By JILL LAWLESS
Posts Tagged: Female
Obama Apologizes for Objectifying Female CA Attorney General
President Obama created a miniature firestorm Thursday, April 4, by being gauche enough to have called California Attorney General Kamala Harris the “best-looking attorney general” in the country. Not long afterward, the President was forced to apologize for the “sexist” remark. Obama made the comment at a luncheon event held at the home of Levi… Read more »
GOP Strategist Defends To Megyn Kelly Obama’s Right To Call Female Attorney General ‘Attractive’
During a Megyn Kelly political panel this afternoon, a GOP strategist Dee Dee Benkie took the surprising position of defending President Obama from criticism that he was “sexist” for calling California’s Kamala Harris is “the most attractive attorney general.” Women’s activist Sam Bennett told Kelly that her research has shown, “unequivocally,” that “focus on hair… Read more »
This map of America’s female mortality rates is pretty terrifying
This map, via health researcher Bill Gardner, shows the change in mortality rate for females in each county in the United States between 1992 and 2006. In 43 percent of counties — all those in red — mortality rates are rising: The map is part of a research article by David Kindig and Erika Cheng… Read more »