 
SearchFemiStatsWomen to men
153.6 million
The number of females in the United States as of Oct. 1, 2007. The number of males is 149.4 million.
Source: US Census Bureau
Earnings, women to men
$32,649
The median annual earnings of women 16 or older who worked year-round, full time, in 2006. Women earned 77 cents for every $1 earned by men.
Source: American Community Survey, US Census Bureau
Education, women to men
32%
Percent of women 25 to 29 who had attained a bachelor's degree or higher in 2006, which exceeded that of men in this age range (25 percent).
Source: American Community Survey
Political representation, women to men 111th Congress
17
Number of women out of 100 U.S. Senators.
74
Number of women out of 435 U.S. Representatives.
Source: American Community Survey
Rapes or sexual assault against women, 2007
248,300
Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice
The majority of US citizens are women; Women are more highly educated in the U.S; Women are paid less--by almost 25 percent--than men. Women are given miniscule representation in government even as they are the majority of the population. A staggering national assault occurs daily against women’s bodies.
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Andrew SullivanOur Andrew Sullivan Deathwatch continues, fueled by Sullivan himselfTuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:05 pm — admin
This is just too too to ignore: Andrew Sullivan has not only diminished the patina of The Atlantic, but shown himself to be rabid in his hatred of women. FemiSex put a DeathWatch on Sullivan during the primaries, in the vein of Slate's HRC Deathwatch count down. Maybe with each moronic column Sullivan writes (see below) women such as Hillary and Palin will be safe from Sullivan's misogyny in any coming elections. Dear Santa: please FIRE SULLIVAN from public discourse. Sullivan's latest is so sloppy it might just get him laughed out of town! Asked and Answered! The Atlantic asks: Should Women Rule the World; The Atlantic gives 90% of its byline space to Men, Pays Misogynist Andrew Sullivan to write about Hillary’s “Cooties” and Palin’s “Massive Boobs” and “Porn-style Pumps”, pays the women itMonday, November 17, 2008 at 11:25 am — M.A. Liginter
pays the women it condescends to hire to write sexist material on par with Misogyny Sullivan; the Atlantic answers, Should Women Rule the World? Over our DEAD Print Body! The Atlantic has this on the cover of its November issue—in Bold Capitals: Andrew Sullivan added to Femisex DeathwatchMonday, October 6, 2008 at 6:25 pm — admin
It’s time to add a new name to the FemiSex DeathWatch List. To date we’ve had Tim Russert, Chris Matthews, and Keith Olbermann and Vikram S. Pandit.(Disclaimer, Russert’s actual death was not what we wished for, just a coincidence. Femisex is sorry for his family, but pleased for all women who may enter the political arena in the future.) Status on Watchlisters OlberUnhinged and CrawlingLeg Matthews: Urgent: Call the Atlantic and demand they Fire Andrew Sullivan for incompetence as well as call for paternity testing of the Obama girls. Fair is Fair after all.Friday, September 26, 2008 at 1:22 pm — M.A. Liginter
Andrew Sullivan writes for the Atlantic; Andrew Sullivan is now the FACE of the Atlantic; the Atlantic was once a storied monthly periodical for intellectual reads; it is now nothing more than the Enquirer with gloss. Andrew Sullivan is a man who despises Hillary Clinton and now has gone over the edge re Governor Palin. Last week according the Washington Post. , Andrew Sullivan sent this email to the McCain campaign:  |
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