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	<title>Hello Ladies &#187; Feminist Forte</title>
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		<title>A Lot of Chocolate; A Lot of Madness</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/04/a-lot-of-chocolate-a-lot-of-madness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chocolate Madness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: spreadshirt.co.uk via Hello_Ladies on Pinterest &#160; It&#8217;s Chocolate Madness day &#8211; one of my favorite days of the year. Chocolate Madness is a fundraiser for NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, an advocate for privacy and a woman’s right to choose. Tickets are still available: call 617-556-8800 x14 until 3 p.m. today. Remaining tickets will be available at the door for $50. At Chocolate Madness, held inBoston&#8217;s Cyclorama, pro-choice supporters join together with top local pastry chefs, premier food critics, and celebrity chefs  for an evening of endless chocolate delights in support of reproductive choice. A panel of judges (including yours truly) will choose the top chocolate entry in five categories. Funds raised will ensure Massachusetts remains a safe haven for choice and reproductive liberty in one of the most anti-choice political climates in a generation.  Massachusetts is not immune to the attacks on reproductive rights sweeping the nation. A direct result of having lost 12 pro-choice seats in the 2010 elections, this current legislative session saw four new anti-choice bills introduced in the Commonwealth. NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts is working to defeat all anti-choice legislation and elect pro-choice legislators. Now more than ever we need to protect our reproductive rights. Visit NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts to learn more about how you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from Around the Web</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/04/news-from-around-the-web-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a roundup of news affecting women from around the web. Following the tragic shooting at an Oakland, Calif. college earlier this week, few news outlets are reporting what the Los Angeles Times has reported, &#8220;Gunman killed mostly women.&#8221; Six of the seven victims were women. The seventh was a man the gunman apparently shot in order to use the victim&#8217;s car to get away from the crime scene. The AP quoted one of the victim&#8217;s husbands as saying, &#8220;My wife was afraid of him. She was afraid he would do something like he did. She knew the other victims, and they talked about it. They were afraid that he was going to come back and do what he did.&#8221; What we don&#8217;t know is whether the gunman bypassed men to shoot only women, or whether there were mostly women on site at the time of the shooting. Either way, we think the mainstream media should at least examine this angle. Speaking of violence against women, some students working at the Boston University school newspaper, The Daily Free Press, ran an April Fools&#8217;s story about rape. Using a Disney theme for the issue, the story led with the news that seven frat dwarves allegedly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Are the Women in Math and Science: Infographic</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/where-are-the-women-in-math-and-science-infographic/</link>
		<comments>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/where-are-the-women-in-math-and-science-infographic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gender gap education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women in math and science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women in stem]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Created by: Engineering Degree]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Girl Scouts</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/happy-birthday-girl-scouts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was ten, I made a sit upon and joined an incredible group of girls and women around a camp fire to discuss the pressing issues of the day. Today, I pull up a chair at conference room tables with CEOs and weigh in on issues via blog posts and op-eds. When I was ten, I made a buddy burner and cooked my own meals one weekend at a camp on Cape Cod. Today, I am responsible for feeding a family (although my cooking skills haven&#8217;t really advanced). When I was ten, I learned how to use a compass one sunny day at the Blue Hills. Today, I rely on my internal compass to help me make tough decisions. When I was ten, I learned the value of girl friends and relied on them to get me through a long, dark night in a tent after listening to ghost stories. Today, I rely on my network of incredible women to help me overcome obstacles and achieve my goals. When I was ten, my mother took me door-to-door selling cookies. Today, I&#8217;m not afraid to knock on doors and try new things. When I was ten, I was a Girl Scout. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rock the Red Pump: HIV/AIDS Awareness</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/rock-the-red-pump/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Did you know that every 9.5 minutes, someone in the U.S. is infected with HIV?  More than one million Americans live with HIV, and a quarter of those people are women. In 2009, two friends, Luvvie Ajayi and Karyn Watkins, started The Red Pump Project™ to raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. Their mission: to promote HIV prevention through education and discussion. They also raise funds for HIV/AIDS service organizations. Ajayi and Watkins chose the red shoe as a symbol of empowerment to represent the strength and courage of women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. This weekend, it is expected more than 200 hundred bloggers will “Rock the Red Pump” to help these two women raise awareness. Know the facts on HIV and AIDS: High-risk heterosexual contact is the source of 80 percent of newly diagnosed infections in women in the US. The largest number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses during recent years was for women aged 15–39. HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects minority women in the United States. According to the 2005 census, Black and Latina women represent 24 percent of all US women combined, but accounted for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m Thankful on International Women&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/why-im-thankful-on-international-womens-day/</link>
		<comments>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/why-im-thankful-on-international-womens-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feminist Forte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international women's day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Women's Day 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[working mother]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Truth is, it was kind of a lousy day. I woke up at 5 a.m. ready to celebrate and blog about International Women&#8217;s Day. But I had emails to answer, followed by an early client meeting, a frustrating meeting at the office, a mini client crisis, and, I realized I was wearing navy tights with black boots and skirt. Fashion faux pas! So, during my commute home I told myself, &#8220;Dig deep. Find something positive to write about.&#8221; Turns out, it wasn&#8217;t hard. I have much to be thankful for today. The theme of this year&#8217;s International Women&#8217;s Day is “Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures” and I am most thankful for my daughter and the opportunity to raise another woman and hopefully inspire her future. I am thankful she shows an aptitude for all things tech and that her father and brother encourage her to study and be smart. I am thankful she excels at second grade math and science and that she told me she wants to cure cancer someday. (She also wants to be Selena Gomez, but hey, sometimes I do too.) I am thankful for the Girl Scouts and the organization&#8217;s commitment to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Ways To Make History</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/six-ways-to-make-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the start of Women&#8217;s History Month, we wrote, &#8220;Be the woman your granddaughter will read about in history class someday.&#8221; Women right now have an opportunity to make a significant impact on history. Here are six ways to secure your spot in the history books. Women"s History Month: Six Ways to Make the History Books]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Women&#8217;s History Month: Let&#8217;s Make History</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/its-womens-history-month-lets-make-history/</link>
		<comments>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/its-womens-history-month-lets-make-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feminist Forte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electing women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women vote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's history month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's history month infographic]]></category>

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		<title>We Won&#8217;t Let You Call Us Sluts</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/we-wont-let-you-call-us-sluts/</link>
		<comments>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/we-wont-let-you-call-us-sluts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boycott Rush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heroine of the Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limbaugh Calls Fluke a slut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rush Limbaugh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By know you&#8217;ve probably heard radio personality Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a slut during one of his radio broadcasts. Fluke testified before a Congressional group about the need for contraception health care coverage. Limbaugh may have singled out Fluke during his broadcast, but his hateful rhetoric is part of a larger effort in the war on women to shame those who advocate for women&#8217;s health, specifically, reproductive health. With our votes, we can show Limbaugh, and others who would silence women, that we won&#8217;t be bullied. We can vote in the ballot booth for candidates who support women&#8217;s rights and we can vote now with our wallets. An effort is underway to boycott sponsors of Limbaugh&#8217;s radio show. And the National Organization for Women has called on Clear Channel, which broadcasts Limbaugh&#8217;s  show, to pull the show off the air. According to a story published this morning on The Huffington Post, Legal Zoom, Citrix Success, Heart and Body Extract, AutoZone, Quicken Loans, Sleep Train, Sleep Number and Oreck have pulled their ads from the radio show and the following companies have not: ProFlowers, CARBONITE, Inc., Mid-West Life Insurance Company of Tennessee, American Forces Network, Mission Pharmacal Company, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be the Woman Your Granddaughter Will Read About Someday</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/be-the-woman-your-granddaughter-will-read-about-someday/</link>
		<comments>http://helloladies.com/2012/03/be-the-woman-your-granddaughter-will-read-about-someday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[war on women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women in politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s Women’s History Month and what an exciting time. In addition to honoring the women from our past, women right now have an opportunity to make a significant impact on history. Certainly, these are challenging times. In recent weeks, we witnessed a Congressman convene an all-male panel to discuss contraception and the freedom of conscience clause. We paid close attention as Virginia lawmakers put forth drastic bills attempting to legislate women’s body. We heard Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum speak out against prenatal testing. We witnessed a partisan vote on the Violence Against Women Act. We watched several attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, including one from a once respected woman’s charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure. And, we read the amendment put forth by Senator Roy Blunt which would allow an employer to exclude any health service from the coverage they provide employers based on any moral or religious objection. How ironic that the Senate is expected to vote on that amendment today- the first day of our month long celebration of women. (Have you called your Senator regarding the vote?) Some in Washington are trying to frame the amendment as a religious debate – but there is so much [...]]]></description>
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