If I Were Santa: Gifts from a Feminist

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By Hello Ladies · 9 items added

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If I were Santa, here are the gifts I would give this year.

  • For Our Daughters

    The gift of self-esteem and positive role models

    Hello Ladies says: "The mass media perpetuates a message that women and girls’ value comes from beauty and sexuality – and it affects us. Sixty-five percent of women and girls have an eating disorder. Eighty percent of the op-ed pages are dominated by men. The number of women in senior management positions globally has gone from 24 to 20 percent from 2004 to 2009."
    missrepresentation.org · · Comment · Link to item

  • For Corporate America

    More women in leadership positions

    Hello Ladies says: "There is a large, and growing, body of research connecting women at the tops of organizations to a strong bottom line performance. However, women comprise 53 percent of new hires, but only 37 percent of managers, 26 percent of vice-presidents, and just 14 percent of executive committees."
    helloladies.com · · Comment · Link to item

  • For Working Mothers

    Flexible work arrangements ... and a day of rest

    Hello Ladies says: "The life of a working mother is challenging. Flexible work arrangements give parents the ability to work more flexibly and better manage the challenges of work and family."
    momsrising.org · · Comment · Link to item

  • For Working Families

    Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act

    Hello Ladies says: "According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, women earn, on average, just .78 cents for every dollar a man earns. And for women of color, the gap is much greater. Fair pay is not a woman’s issue, it’s a family issue. An estimated two-thirds of all U.S. households rely on a woman’s salary at least partially."
    huffingtonpost.com · · Comment · Link to item

  • For All Women:

    The ratification of CEDAW

    Hello Ladies says: "The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty that supports fundamental human rights and equality for women around the world. CEDAW was adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. To date, 186 of 193 countries have ratified the treaty. The United States has not."
    cedaw2011.org · · Comment · Link to item

  • For President Obama:

    The courage to stand up for women's reproductive rights

    Hello Ladies says: "Women helped President Obama get elected in 2008 and they can be expected to play a major role in the 2012 election too. In return, women need Obama to take a stronger stance on women's rights, and in particular, women's reproductive health - regardless of the pressures he's facing from his opponents."
    salon.com · · Comment · Link to item

  • For the GOP:

    The Sanctity of Life

    Hello Ladies says: "The US ranks poorly for infant mortality rates and maternal death rates; more than two women die every day from pregnancy related causes. Yet many lawmakers try to block women’s access to much-needed health services in the name of life. For Christmas, we want to give them the gift of truly honoring the sanctity of life – all life."
    helloladies.com · · Comment · Link to item

  • For Massachusetts:

    A woman Senator

    Hello Ladies says: "Massachusetts has never sent a woman to the Senate. Although 51 percent of the U.S. population is female, women hold just 16.5 percent of the seats in Congress. That puts the US at 69th in the world for gender parity. We need more women in office."
    elizabethwarren.com · · Comment · Link to item

  • For Victims of Domestic Violence

    Hope

    Hello Ladies says: "Domestic violence victims and there advocates need money to gain freedom from abuse, to protect children from abusive partners or ex-partners and develop public policy efforts related to domestic violence. Please donate and give them support and hope."
    secure.itsbettertogive.net · · Comment · Link to item

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