http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/04/29/the-global-pandemic-of-military-misogyny/ UrGently Fierce Feminism In Perilous Times Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/04/29/the-global-pandemic-of-military-misogyny/comment-page-1/#comment-71833 hysperia Thu, 08 May 2008 00:57:30 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/04/29/the-global-pandemic-of-military-misogyny/#comment-71833 As a (much) older feminist who battled to understand gender oppression, I sometimes get confused these days and don't quite understand what women mean when they say things like this: "... the root cause of patriarchal control and domination is the same." I spent most of my life trying to understand what that "root cause" might be. Sometimes I think we talk about it today but still do not understand. Could you tell me what you mean by it, or direct me to someone who can, or some writings that explain it? Thanks. As a (much) older feminist who battled to understand gender oppression, I sometimes get confused these days and don’t quite understand what women mean when they say things like this: “… the root cause of patriarchal control and domination is the same.” I spent most of my life trying to understand what that “root cause” might be. Sometimes I think we talk about it today but still do not understand. Could you tell me what you mean by it, or direct me to someone who can, or some writings that explain it?
Thanks.

]]> http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/04/29/the-global-pandemic-of-military-misogyny/comment-page-1/#comment-69106 Jane Roberts Fri, 02 May 2008 15:39:49 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/04/29/the-global-pandemic-of-military-misogyny/#comment-69106 Other words of Stephen: "I challenge you to enter the fray against gender inequality. There is no more honorable or productive calling. There is nothing of greater import in the world. All roads lead from women to social change." What can Americans do? They can join 34 Million Friends of the United Nation Population Fund, our grassroots movement for the women of the world. www.34millionfriends.org Other words of Stephen: “I challenge you to enter the fray against gender inequality. There is no more honorable or productive calling. There is nothing of greater import in the world. All roads lead from women to social change.”
What can Americans do? They can join 34 Million Friends of the United Nation Population Fund, our grassroots movement for the women of the world. http://www.34millionfriends.org

]]> http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/04/29/the-global-pandemic-of-military-misogyny/comment-page-1/#comment-67883 Carolyn Byerly Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:41:54 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/04/29/the-global-pandemic-of-military-misogyny/#comment-67883 This blog is hard to read because it is so overwhelming. The scale of violence against women the world over is awful, and too much to grasp. As someone who has been involved in the anti-violence against women movement since the mid 1970s, and continue to follow and write about it, I suppose I'm pushed to find some signs of change. In many places we do have better laws, more prosecutions, and prevention programs. We have international networks and dialogues on the subject. But it goes on. Men's behavior and privilege are institutionalized in so many ways, but none more devastating than in their (mis)treatment of women. Thanks, Lucinda, for pulling the details together. Keep writing. This blog is hard to read because it is so overwhelming. The scale of violence against women the world over is awful, and too much to grasp. As someone who has been involved in the anti-violence against women movement since the mid 1970s, and continue to follow and write about it, I suppose I’m pushed to find some signs of change. In many places we do have better laws, more prosecutions, and prevention programs. We have international networks and dialogues on the subject. But it goes on. Men’s behavior and privilege are institutionalized in so many ways, but none more devastating than in their (mis)treatment of women. Thanks, Lucinda, for pulling the details together. Keep writing.

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