84, high heels and a bicycle!?

So I was scanning the news today and ran across an article about Lan Yin Tsai, known as "Eiko" to family and friends, riding her bicycle 150 miles for an MS charity race in New Jersey! She is 84 years old and wears her pumps and a dress as if she was riding her bike to church. Tsai has been participating in the annual City to Shore event for 26 years. I can barely ride for two miles let alone 150. And you can forget about the pumps. This woman blows my mind! Apparently she is treated like a celebrity at the race, and as she should be. Wow!

Women in the Media and News

WIMN is a blog based on (guess what?) women in the news and media. It is a group blog written by 50 different women that gives women a chance to comment on different social, political and cultural issues of today. It covers so many topics from policies to reality TV. Definitely a one-stop-shop for your daily dose of womanly news.

Holla Back New York City

Holla Back is a blog to holla back at street harassers. Holla Back has several different sites, the one I have posted pertaining to NYC. It is a place where women can talk about the stupid guys that harass them on the streets. You can even post pictures of the perverts!

So I was watching Oprah today...

...and a woman from Dubai was on the show to help describe how people live around the world. The woman described how her mother-in-law wearing a traditional head covering called a shaila and face covering. Oprah asked her what she wore on a daily basis and she told her that she chose not to where the head and face coverings, but her sisters do. And then she said, "I think the feminist in me is coming out." I immediately thought that was why she did not choose to wear the head covering, but I was wrong! She said no one questions when men wear the typical head covering called a ghutra. She explained that it is about culture, not suppression, and that goes the same for the women. Maybe we should re-evaluate our views on women and culture and stop being so ethnocentric. Feminism is about accepting peoples differences and embracing them. The head covering is empowering for some women and a connection to their home. Let's respect that.

Think Pink

This month is national breast cancer awareness month. All over organizations are raising awareness and money for the cause. Just recently a young alumna of my sorority, just 24, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She doesn't have medical insurance and her family is really struggling. She is keeping her spirits high and will soon start writing a blog about her journey. My chapter is starting a penny war to help raise money for her medical treatment. Just knowing someone so close to my age has breast cancer scares me to death. According to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, only 5% of breast cancer diagnosises are women under the age of 40. It happens. Even that five percent is enough to think preventatively. Everyone: check yourself! Boyfriends check your girlfriends! Girlfriends check your girlfriends! Wear pink this month and