“This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.

Nor, tragically, does its influence stop at the walls of the church, mosque, synagogue or temple. This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women’s equal rights across the world for centuries. The male interpretations of religious texts and the way they interact with, and reinforce, traditional practices justify some of the most pervasive, persistent, flagrant and damaging examples of human rights abuses.”

“The same discriminatory thinking lies behind the continuing gender gap in pay and why there are still so few women in office in Britain and the United States.”

A new fav I found on Flickr.

Charlotte Hatherley

“…the technique anticipates haz-mat scenarios that have become a staple of science fiction—think tiny robots on a crazed self-replication bender—whose more mundane reality could still cause problems as nanotechnology leaves the lab.” http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/12/16/scientists-kill-gray.html

Plus there’s a Wonder Woman puppet.