Conservatives Don’t Want Feminist Judicial Nominee (Daily Beast)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg has said her career as a women’s activist would “probably disqualify” her for confirmation to the bench if she were nominated for the Supreme Court today.
Obama has now nominated women’s-rights attorney Georgetown Law Professor Nina Pillard, and conservatives, according to ThinkProgress, are concerned Pillard’s career path will alter the makeup and effectiveness of the justices.
"We had to make the fight […] They are looking to see what initiatives there are that really do help them beyond the rhetoric of wanting to have an economy that lifts everyone in our society including women. No, they want something very specific. Women have to see that there is a path, there is an initiative."- Nancy Pelosi says it’s time to fight for women in the economy, making more than a few good points in an interview with TP’s Bryce Covert. (via think-progress)
"Women make everything an opportunity. They react productively."-
Fernando Sartor, son of Adriana Silvia Sartor (CEO of Elettrotec)
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"Growing up, I had to be twice as tough as the boys to play in the neighborhood pickup games. I took my school’s athletic director to task when it was painfully obvious that the boys’ teams were getting better equipment. I certainly wasn’t sheltered from the sting of sexism in this arena."-
Anne Shoup, the associate director for media strategy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, reflects on ESPN’s documentary Let Them Wear Towels, scheduled to air at 8 p.m. tonight as part of the network’s Nine for IX series celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX.
Read How ESPN’s ‘Let Them Wear Towels’ Could Influence Women Who Want To Write About Sports at ThinkProgress