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		<title>Bachmann Raises Questions About Politics, Work and Gender Equality</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/11/bachmann-raises-questions-about-politics-work-and-gender-equality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the start of the &#8220;Thanksgiving Family Forum,&#8221; a GOP primary debate held earlier this month in Iowa, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann walked around the table pouring water for all of her opponents and for Frank Luntz, the debate moderator. When Luntz thanked her, Bachmann laughed and responded, &#8220;I&#8217;m used to it Frank.&#8221; Watch the video here and then ask yourself, was Bachmann&#8217;s behavior helpful or harmful? The answer may vary depending on your frame of reference. To some, Bachmann&#8217;s action may appear to be a simple, meaningless gesture. She was pouring a glass of water for herself; so why not just pour for the table? After all, it only took a minute or two. It was helpful and only a liberal-leaning blogger could make an issue out of this, right? Not true. I am sure political strategists think Bachmann made a bad move. After all, it doesn&#8217;t look very presidential to wait on others. Presidents are served at the table; they don&#8217;t do the serving. Now remember: we&#8217;ve never had a woman in office. Therefore, what most people consider to look presidential, is going to look like male behavior. And men seem to know that when they are engaged in important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hello Ladies Guide to Sexism in Politics</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/08/the-hello-ladies-guide-to-sexism-in-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest presidential election cycle has only just begun and already we are engaged in some lively discussions about the sexist treatment of candidate Michele Bachmann. Was the Newsweek cover photo of the Congresswoman and the accompanying headline sexist? Was the &#8220;submissive wife&#8221; question out of line?  Sexism may seem more out in front during a presidential campaign but it exists in politics all the time &#8211; and at the state and local level too. Some of the sexism is over the top, and some not so obvious. To help you easily identify and respond to unfair treatment of female politicians, here is &#8220;The Hello Ladies Guide to Sexism in Politics.&#8221; Overt sexism: In this category we have the outrageous remarks that make you scream, &#8220;How does this person (insert name of person who spoke or wrote the sexist comment) keep their job?!&#8221; Examples: Conan O&#8217;Brien sidekick Andy Richter&#8217;s recent tweet that read, &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing wrong with Michele Bachmann that two solid weeks of orgasms won&#8217;t cure.&#8221; Statements like that one attempt to reduce a female candidate to a shrew, a sexual object, anything but a viable contender for the job. An Alex Beam column in The Boston Globe during the Massachusetts Senate race last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Can&#8217;t Agree: Is the Bachmann Newsweek Cover Sexist?</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/08/why-we-cant-agree-if-the-bachmann-newsweek-cover-is-sexist/</link>
		<comments>http://helloladies.com/2011/08/why-we-cant-agree-if-the-bachmann-newsweek-cover-is-sexist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terry O&#8217;Neill from the National Organization for Women (NOW) says yes, it is. Salon&#8217;s Joan Walsh says no, it&#8217;s not. And feminist icon Gloria Steinem says it&#8217;s borderline. Pundits are split on whether or not Newsweek&#8217;s decision to run the unflattering (we can all agree on that, right?) picture of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann was sexist. Why is it so hard to figure out? I think  it stems from the way the media has conditioned us to think about and view women. When so many young, female characters on television are sexualized, when even the most beautiful women in the world are airbrushed, when we see too few images of strong, athletic women and when so much of our news comes from the male point of view, we struggle with what is reality, what is media manipulation, how we view other women and what we&#8217;ve come to expect of how the media views us. And then add politics to the mix and things get even more distorted. With such small numbers of women participating in politics, the media turns the few women who do into Everywoman. Remember, for example, how a vote for Hillary Clinton was portrayed as a vagina vote, not a vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Makes Women&#8217;s Health a Priority</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/08/washington-makes-womens-health-a-priority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More good news out of Washington (can you believe it?). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this week announced new guidelines as part of the Affordable Care Act that require new health insurance plans to cover women’s preventive services including breastfeeding support, domestic violence screening, and contraception &#8211; without charging a co-payment or a deductible. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement, &#8220;These historic guidelines are based on science and existing literature and will help ensure women get the preventive health benefits they need.” In developing the guidelines, the HHS worked with the Institute of Medicine to do a review of women&#8217;s health needs and provide recommendations on preventive measures specifically for women. According to the HHS website, women will have access to the following services without cost-sharing starting in August of next year: well-woman visits; screening for gestational diabetes; human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing for women 30 years and older; sexually-transmitted infection counseling; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and counseling; FDA-approved contraception methods and contraceptive counseling; breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling; and domestic violence screening and counseling. An amendment to the new regulation allows religious institutions that offer insurance to their employees a choice whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invest in Mothers</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/04/invest-in-mothers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I attended an event for entrepreneurs looking to accelerate their businesses. The event was billed as an opportunity to hear from leaders about how they&#8217;ve propelled their companies in terms of product development, technology, sales and marketing. Following the presentations, attendees were encouraged to eat lunch in groups dedicated to specific topics and facilitated by experts. There were eleven presenters. One was a woman. There were twelve lunch experts. Not one of them was a women. I asked the organizers where the women were. The answers ranged from (and I paraphrase), &#8220;I try to get women here every year. I think it&#8217;s too hard for women to start companies,&#8221; to &#8220;I can&#8217;t speak for women.&#8221; I heard a similar refrain at another start-up focused event last month. A man there told me women aren&#8217;t willing to put in the hard work and the hours to run a company. Really? Tell that to Ursula Burns, Oprah Winfrey, Anne Mulcahey, Indra Nooyi and countless other women who run lesser-known businesses. Perhaps the answer lies here: an estimated 90 percent of all venture funding goes to men and venture capital is a key ingredient for growth. The venture industry is predominantly male. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discuss Amongst Yourselves</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/04/discuss-amongst-yourselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, discusses why we have too few women leaders, at TED. It&#8217;s worth the watch. And for more on why we have too few women speakers at TED, check this out from C.V. Harquail and then join the &#8220;She Should Talk at TED&#8221; group on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Walmart Gender Discrimination Suit Update</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/04/walmart-gender-discrimination-suit-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The class action gender discrimination suit against Walmart, which had been given a green light by a federal judge and a federal appeals court, could be losing steam in the Supreme Court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs must prove Walmart had an unlawful policy that led to the discrimination. The UPI explained the challenge they face in trying to prove the class has merit, “The basic claim in the suit is that Walmart maintains a common culture &#8212; &#8220;the Walmart Way&#8221; &#8212; to ensure uniformity in its 3,400 stores … but the corporate headquarters gives local store managers unlimited discretion to decide pay and promotions &#8212; resulting in lower pay and fewer promotions for women.” Many close to the case and present in the courtroom said the justices seem divided down gender lines with Justices Sotamayor, Ginsburg and Kagan revealing support for the case in their line of questioning. The St. Petersburg Times reported, “ Ginsburg, who made her legal reputation in sex-discrimination law, said WalMart&#8217;s experience shows how &#8220;gender bias can creep&#8221; into the workplace. It isn&#8217;t &#8220;at all complicated,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Most people prefer themselves. And so a decisionmaker, all other things being equal, would prefer someone who looked like him.&#8221; The case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walmart Gender Discrimination Case: A Familiar Debate for Some Women</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/walmart-gender-discrimination-case-a-familiar-debate-for-some-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hello Ladies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Walmart gender discrimination class action lawsuit. The case was sparked ten years ago by Betty Dukes, a 60 year old store greeter, and claims women at the giant retailer are paid less than men, have fewer  opportunities for promotion than  their male coworkers, and are poorly represented at the management levels of the organization. This case has also leveled accusations of  a work environment that included team meetings at Hooters and requests for women to &#8220;doll up.&#8221; Tomorrow&#8217;s hearings will not focus on whether WalMart discriminated against women. Rather the court will evaluate whether the women who have worked at WalMart have enough in common to be considered a class. The size of the class has been reported at 1.5 million women. Walmart lawyers have argued that the women have little in common except gender. Lawyers for the plaintiffs will be challenged to demonstrate Walmart had a a common policy that was discriminatory.  They have cited decentralized and discretionary employee evaluation policies as support for a commonality finding. Walmart has argued discretionary decision-making is not inherently discriminatory. It sounds like the lawyers will engage in debates not unsimilar to the debate working women occasionally  have &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You Geraldine Ferraro</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/thank-you-geraldine-ferraro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geraldine Ferraro died yesterday at the age of 75 from complications related to blood cancer. It’s Women’s History Month and Ferraro was definitely a woman who made history. In 1984 she inspired generations when she was chosen by Walter Mondale as the first female vice presidential candidate of the United States. In her concession speech, Ferraro said, “My candidacy has said the days of discrimination are numbered.” Ferraro’s run was marred by sexism, including a comment from Barbara Bush who said of her husband’s opponent, “I can&#8217;t say it but it rhymes with &#8216;rich.” However, many credit her candidacy with changing the political landscape. More women were elected to Congress and appointed cabinet positions post-1984. Ferraro had been a Congresswoman prior to the 1984 election, representing Queens, New York. Following the election, Ferraro remained a strong advocate for women and was not afraid to speak out against sexism. She was a fierce supporter of Hillary Clinton&#8217;s campaign, getting herself in hot water for some comments she made about Barack Obama. We owe a lot to Geraldine Ferraro. Thank you.]]></description>
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		<title>Two Ways to Mark the Anniversary of Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/03/two-ways-to-mark-the-anniversary-of-healthcare-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One year ago this week President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Vice President Biden was right. It was a big *$% deal. The sweeping reform, which will go into full effect in 2014 will help the currently uninsured, extend benefits through parents’ policies to struggling young adults, offer new tax credits to small businesses and assist senior citizens with costly prescription costs. The reform has particular significance for women who historically paid higher premiums than men and were penalized for their so-called pre-existing conditions like pregnancy, C-sections and yes, even, domestic violence. Pre-existing conditions can no longer be cause for not insuring someone. Under the reform, women can also access the preventative care that is so critical to their well-being including critical maternity care. The United States has a very high maternal mortality rate. In fact two women die due to pregnancy-related complications each day in the United States. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act covers folic acid supplements, breast feeding support programs and screening for pregnancy-related conditions including anemia, cervical cancer and hepatitis B. And critical to both pregnant and non-pregnant women, screenings for breast and osteoporosis are now more affordable and accessible. It’s [...]]]></description>
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