Should women carry guns to ward off sexual predators, as a South Carolina sheriff recently suggested? He made the statement at a press conference after nabbing a rape/kidnapping suspect who already had a long history of arrests. He said, "I really think that would send a message to...

As I sit down to write this, my infant son is strapped to my chest, snoozing (the miracles of a Moby wrap). I look at the clock, knowing I may only have 15 minutes, 20 if I'm lucky. And that's how my day...

Women wouldn't be where we are today without the feminist icons who first fought for and inspired us. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Sojourner Truth Betty Friedan, Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Parker, Shirley Chisholm and Gloria Steinem were our mothers' and grandmothers' feminist role models. They planted the seeds for what's become a...

The funny lady has been taking some serious flack lately, but maybe her controversial commentary is exactly what feminism needs.

As soon as Tina Fey took the first bite out of her "Brownie Husband" during this week's "Saturday Night Live," I knew there would be a lot of...

Just because folks (and women, no less!) like to declare feminism dead every few weeks doesn't mean it is -- nor, more importantly that it can or should be. Here, five issues (though there are plenty more) that are sure to revive your feminist fervor (or furor) when you...

Purported American feminists who like to declare feminism dead have company overseas.

Writer Penny Vincenzi, recently denounced British Equality Minister Harriet Harman's proposed Equalities Bill as "crack-handed," insisting that women are better off butting heads with the Old Boys' Club on their own -- essentially calling the...

The Life vs. Choice debate is hot and heavy again. Of course this polarizing issue will never completely go away, but in the wake of a new Supreme Court Justice pick, there's been nonstop media attention on where Americans stand on abortion. According to a new Gallup Poll released...

No matter whom you supported in the election, all women will benefit from Michelle Obama's presence in the White House. Here's how -- excuse me while I gush a little.

1. She's a good mother. Whether you're single, married, a parent, or never plan to be, the image...

Over on SirensMag.com, we're in the midst of a race-themed issue. Heavy/scary, I know. But I can't tell you how much the act of discourse about this all-important topic has opened our eyes - and those of our readers. But not all discourse is good discourse (see idiotic political...

A class action suit brought against New York mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg L.P, specifically) this week alleges that his company fosters a hostile environment towards working mothers, citing demotions, pay cuts, and career "freezing" as consequence of conception, but it also alleges viscous name-calling from executives...

It must really be nice to live under such a thick veil of protection and secrecy that you can conduct yourself like a complete sleaze bag without repercussions. The veil of which I speak is, of course, our government. This week as Florida police officers tried to look for, you...

Oh no, they didn't...

So, when the producers of MSNBC's Tucker program decided to air a segment on "blackness" this week -- specifically the degree and quality of presidential candidate Barack Obama's blackness -- did they not pause, even for a second, to realize the panel they had assembled...

Think of all the funny men who have skyrocketed to stardom with just one memorable film: Chris Farley in Tommy Boy, Jim Carrey in The Mask, Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore, Will Ferrell in Elf, Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Seth Rogen in Knocked Up -- and now Superbad...

TV's dramatic female characters are so damned... wimpy. I've had it with those goody-two-shoes over on Wisteria Lane (seriously, who are you people still watching this show?). And those Grey's Anatomy girls? Enough with the pining and crying and moping already! And don't even get me started on the...

I enjoy watching the YouTube train wrecks of the week as much as the next guy -- you know, those forwarded clips of botched American Idol auditions, Philippine prisoners performing "Thriller" in their orange jumpsuits, anything Lohan. I laugh, I cry, I giggle with glee at these harmless guilty pleasures....