Great post by Ruth Rosen about the lack of real discussion of women's economic concerns by the candidates.

I've worked as a waitress. In fact, that's how I got through my undergraduate education. I met many Josephines and none of them imagined, like Joe the plumber, that they would ever earn $250,000. If they're lucky, they earn just barely enough to provide for their families.

As Obama has insisted, they are the ones who need his proposed tax cuts. So why did he and Sen. McCain continually talk to Joe the Plumber, who was a Republican and had already made up his mind? Why didn't Obama change the subject and talk about Josephine the waitress? Or Jane, the single mom, who has just lost her home? Or Joanna, who has just lost her job and has no health care?

When all the examples are of men's travails, guess who feels excluded, indeed invisible. 

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Feminist Bloggers?

As part of her PhD, Jessie Daniels is looking for bloggers who identify themselves as feminist. 

Pre-screening survey can be found here (just a few quick questions). If you are what she is looking for, an hour interview (face to face or phone) would be involved. 

Biden-Palin Debate

Just because she didn't fall flat on her face doesn't mean that she did well!! More later.