes would now say “Parent 1″ and “Parent 2.” Obviously, applicants with same-sex parents could not fill out the old form accurately. They would be forced [...]
Filed under: GLBT, Same-sex Marriage, Workplace | Tagged: Family Research Council, Gay rights, Hillary Clinton, Passport Application Form, Same-sex Marriage, Same-sex Parents | 2 Comments »
In May, I wrote about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement that the United States would not abandon the women of Afghanistan by allowing President Hamid Karzai to make any deals with the Taliban. Clinton told three senior female Afghan officials that “we will not abandon you. . . . [I]t is essential that women’s [...]
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The women of Afghanistan are correct to worry that any peace deals the Afghan government might make with the Taliban will sacrifice women’s rights. After all, the Taliban was more repressive to women than, probably, any government in the world. And their relatively recent re-control of parts of Afghanistan is reestablishing the tyranny. For example, [...]
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I was really struck by this photo taken yesterday of Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton while they celebrated Women’s History Month at the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. They have both had very large successes lately and the photo just seems to acknowledge the fact that two women are among the most powerful people in America. [...]
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Anne E. Kornblut has written a new book titled “Notes From the Cracked Ceiling.” Its subtitle is “Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin and What It Will Take for a Woman to Win.” I haven’t read it, but here’s a review. I like this quote in the book from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, when she was [...]
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****************** U P D A T E ******************** Because the federal government is closed today due to the weekend snowstorm, the State Department event at which Secretary Clinton was scheduled to speak today has been postponed. ************************************************* Thanks to the Population Connection for sending me an email about this. Secretary of State Clinton will [...]
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That is a photo of Hillary Clinton at the Moghul-era Badshahi mosque in Lahore during her recent trip to Pakistan. I am always bothered by pictures like that that show female Western officials covering their hair. Sure, the reason is to observe the customs of Islam. And, in fact, Clinton was praised for doing so. [...]
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