Articles tagged with: Women's Rights

Germaine Greer (Feminist / Author)

Germaine GreerGermaine Greer (born 29 January 1939) is an Australian writer, academic, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the later 20th century.

Greer's ideas have created controversy ever since her book The Female Eunuch became an international best-seller in 1970, turning her into a household name and bringing her both adulation and opposition.

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Invisible Women: Where Is Half The World's Population?

where_women_2.jpg“I hadn't thought about it,” said award-winning science writer Jessa Gamble.

We sat side-by-side in the theater at Ted Global 2010 in Oxford, UK, chatting as we waited for the next in a lineup of stellar speakers (of which 29% were women), at one of the world's premier conferences (TED basics here: TED 101 (Or TED For Dummies)).

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