| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Socialist Feminism | 11/20/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I was wondering if you could provide me with some background information of the socialist feminist ...
A: Sorry, but I know nothing about socialist feminism. When I got your inquiry, I went to google.com ...
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| Offensive remark | 11/19/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My question is how would you respond to the following comment: "Why does anyone care what women ...
A: The word for hatred of women is "misogyny." If you go to google and type that word in, you will ...
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| Can you help? | 11/4/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I am writing to bring something to your attention that I found very disturbing and troubling. I was ...
A: It's interesting that you now included the initial query from the young woman--that is not the query ...
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| Can you help? | 11/4/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I am writing to bring something to your attention that I found very disturbing and troubling. I was ...
A: I went to the website you gave me and it doesn't say exactly what you wrote about he incident ...
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| Is this rape? | 10/31/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I am writing because something happened to me the other day that really upset me, and I was ...
A: I am not familiar with Canadian law on rape. In the US, the following articles deal with the legal ...
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| Rape | 10/28/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I would like to get your opinion on something. I was participating in a discussion on-line about a ...
A: Janice: Here's the program I attended that I just wrote you about: Thursday, October 15, 2009 ...
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| "Women should go back to the kitchen". | 10/28/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I would like to get your opinion on something. I was participating in a discussion on-line about a ...
A: Janice: You may be interested in this fact sheet from Amnesty International on Violence Against ...
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| Black women | 10/22/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: What state has the highest percentage of successful African American women?
A: I don't know the answer to your question and I don't know whether anyone has ever studied famous ...
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| Promise Keepers | 9/30/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My question is do you know anything about the organization Promise Keepers? I have heard that it is ...
A: You write that you are not very well educated or an intellectual but you write beautifully and ...
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| Teachers views on sex and abortion upset student | 9/27/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My name is Eliza and I'm a high school student. I wanted to ask a question about something that was ...
A: I am shocked to read about your sex education teacher telling the students to act in accordance with ...
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| Promise Keepers | 9/27/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My question is do you know anything about the organization Promise Keepers? I have heard that it is ...
A: Here is Wikipedia's entry about Promise Keepers. Please note what NOW (the National Organization ...
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| age discrimination | 9/25/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I am over 55 and I have friends 53 and 60. We are/were all stay-at-home moms and we are all soon to ...
A: I am an expert on women's rights and women's history but fear I don't have much to contribute with ...
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| Difficult situation | 9/23/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My question is how would you deal with a male friend who suddenly "found god" and insisted on ...
A: I am an expert on women's rights and women's history--but not in human relationships. That's the ...
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| Abortion and rape | 9/14/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My question is how do you feel about laws that would criminalize abortion even in cases of rape? I ...
A: Maggie: I notice now that you're in Canada, but I presume you're asking about US law as I'm not ...
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| Abortion and rape | 9/14/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My question is how do you feel about laws that would criminalize abortion even in cases of rape? I ...
A: You addressed this to Deborah. My first name is Sonia, so I don't know if you meant to send this to ...
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| Hubby and I both changed our names | 9/8/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: as both our feminist statements and because we liked the sentiment of designing a new family name ...
A: I'm an expert on women's rights and women's hisory. I cannot, however, give legal advice in ...
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| Women's restrooms in the workplace | 8/31/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: In Indianapolis, Indiana does the employer have to provide a separate restroom for the women ...
A: I do not know from your question whether you are just asking a theoretical question or whether you ...
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| Abortion bill | 8/1/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I would like to get your opinion on the following. It is a brief news story about a new bill that's ...
A: I did not know about it because it was introduced while I was in the UK for most of July on a visit ...
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| Rape | 7/8/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: My question is do you think it is ever a woman's fault if she is raped? I am a married woman with a ...
A: First of all, my deepest sympathies to you for the horrible assault you endured. No one deserves to ...
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| No uniform to required uniform | 6/28/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: Location: Northern California Employer: Small public hospital Job: Admissions Receptionist Age: Over ...
A: I am an expert on women's rights and on discrimination based on gender in the workplace. I can't ...
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| Teenage girl needs some advice | 6/23/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: I sort of have two questions, but they are related. Would you think it was strange if a girl said ...
A: Chrissy, To quote an old bumper sticker slogan "Men of Quality don't fear Women's Equality." It ...
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| Teen girl confused about feminism | 6/23/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I sort of have two questions, but they are related. Would you think it was strange if a girl said ...
A: Of course, there is nothing wrong with a woman keeping her own name on marriage. If you look on the ...
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| Downside of feminist movement | 6/23/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: My question is do you feel that there is a downside to feminism? Do you believe that it has actually ...
A: Annie, I believe that the only potential downside to Feminism is the very small minority who may ...
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| Problem at home | 6/19/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: I am indian citizen and live in UK in one bed flat that we jointly owned,married for 2 1/2 years. We ...
A: Arti, I have not ignored or delayed your answer. Please bear with me while I try to locate an ...
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| Abortion misunderstanding | 6/6/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: My question is why do some feminists say that women can not be equal without the right to use birth ...
A: Joshua, Your inquiry actually contains multiple questions that I do not have the time or space to ...
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| Abortion misunderstanding | 6/6/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My question is why do some feminists say that women can not be equal without the right to use birth ...
A: With your point of view and that of your mother, I doubt you will accept my response to your ...
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| Supreme Court Nominee and choice | 6/5/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: My question is what do you think about President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court Sonya ...
A: Lisa, The best way to answer your question is to refer you to the book "How the Pro-CHoice Movement ...
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| Sexist dress code | 6/4/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I just finished reading an article on the website Feministing.com about a young woman(an honor ...
A: I asked my friends who specialize in gender discrimination in educational institutions if they had ...
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| Supreme Court Nominee and choice | 5/28/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: My question is what do you think about President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court Sonya ...
A: Lisa, I agree with you, that there is a cause for concern in the nomination of Sonya Sotomayor. ...
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| Supreme Court Nominee and choice | 5/28/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: My question is what do you think about President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court Sonya ...
A: Lisa: There are two articles about Judge Sotomayor in today's (May 28) NYTimes online at the top ...
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| felon's dating correctional officers | 5/13/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I've been dating a correctional officer for the past month. He is my high school ex-boyfriend. I ...
A: I am an expert in women's rights and women's history. Your question doesn't involve either of those ...
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| What does this mean? | 4/29/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: I don't know whether you will know the answer to this question or not, but I figured it was worth a ...
A: Olivia, The image that you're describing is called "Rosie the Riveter" and was a very popular ...
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| What does this mean? | 4/29/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I don't know whether you will know the answer to this question or not, but I figured it was worth a ...
A: I think your co-worker's having this on her desk does mean she's a feminist. Now that you have some ...
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| options | 4/25/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: I am 25, on disability for PTSD and had a baby 8 weeks ago. Unfortunately, the father, who I have ...
A: Jeszika, You are absolutely correct. You do NOT need to be with an active drug user. In fact, ...
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| Abortion | 4/9/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: This question is regarding abortion rights. I got into a heated discussion about abortion the other ...
A: Both the Federal government and state governments have roles to play vis-a-vis abortion. However, ...
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| social services | 4/2/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: Does a woman who has chosen to be artificially inseminated by a confidential donor have the same ...
A: I am an expert on women's rights and women's history--I do not provide legal advice in individual ...
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| Rape | 3/31/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: I hope you will not be offended by my question. I don't know how to word it in such a way that it ...
A: Brooke, The "evolutionary imperative" towards rape was an idea put forth by ONE biologist, who's ...
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| Sexist husband | 3/28/2009 | Stefani Barner |
Q: I noticed in your profile that one of the topics you are qualified to address is raising feminist ...
A: Angela, Obviously I agree with you that enforcing a double standard between sons and daughters is ...
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| Federal employment procedures | 3/26/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: and thank you for this forum. What are my rights after being on a detail since 2007, performing the ...
A: I am an expert on women's rights and women's history. I cannot, of course, provide legal advice in ...
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| Catholic church and women's rights | 3/18/2009 | Sonia Pressman Fuentes |
Q: I am sure you heard about the editorial published in the Vatican's newspaper recently, that stated ...
A: I hadn't previously seen the "washing machine" statement but found it on google after receiving your ...
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