"The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words."
-William H. Gass

Thursday, January 16, 2014

I believe in equality.

I tend to follow a lot of blogs that are empowering for women and focus on equality.  My two favorite blogs of the moment are Feministing and Project Unbreakable.

Feministing is a blog that posts news entries regarding feminism.  Most of the posts are written by professional journalists, but there is a section where anyone can submit posts.  The posts can be about anything from cultural and political issues to humor, music, and great quotations from celebrities like this awesome one from Beyonce:
“We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn’t a reality yet. Today, women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but the average working woman earns only 77 percent of what the average working man makes. But unless women and men both say this is unacceptable, things will not change. Men have to demand that their wives, daughters, mothers, and sisters earn more—commensurate with their qualifications and not their gender. Equality will be achieved when men and women are granted equal pay and equal respect.” (link)
Feministing is very empowering and is a fantastic way to stay updated on news involving women's rights.

Project Unbreakable is a more serious blog. 
"The mission of Project Unbreakable is to increase awareness of the issues surrounding sexual assault and encourage the act of healing through art. Since the project's conception in October 2011 by then nineteen year old Grace Brown, it has featured over two thousand images of sexual assault survivors holding posters with quotes from their attackers." (link)  
The photos are so beautiful and show that though these men and women have been through such a terrible experience, they have survived.  It is so sad that these people endured this.

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