Check out this review of a fascinating new book by Katrina Karkazis examining intersex:http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/12/16/boy-or-girl-choose-only-one/ Approached from a feminist viewpoint, Karkazis manages to take a look… Read More »Only Boy or Girl?
So here’s some good news for women everywhere: “President-elect Barack Obama pledged to restore United States’ international standing, including a promise to push for ratification… Read More »Obama Supports CEDAW
You may have read about Obama’s plans to create jobs in order to stimulate the economy. What you may not have thought about is how,… Read More »Women's Work
For anyone who hasn’t heard in one of the latest ways to objectify and violate women, upskirting is the practice of taking pictures of women’s… Read More »Upskirting
The YWCA recently did a survey on what women are wanting from our next president:http://www.ywca.org/atf/cf/%7B3B450FA5-108B-4D2E-B3D0-C31487243E6A%7D/YWCA%20Own%20It%20event%20–%20press%20release%20FINAL%20APPROVED%20_11-20-08_.pdf (For more complete details, check out http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=djISI6PIKpG&b=4783147) Some very fascinating… Read More »What Women Want
For those of us who have seen actresses consistently fall out of the spotlight once they hit their 40’s (and heck, even their 30’s for… Read More »On a Slightly Lighter Note
For anyone who hasn’t heard about the surprise suspension of Sean Avery by the NHL, this is a fascinating story:http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3740267There is actually quite a bit… Read More »NHL Steps Up
Deborah Siegel posts on her blog Girl with Pen about the latest wave in feminism:http://girlwpen.com/?p=1350 Interesting that we now have a fourth wave when there… Read More »Fourth Wave?
For anyone who occasionally reads this blog, you might have noticed that I tend to have a passion when it comes to supporting issues that… Read More »Family Values?
Of all the things that an intelligent woman writer could say about Michelle Obama, this one chose to focus on her butt: http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/18/michelles_booty/ While I… Read More »What About Her Mind?