Together, we can prevent sexual and domestic violence. Join us this Friday, April 22 in downtown Bend as we Take Back the Night with an evening full of FREE awareness-raising activities to empower the community to take action against violence. We’ll start our family-friendly Take Back the Night events with a Healthy Relationships Fair from […]
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Women’s Rights
Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi to speak
The World Economic Forum ranks the United States #20 out of 142 countries for gender equality based on disparity in pay, education, health and politics. We fall behind countries such as Nicaragua, Rwanda and South Africa in the study conducted annually by the Swiss nonprofit. World MUSE is an organization that works to empower women […]
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Tell Us How You Really Feel: The F-Word
Feminism. It’s a word with a rich history, that elicits a broad range of reactions and responses from women and men alike. What does it mean, and who can (and does) lay claim to the label “feminist”? As we prepare to release our annual Women’s Issue next week, we want to know how men feel […]
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World Muse and BendFilm Host ‘Girl Rising’ Screening
As a lead up to the third annual Muse Conference (March 6-8 in Bend), World Muse and BendFilm host a screening of Girl Rising, tonight at 5:30 pm at McMenamins. The film, from Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, tells the stories of nine girls in the developing world who must overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges, just […]
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What in the World: Girls with Guns, Diversity Training for The Man, and the Return of Harry Potter?
GIRL POWER: Women in Iraq are learning self-defense—the armed and dangerous kind—as the men go off to battle ISIS. Girls as young as 14 are learning to fire AK-47s to protect their younger siblings in case of an attack. (CNN) POLITICS: We already know that brain chemistry can influence a person’s political leanings, but so can the […]