Purim, International Agunah Day, and more - Link Roundup
On Purim:
- Sisters in Arms: Playing the defiant Vashti in a Hebrew school Purim play awakened my inner feminist [Tablet]
- Purim is bittersweet--Minnesota Mamaleh [TC Jewfolk]
- Many takes on hamantaschen [MyJewishLearning]
- Unmasked: Has Purim replaced Passover as the best holiday vehicle for expressing individual Jewish identity? [Tablet]
- A strange holiday [Truth, Praise & Help]
- Esther and Vashti: Women to remember [Blogher]
- Purim FAQ [Tablet]
- Purim in Bulgaria--With Kaddish [Forward]
- What's up with Purim plays and carnivals? [MyJewishLearning]
On inequality:
- International Agunah Day—A Uniquely Jewish "Holiday" [JWI]
- Idea #25: Hold Jewish Leaders Accountable for Gender Equity [The Sisterhood]
- How do we end the wage gap? Demand transparent salaries [Jezebel]
- Ultra-Orthodox men want women to stay unattractive? [Heeb]
Other stuff:
- A woman live-tweets her abortion in order to demystify the process for other women. [Feministe] As you might imagine, the response has been, well, predictable. [Jezebel]
- Guardasil approved for men: why men's health is a feminist issue [Girl w/ Pen]
- Jewish tattoos are controversial enough, but what happens when you don't actually know Hebrew? [Bad Hebrew Tattoos]
- Amanda Hess debunks the "walking in a bad neighborhood" rape analogy [The Sexist]
- Being Erica, the Canadian tv show featuring a young Jewish woman protagonist, is a hit. [Truth, Praise & Help] [Oy!Chicago]
- How colleges fail sexual assault victims--and how students can help [Jezebel]
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