Equal Stimulation: Why the Stimulus May Be Our Chance to Break into Non-Traditional Roles
This is the chance to not only to invest in our economy, but in our women as well.
This is the chance to not only to invest in our economy, but in our women as well.
Indra Adnan | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics
Hilary could not then and cannot now afford to promote 'soft power' for fear of appearing weak. 'Smart power', given her own concerns about politics and gender, is the best she can do.
Vickie Karp | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment
Understanding each other is over-rated. Women know this. Men don't talk enough to find out. Just keep buying those chocolates with the anatomically-incorrect heart boxes and leave it alone.
Meredith Lopez | Posted 03.03.2009 | Entertainment
Sexism in ads, to me, is not only offensive, it's beyond outdated to the point of being pathetic. Do we really still need half-naked women in bikinis to increase beer sales?
Julie Menin | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics
The idea that Kennedy's change of heart is somehow linked to feminine qualities is exactly the type of sexism that has been pervasive in how women candidates are viewed.
Jenna Henry Hansen | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics
Although "feminist" and "pro-choice" are not interchangeable, I know many women that are "accused" of being a feminist and/or pro-abortion just for speaking up.
Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living
Why isn't it enough to define our relationship with our partner? Why must we formally legitimize our relationships for the greater public? Is it really anyone's business?
Stephanie Fairyington | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living
The success of web-based interactive dolls like Webkinz indicates that boys respond to toys that tap into their fatherly instincts; for the month of October alone, boys made up 36% of the site's visitors.
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living
Even if the declining employment rates for women don't reflect general support for "opting out," the cultural elevation of women who choose to stay home with their kids is palpable.
Sarah Seltzer | Posted 01.14.2009 | Entertainment
Britney Spears' pop-tart image was created as a fantasy for the average man, but since her brush with the ugly side of fame, she's been subjected to the average female nightmare.
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.06.2009 | Style
By Stephen C. Rose I moved my blog to WordPress recently and, in the process of building a list of sources and links, found I Blame The Patriarchy w...
Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media
Having stood by her good mate's side as he walked two bestsellers to the altar, Mrs. Obama is hip to the power of the pen, both in economic and political terms.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics
The conversation on who would replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate was ratcheted up a notch on Thursday (12/4). The National Organization for W...
Marianne Schnall | Posted 01.02.2009 | Entertainment
AP: The idea came out of us wishing we could go back in time to the younger versions of ourselves and let them know it was gonna be ok. My goal is to be the Edward R. Murrow of girls.
Indra Adnan | Posted 12.28.2008 | Politics
Tim, Larry, Christina and Melody: half men, half women in a balanced partnership to face a global crisis and reshape the economic culture of the early 21st Century.
Sarah Seltzer | Posted 12.27.2008 | Entertainment
Teen vampire flick and pop-culture juggernaut Twilight, like Mama Mia! and Sex and the City before it, shattered records this weekend and made fema...
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.21.2008 | Media
Last week, New York Women In Communications presented The Spin Room: Gender, Politics & Media in the 2008 Election.
Pam Bristow | Posted 12.21.2008 | Living
In the weeks following the 2008 election, there has been little talk of anything not tinged with our country's pride in electing our first African Ame...
Johann Hari | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics
To achieve the green goal of dealing with overpopulation, it's necessary to mix some oestrogen into the environmentalist palette.
Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment
The Mayor of Batman, Turkey is suing Warner Bros and Chris Nolan for not getting permission to use the name 'Batman.' Absurd, insane, ridiculous, right? Well of course, but the truth is far more disturbing.
Salon | Camille Paglia | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics
Nov. 12, 2008 | Dazed and confused. A week after the election of Barack Obama, millions of American news junkies are in serious cold turkey, the big b...
Lindsey Horvath | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
It was not until this morning, reveling in the reality of our historic Democratic victory, that I realized how and why I made the jump from Hillary to Barack in this election.
Haim Watzman | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics
The significance of Obama's victory will be that he has convinced the American people that the selfish, aggressive, and patronizing America of the Bush administration has been a disaster.
Susan Sawyers | Posted 12.01.2008 | Living
In late August, Lyra Kilston, 31, and Quinn Latimer, 30, two not-very-political editors for Modern Painters magazine, found themselves suddenly immersed in the Presidential campaign.
Lindsey Horvath | Posted 11.29.2008 | Living
If your agenda does not include reproductive freedom, you do not value it. If those with whom you create your solidarity do not value reproductive freedom, neither does your movement.
Smita Satiani | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics