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157.2 million
The number of females in the United States as of Oct. 1, 2010. The number of males is 153.2 million.
Source: US Census Bureau
Earnings, women to men
$36,278
The median annual earnings of women 15 or older who worked year-round, full time, in 2009, up 1.9 percent from $35,609 in 2008 (after adjusting for inflation). Women earned 77 cents for every $1 earned by men, unchanged for several years running.
Source: US Census Bureau
Education, women to men
35%
Percentage of women 25 to 29 who had obtained a bachelor's degree or more as of 2009, which exceeded that of men in this age range—27%.
55%
Percentage of college students in fall 2008 who were women.
58%
Percentage of women 25 to 29 who held advanced degrees in 2009, which exceed that of men in this age range—42%.
Source: Educational Attainment in the United States: 2009
Political representation, women to men 112th Congress
16.8%
Percentage of women in Congress.
17
Number of women out of 100 U.S. Senators
74
Number of women out of 435 U.S. Representatives. (3 are Delegates) (Of the 74 women in the House, 50 are Democrats, including the 3 Delegates, and 24 are Republicans. Of the 17 women serving in the Senate, 12 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.)
Source: Congressional Research Service
Rapes or sexual assault against women, 2007
248,300
The majority of US citizens are women; Women are more highly educated in the U.S; Women are continually paid less--by almost 25 percent--than men. Despite a vast pipeline of women in the professional workforce, they are relegated to non-alpha positions. Women are given miniscule representation in government even as they are the majority of the population. Women are largely relegated (most often by so-called progressives) to represent only Democrats in Congress. A staggering national assault occurs daily against women’s bodies with scant attention paid by male-dominated media.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice
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Neda's Legacy will be Powerful; plus, Tribute to Neda's Father on Father's Day.Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 5:02 pm — admin
 Why am I hopeful after watching a young woman bleed out after being murdered by Iranian police snipers? The young girl was robbed of life, yet She may well become the lifeblood for millions of Muslim women as they demand a voice. I hate that Neda died to the sound of screams. I hope she can now hear our words of admiration. Every day boatloads of women are murdered at the hands of men with scant notice. I hope Neda died knowing how worthy she is and how much attention will be paid. Imagine a woman's face and bare head as the firespark of freedom in a country where women are forced to cover themselves from age Nine! http://toppayingideas.com/blog/2009/06/21/neda-video-iran-neda-youtube/ |
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more news,
Iran's regime has banned memorials for a young woman whose death has become the focal point of protests against the clerical regime.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5605586/Iran-b...
This Neda girl is really going to change the world, far more than your double-talking Obama. women rock.
It turns out that Neda was
It turns out that Neda was not even protesting but her death is the largest protest of all. We don't know, if her family choose to say she was not a protester in order to further the outrage, but either way, her life is recognized and is giving women all over Iran the courage to speak out!
Who is not tired of hearing how 60% of college students in Iran are women. This is the same bull that we get in the US--that women are doing just fine. It is what comes after college that matters. And yes, women want more than a degreeand a pat on the head. WE WANT POWER equal to men.
Hi Taggles, I know NBC's
Hi Taggles, I know NBC's Brian Williams (always the one to downplay women and their importance!) reported that Neda was not out protesting, but today a far more relieable report from the LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-neda23-2009jun2...
"...she began attending the mass protests only because she was outraged by the election results
'Neda, don't go'
Her parents and others told her it would be dangerous to go to Saturday's march, said Golshad.
On Friday, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had warned in his weekly sermon that demonstrators would be responsible for any violence that broke out. Even Golshad stayed away. At 3:30 p.m., the two friends spoke.
"I told her, 'Neda, don't go,' " she recalled, heaving with sobs.
But Agha-Soltan was as stubborn as she was honest, Golshad said.
"She said, 'Don't worry. It's just one bullet and its over.' "
Her friends say she, Panahi and two others were stuck in traffic on Karegar Street, east of Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Square, on their way to the demonstration sometime after 6:30 p.m.
After they stepped out of the car to get some fresh air and crane their necks over the jumble of cars, Panahi heard a crack from the distance. In the blink of an eye, he realized Agha-Soltan had collapsed to the ground.
"We were stuck in traffic and we got out and stood to watch, and without her throwing a rock or anything they shot her," he said. "It was just one bullet."
Blood poured from the right side of her chest and began bubbling out of her mouth and nose as her lungs filled up.
"I'm burning, I'm burning!" Panahi recalled her saying, her final words."
We don't know if her father was on hand or not, this is disputed, but considering his safety, one can see why.
Now let's see if Brian Williams corrects himself? obunchobucks says: not!
sexist fool.
Lets all hope Neda's life
Lets all hope Neda's life will not be in vain.
She will change the course of
She will change the course of history.
She will bring peace.
May God help them all in their fight.
May God help them all in
May God help them all in their fight.
She will !! amen.
A fine
A fine tribute.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/21/iran.woman.twitter/index.html
(CNN) -- "RIP NEDA, The World cries seeing your last breath, you didn't die in vain. We remember you."
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I dug up some of the kids
I dug up some of the kids birthday cake candles and lit a pink one for Ms. Neda. Nice post.
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