Acton Institute Powerblog Archives

Post Tagged 'war on women'

April 03, 2015

Changing The World For Girls One Tree At A Time

In many parts of the world, the deadliest words are, “it’s a girl.” Abortion and infanticide are common when those words are heard. If the girl manages to live, she is considered a burden and/or a slave. Continue Reading...

March 24, 2015

‘Men, Some Say, Are Just Passé’

Christina Hoff Sommers, of American Enterprise Institute, takes on the idea of men being obsolete. Civilization now needs empathy, social intelligence, emotional knowledge – right? And that’s where females excel. So do we still need men? Continue Reading...

November 14, 2014

‘You People Need To Be Stopped:’ Babies And Personal Liberty

, the young woman who testified before Congress that she needed someone (you) to pay for her birth control, lost her bid for Senate in California. She was pushing for “progressive change,” which meant, in part, that someone (you) would be paying for lots of birth control. Continue Reading...

September 25, 2014

HeForShe: When Are We Going To Get Honest About Gender Issues?

Emma Watson, the lovely British actress best known for her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter movies, is now a Goodwill ambassador for the United Nations. The program she is touting is called HeForShe (yes, I know that sounds like a support group for transgendered folk, but that’s beside the point.) It is, according to the website, a “solidarity movement for gender equality.” Basically, they want men (the “He”) to start supporting women’s (the “She”) equality. Continue Reading...

September 19, 2014

Dangerous To Be An American Woman? Not If We Take Responsibility For Ourselves, Each Other

Vox is telling us that it’s “dangerous to be a woman in America.” (The news is delivered in a creepy video where statistics are displayed via writing on a woman’s body. Continue Reading...

July 14, 2014

‘War On Women’ Seeks To Infantilize Women, Keep Them Dependent

One of my jobs when I was in college was doing tech work (lights and sound) for a small but busy theater. I enjoyed the work, and most of my co-workers, not to mention the opportunity to meet the varied and creative people who came to perform. Continue Reading...

April 11, 2014

Acton On Tap: The Real War On Women

Elise Hilton speaks at San Chez Bistro in Grand Rapids, Michigan – April 8, 2014 On Tuesday evening, Acton Communications Specialist Elise Hilton led a great discussion on the topic of “The Real War On Women” at Acton On Tap, held at San Chez Bistro in Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Continue Reading...

October 17, 2012

The Presidential Debate and Pandering to Women

I think somebody needs to admit that the level of pandering to women in this election is over the top. Whether it is Ann Romney awkwardly yelling, “I love you women” at the Republican National Convention, or the ridiculous “War on Women” meme from the left. Continue Reading...