"This is not good enough."

posted Jun 5, 2013 at 11:30 AM

There are currently 20 US Senators who are women, a record number. And a recent NYT article highlighted how a group of female Senators on the powerful Armed Services Committee is pushing ahead on a long running problem: sexual assault in the military. Kirsten Gillibrand is part of that group, and in a recent hearing she made it very clear to the Secretary of Air Force and general that the military isn't doing enough to fix the problem (that link includes video of KG in that hearing). [NYT] [Capital New York]

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related news- http://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/some-women-enjoy-rape-tel-aviv-judge-says/
and also noticed today-
Jon Stewart Takes On 30 Republicans Who Voted Against Franken Rape Amendment
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/jon-stewart-takes-on-30-r_n_321985.html

... said tim raab on Jun 5, 2013 at 12:27 PM | link

"Women Senators" drives me nuts. Would you say "men Senators"? No, 'cause "men"/"women" is a noun, not an adjective. "Female Senators" and "male Senators" would be correct.

Editors: You're right -- that phrase is a grammatical wreck. Fixed.

... said KB @ Home-Baked Happiness on Jun 5, 2013 at 4:19 PM | link

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