Shireen Mitchell is the founder of Digital Sisters/Sistas, Inc., and vice chair, National Council of Women's Organizations, where she also chairs the Media and Technology Task Force. She is a member of the Women's Coalition for Dignity and Diversity in the Media and blogs for Women Wired In and Women In Media & News

Adele M. Stan is a journalist and editorial consultant, and author of the book, Debating Sexual Correctness, and the blog, AddieStan.

Blog Entries by Shireen Mitchell and Adele M. Stan

Michelle and Jill: The Buddy Flick We Need

Posted August 29, 2008 | 05:01 PM (EST)


After the testimonials of everyday people concluded, and the acceptance speech by an extraordinary presidential candidate reached its last line, one of the most arresting images from last night's festivities at Denver's Mile High Stadium appeared almost as a post-script. But when Michelle Obama and Jill Biden stood in a...

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Memo to Obama: Let the Floor Vote Roll

Posted August 14, 2008 | 12:44 PM (EST)


UPDATE: Not long after we posted, the AP reported that the Obama and Clinton camps have reached a deal that will allow Hillary Clinton's name to be entered into nomination at the Democratic National Convention, so we have updated our post accordingly.

As Democrats unearth their rollie bags and...

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A Feminist Focus Includes Everybody

Posted June 11, 2008 | 12:33 PM (EST)


Feminism is a failure. Just ask Linda Hirshman, who used a hefty chunk of real estate in last Sunday's "Outlook" section of the Washington Post to tell us why: we feminists are just too darned concerned about things that, according to Hirshman, aren't the oeuvre of "white middle-class women."...

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