Is Equal Pay Really About 'Sticking It To The Man'? Variety Talks Jennifer Lawrence & the Demand For Equal Pay In Hollywood
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'Sticking It to the Man' is an interesting title for an article about female actors asking for equal pay -- based on credentials, audience draw and awards -- from male-dominated Hollywood. Thanks to Patricia Arquette using her Oscar speech to lobby for equal pay and then Jennifer Lawrence setting a bonfire with her essay indicting a system that paid her 'American Hustle' co-stars more than her.As a consequence of last year's Sony Hack, Lawrence understands just how underpaid she was.
Talking about her essay published in Lenny Letter, Lawrence said her 'hunger Games' character Katniss Everdeen inspired her to take action.
Kathy Griffin Endorses Hillary, Talks Hollywood's Gender Pay Gap With Variety
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I’m someone who has been very open about asking for raises and trying to get equal pay. You’re just simply told, “No.” It’s brutal. I guess I became aware of it on my first paid job. When I was on a sitcom in the ’90s, “Suddenly Susan,” I made the second-lowest salary on the cast. Judd Nelson, who I liked, made four times what I made, and he ended up getting fired. And I went on to get two Emmys, a Grammy, three television shows with my name in the title and a New York Times best-seller.
Gender Gap Volume Rises As Bernie Bros Tell Progressive Women How To Vote
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Throughout the summer, Sanders and Clinton supporters engaged in a soft glove battle of the sexes with Bernie Sanders' primarily white male supporters sparring with Hillary supporters of every skin color and white women. The so-called Bernie Bros are focused on Clinton supporters like myself, the so-called spoiled, bourgeoise, white woman.
We's Not Shouting, But We ARE Digging In
No self-respecting feminist will go to the wall over Bernie's comment about shouting -- although given his role as the shouter-in-chief, his commentary about others is downright amusing. Surely he didn't mean to minimize his opponent in any way.
That is not the case with the white progressive men Peter Daou and Tom Watson write about over at Hillary Men. The genie is out of the bottle in political gender relations in the Democratic party, with a strong dose of misogyny running wild -- not among Southern Democrats, who barely exist anymore -- but among white male progressives.
Feminists of a certain age are well aware that many leftist men were frequently sexist as hell. Among Latinos, African Americans, American Indians -- really any group of people except middle-class white women -- a desire for self-determination is embraced by white male progressives as legitimate. Among white women not on welfare or living among the working poor -- women who are typically able to speak and write or run for political office -- a desire for fairness and equity in political representation is considered to be bourgeoise and without a strong political foundation.
Blue Menu Politics: Nancy Pelosi's Sinfully Rich Chocolate Mousse Recipe
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Blue Menu Politics: Nancy Pelosi's Sinfully Rich Chocolate Mousse Recipe
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST
You won't hear this on Chris Matthews Hardball -- you know, Chris is trying to butter up the ladies lately -- but the secret to Nancy Pelosi's iron-clad grip on vote counting and controlling her spirited group of Democratic DC change agents is chocolate ice cream for breakfast.
Pelosi spilled the coffee beans to Food and Wine last year, admitting "I’ve been eating dark chocolate ice cream for breakfast for as long as I can remember. I don’t see it as different from having a cup of coffee. The flavors keep getting darker and darker, which I love. Double Rainbow has one called Ultra Chocolate; you can just imagine how delicious that is. And Three Twins, I like their Bittersweet Chocolate. Sugar cones are my thing.'
NANCY PELOSI'S FAVORITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE RECIPE
Angelina Jolie Fronts WSJ Magazine November 2015 Innovators Issue, Lensed By Peter Lindbergh
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Angelina Jolie Fronts WSJ Magazine November 2015 Innovators Issue, Lensed By Peter Lindbergh
AOC 2007 founding muse Angelina Jolie fronts the November 2015 issue of WSJ Magazine, the Innovators Issue. Angelina is photographed by Peter Lindbergh in classic images styled by Anastasia Barbieri./ Hair by Adriotha Lee; makeup by Toni Garavaglia
Jolie is promoting her new film 'By the Sea' starring herself and husband Brad Pitt. Interviewed by Julia Reed, the actor reflects on the many challenges of making the film about a couple whose marriage is in deep crisis. AOC has followed the film from its beginning.
Pierre de Vallombreuse Photographs Gender Equality In Southeast Asia Indiginous Cultures
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Pierre de Vallombreuse Photographs Gender Equality In Southeast Asia Indiginous Cultures
"Most of the cultures in Southeast Asia are more based on equality than domination," the photographer explained. For this series 'Souveraines', which was commissioned by Arthaud Publishing, de Vallombreuse "selected four remote cultures where women play decisive and central roles in governance and spirituality—the Khasi, a matrilineal and matrilocal society in northeastern India; the Palawan, a non-hierarchical community in the Philippines; the Mosuo ethnic group in China; and the Badjao, a sea-dwelling group that prefers boats to houses."
It should be noted that female sexuality is more more embraced in these societies, as we've written on AOC, and often it is women who choose their sexual partners, if only for the night. These realities dovetail back to our historical understandings of women's lives before the deterioration of women's rights, escalating dramatically after 10,000 BC.
De Vallombreuse says one of the most striking things he observed in these societies included "fluidity, simplicity, and normality" between men and women. "This should be normal everywhere," he said.
Kate Winslet Says Apple Devices Create Negative World For Kids & Families
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Kate Winslet Rules In Alexi Lubomirski Images For Esquire UK November 2015
One of the acclaimed stars of the new movie 'Steve Jobs', British actor Kate Winslet just posted a challenging interview with The Sunday Times, arguing that parents are "losing control" of their children to social media.
Winslet said that social media has a "huge impact on young women's self-esteem", so much so that it made her "blood boil".
These are tough-talking, fighting words from the mom of three children, proving that beautiful lingerie and posing in sensual, Alexi Lubomirski images for Esquire UK in no way invalidate conscientious parenting. Read more about Kate's view on technology & kids in AOC Women's News.
Kate Winslet is a Smart Sensuality woman who knows her own mind. Read more about Kate's keen desire to join the cast of 'Steve Jobs' and interviews about the movie and its core character Steve Jobs.
Meryl Streep Joined By Sean Penn In Promoting 'India's Daughter for 2016 Best Documentary Oscar
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Meryl Streep Joined By Sean Penn In Promoting 'India's Daughter for 2016 Best Documentary Oscar
Director Leslee Udwin's film 'India's Daughter' has opened in general release here in America. Although the film about gang rape in India continues to be banned in India, Meryl Streep is aggressively promoting it for a best documentary Oscar in 2016. "When I first saw (the film) I couldn't speak afterwards," the actor said recently in New York.
Streep was joined by Freida Pinto, in promoting 'India's Daughter' at the Tribeca Film Festival in March, and the activist actor has attracted a long and growing list of suporters of the film.
On Tuesday in Los Angeles at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Sean Penn joined Streep in promoting 'India's Daughter'.
Comparing Udwin’s film about the gang rape of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh and the Indian and global protests that followed to an MRI, Penn added: “It made me ponder manhood. It reminded me of a trip I took with my children many years ago to Tanzania. I remember saying to our guide how extraordinary it was to see a culture last the way it had been for a thousand years. And the guide said to me: ‘Don’t wish the static upon anyone. It will kill them.’”
Anti-feminist Marion Cotillard Shines In Ben Hassett Images For Madame Figaro
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Anti-feminist Marion Cotillard Shines In Ben Hassett Images For Madame Figaro
Actor Marion Cotillard, one of France's most famous muses since 2008, has been in the hot seat, after denying the existence of sexism in Hollywood and the need for feminism in the world. Cotillard says she believes in women's rights but not confronting men -- as Jennifer Lawrence has done -- where inequality exists. It seems that Cotillard embraces the idea that men should not discriminate against women, but when it happens, the most important goal is to protect harmony between the sexes and not be divisive or create any separation, says the actor.
Katy Perry Roars Into Iowa For Hillary Clinton At Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
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Katy Perry Roars Into Iowa For Hillary Clinton At Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Hillary Clinton had a stellar weekend and one heck of a week, coming off Vice President Biden announcing that he won't seek the presidency in 2016 and HIllary's grueling 11 hours of testimony before the Republican-dominated committee investigating Benghazi. Read On:
Obama's David Plouffe Endorses Hillary Clinton HIllary Hillary Clinton News
VS Angel Martha Hunt Seduces In Jack Waterlot Images For L'Officiel Malaysia October 2015
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VS Angel Martha Hunt Seduces In Jack Waterlot Images For L'Officiel Malaysia October 2015
Victoria's Secret Angel Martha Hunt, who is also a spokesperson for Free People, adds her western woman brand of sexy sizzle in a country where women have been caned in the last few years for adultery.L'Officiel Malaysia has always intrigued us with their provocations in this deeply Muslim country where activists from a coalition of eight organizations have formed the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality. Earlier this month, the coalition denounced the government's claim that child brides are rare in the country.
Citing statistic from United Nations’ reports, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) said there were as many as 15,000 Malaysians who were married off before the age of 19, contrary to the low figures given by the prime minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor at a function in the US yesterday.
Malaysia to Free People
Checking for a status pdate on last week's PETA action against Free People for refusing to stop the sale of angora after brutal videos of harvesting angora from rabbits were revealed, we note that the conflict was settled in the last 24 hours. Writing about the action last week, we didn't even think to look and see if Martha was the model behind the campaign. Woops!
It appears that Free People conceded today.
Hearing His Angry Critics, Joe Biden Announces That He Will Not Seek Presidency in 2016
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Hearing His Angry Critics, Joe Biden Announces That He Will Not Seek Presidency in 2016 AOC Hillary Clinton
Posted by HIllaryWomenNews minutes before US Vice President Joe Biden announced that he will not run for President in 2016.
Dear Joe. I'm collecting my thoughts on what to say to you, but Anita, Gloria and Hillary are on my mind right now. You said yesterday how much you like Dick Cheney and the Republicans. I want you to know how absolutely NERVOUS and DISTRUSTFUL you are making me feel about you.
There's nothing worse for women than a bunch of Bible-toting men in any party, and you admit, Joe -- in your heart -- that you accept the Biblical version of events. You said it three weeks ago when the media-celebrity Pope Francis was rocking the East Coast. One Supreme Court Justice is enough for you, Joe Biden! And don't kid yourself, Sir. We have just begun to fight! If you run, this battle becomes epic and deeply personal, in a way it isn't with Bernie Sanders! (We will) Never Forget! ~ Anne Enke
Clearly HIllaryMen had a similar response. Many of us have been very frustrated with Joe Biden's increasingly apparent need to keep the entire Democratic party on pins and needles while he pondered his decision about running. In this particularly good week for Hillary, Joe Biden was increasingly becoming a spoiler in waiting. The Vice President pushed my buttons when he suggested that people like me were bullying him . . . and he would not be bullied. For those of us who have exhibited enormous patience and respect for Joe, his accusations were a bit much.
And then yesterday, all hell began to break lose, as Joe Biden leveled one aggressive comment after another against HIllary Clinton, while simultaneously telling the nation how much he personally likes Dick Cheney and Republicans.
I got up this morning deciding to take the gloves off, and admittedly Gloria Steinem got me going with her new book. As always HillaryMen was already in the groove.
Gloria Steinem Sets Uppity Women Straight On HIllary Not Storming Out of the White House As First Lady AOC Hillary Clinton
Beyonce Is All American Woman Patriot By Ryan McGinley For Beat Magazine Winter 2015
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Beyonce Is All American Woman Patriot By Ryan McGinley For Beat Magazine Winter 2015
Superstar Beyonce reminds the world that she's one of America's best ambassadors for women loving our own skin and body types. Add to that Queen Bey's alliance with megastars like Salma Hayek -- who is a lead Latino in the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton -- and Beyonce's co-partner in the global 'Chime for Change' movement to empower young girls and women world wide, and you have a new version of Secretary of State.
Last month Beyonce and Salma Hayek were in Central Park, where they joined other Chimers to co-sponsor the exhilarating Global Citizen concert, in which Beyonce brought down the evening sky with her activist battle cry for women everywhere in the world. While Beyonce has contributed significant sums to the Hillary Clinton campaign, she has not officially endorsed the candidate. When she does (we're praying fervently), the rally for American women and ALL women in the world is officially on.
Angelia Jolie & Family Are Seaside For Annie Leibovitz In Vogue US November 2015
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Angelia Jolie & Family Are Seaside For Annie Leibovitz In Vogue US November 2015
Watch trailer and read early reviews of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's latest, most challenging film '
By the Sea'.
Pharrell Williams Gives Hillary Clinton Big Political Hug Day Before Las Vegas Debate
/Pharrell Williams 'Freedom' rang through the audience at yesterday's 'Ellen Degeneres show' where the super talented singer/producer stopped by take care of business, including not only ENDORSING Hillary Clinton for president but PROMOTING her and saying:
Not that I don't love our current president, I just feel that it's Hillary time. People are like ‘OK, we need a president that we can play Scrabble and Celebrity with,’ but that’s not who’s gonna solve your problems. You need someone that’s gonna take it serious.
Read on in Hillary Women.
Clinton vs Sanders: Key Differences
Getting ready for tonight's Democratic 2016 presidential election debate in Las Vegas, VOX lays out the major differences between Hillary Clinton and her chief challenger Senator Bernie Sanders in Vermont. Read on in Hillary Clinton News.
PETA Launches Anti-Angora Campaign Against Free People & Urban Outfitters
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PETA Launches Anti-Angora Campaign Against Free People & Urban Outfitters
In August 2015 PETA issued a graphic report on Argentina-based, wool-supplier farm Ovis 21. The farm was a major supplier to Patagonia and also Stella McCartney, who dropped them immediately. The title of the report: 'Lambs Skinned Alive, Throats Slit, Tails Cut Off' was confirmed by Patagonia's subsequent, at once investigation, and the company also cut its ties to Ovis 21.
PETA issued a disturbing look into Chinese angora-wool farms, undermining a worldwide view that the rabbit-based product was obtained without farming the animals. As a result dozens of retailers including H&M, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, QVC and more stopped using angora wool. Anthropologie, too, stopped using angora wool as a result of the PETA report, but sister company Free People didn't get the message
Today, PETA announced a campaign against Free People, sold at its parent company's stores Urban Outfitters. The New York Post reports that last week all 'angora' products were removed from the company's online website.