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The Women's Words

I am a bookworm. A bibliophile. A lover of the written word. If given the choice between going to a party and staying in with a good book, 98% of the time I will choose… 

A Disturbing Trend

In a recent column in the New York Times, writer Maureen Dowd discussed a group of young men who were setting up a “fantasy draft league”.  However, this league was not for football or basketball,… 

Miller Lite Wants You to "Man" Up

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iawDvGfDBc] Miller Lite has created two commercials advertising their beer product.  Unfortunately, the commercials are very sexist towards women. They assume women don’t care about the taste of beer and actually insinuating that beer is… 

"Real" Women, Body Image, and the Media

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w44B1JzdwXY]I was talking to a friend recently and we were discussing how we had both put on weight since high school (when we met) and one remark that she made really stood out for me:… 

What's Being a Woman Got to Do With It?

Over the past couple of months I have become increasingly aware of the fact that sex discrimination in the workplace is still very much a problem. For some reason, call it wishful thinking, I thought… 

American Apparel: Too Thin and Too Sexy?

I doubt that I would have heard of American Apparel if it weren’t for the fact that I pay a little attention to fashion.  There was also a lot of media coverage about how they… 

What Would You Do?

What would you do if you saw a woman being battered?  Would you do something – maybe call the police? Or would you just ignore it and think that it wasn’t any of your business?… 

Fathers: A symbol of inequality?

They say every girl dreams of her wedding day.  I don’t know if I would buy into all the hype about it being the happiest day of your life, but I know I have thought… 

Women Riders Month

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgOMbbiSa0Q] I recently just became aware that in May, Harley Davidson celebrates Women Riders Month. Apparently, the motorcycle company has events all over the country celebrating, as they like to put it, “women taking to…