News Roundup: Ben Roethlisberger, Educated Women & Obama on ‘Women’s Rights’
Three news stories of interest today—and stay tuned for highlights from last night’s “Young Women and Feminism” panel at the 92nd Street Y.
* Timothy Egan rips Nike a new asshole for standing by alleged serial-rapist Ben Roethlisberger in today’s New York Times. “Is there anything creepier than a big, beer-breathed celebrity athlete exposing himself in a night club and hitting on underage girls, all the while protected by an entourage of off-duty cops?” Egan writes. “Well, yes. It’s the big, corporate sponsor — Nike, in this case — that continues trying to sell product with the creep as their role model.”
* According to new Census data, women—already graduating from college in higher numbers than men—are now just as likely to have earned advanced degrees. “It won’t be long before women dominate higher education and every degree level up to Ph.D.,” said economist Mark Perry. (Of course, the data shows women lag behind significantly in fields like engineering and science.)
* In a meeting this week with top Senate members, Obama said his pick for justice of the Supreme Court must honor ‘women’s rights.’
