Sexism

Meet the Lamberts: Elizabeth and Adam Expose Sexism and Homophobia

Michael Kimmel | Posted 12.10.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Kimmel

Had Elizabeth Lambert been a male soccer player and yanked an opponent's ponytail, she would have gotten a high-five from his teammates. But when a woman behaves like a boorish man, it becomes a big deal.

No Confusion When It Comes to the "Isms"

Deborah Plummer | Posted 12.06.2009 | Media


Deborah Plummer

In Cleveland, the Call & Post recently depicted Ohio State Senator Turner as Aunt Jemima. There should be no confusion that Aunt Jemima is a derogatory, demeaning label of racism and sexism.

In Defense of the Weenie Roast

Amelia Gray | Posted 11.30.2009 | Books


Amelia Gray

Assumptions that the Publishers Weekly Top 10 Books of 2009 emerged from the hazy cigar smoke of an old boys' club are likely misguided.

Bella Is a Lousy Role Model, but Do We Only Care Because She's a Girl?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

What is worth noting is that all of these male characters are basically users and abusers of their friends, family, and lovers. Yet Bella is attacked in various circles because she allows herself to be abused and used.

Why the Palin "Hate Affair" Will Backfire

Amy Siskind | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


Amy Siskind

One thing is certain about our Palin Hate Affair: the biggest winner will be Sarah Palin.

Jason Linkins

Palin: Sexism Only Matters When It Hurts Me

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media


On the matter of Sarah Palin's Newsweekcover, the Washington City Paper's Amanda Hess has basically won the entire discussion.

What Was Newsweek Thinking? (updated)

Taylor Marsh | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media


Taylor Marsh

Newsweek seems bent on destroying a prominent Republican political star, not on the basis of her politics, but by depicting her as a sex symbol.

Women's Happiness Isn't A Dead Deer on the Dining Room Table

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living


Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

The message is: Women, you, and your fight for equality, are responsible for your own unhappiness. It's a Half-Lash: The backlash from women becoming half of the paid labor force.

Top 10 Reasons This Woman Can't Write for Late Night Comedy Shows

Catie Lazarus | Posted 11.18.2009 | Comedy


Catie Lazarus

My lady sensibility is limited to menstruation (hilarious), babies (adorable), and unicorns mating (adorably hilarious).

Sexism Masquerades Behind a Mini Skirt

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

On October 22nd a Brazilian college student -- wearing a short, hot pink dress -- attracted more attention than she bargained for when she made a trip to the restroom, and a spontaneous student protest erupted.

TV Review: The Good Wife

Catie Lazarus | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment


Catie Lazarus

The Good Wife deftly hints at how even the most well meaning of us, men and women, aren't always well doing.

Sexism and the Workplace: Have We Come a Long Way (Baby)?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.24.2009 | Business


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

The reality is that, even if you are a female executive at Goldman Sachs, you will never be part of the "boys' club" -- and guess what, it's still a boys' club.

Big News: Women Can Write!

The Huffington Post | Erica Jong | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books


We have known that women could write since Sappho invented love poetry 2600 years ago. Emily Dickinson, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, George Eliot co...

Don Draper: For Women Only, Please Respond

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

I am associated with the Culture Change Institute, a Tufts based group founded by Sam Huntington and Larry Harrison, which examines various cultures r...

Maria Shriver's Report on American Women: After the Cheery Headline, Gloomy Trends

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


Jesse Kornbluth

Does "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything," instigated by Maria Shriver, describe a 50/50 nation? Parity between the sexes? I don't think so.

Diversity: Why Do We Have Such A Hard Time Walking Our Talk?

BJ Gallagher | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


BJ Gallagher

I sometimes wonder whether the diversity movement isn't just the latest manifestation of our national schizophrenia - the schism between what we believe as idealists and what we do as realists.

Sexism in America: Alive, Well, and Ruining Our Future

Joyce McFadden | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media


Joyce McFadden

While reading Barbara Berg's Sexism in America: Alive, Well, and Ruining our Future, I felt energized and eager to be a part of this third wave of feminism.

Arizona Mothers Storm Kyl's Senate Office, Denounce GOP as Sexist

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Dozens of local mothers descended on the office of Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona Wednesday to denounce what they say are sexist attitudes held by Kyl and the Republican Party in general.

How Nobodies Can Be Somebodies (FAQs re: The Dignity Movement against Rankism)

Robert Fuller | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living


Robert Fuller

We won't be able to confront rankism until we overcome our fear of seeming uppity by using the word in public.

Why Do We Want to Be Famous?

Robert Fuller | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Robert Fuller

When strangers ply us with questions like "And you are?", "Who are you with?", or "Where did you go to school?" they are likely sizing up our power as belied by our affiliations.

Roman Polanski and the Distorted Media Hype

Janet Turley | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media


Janet Turley

The Polanski case is not about justice -- that happened years ago. It's about not retraumatizing the survivor. The prosecution should respect her wishes to drop the case.

Genius and Young Flesh

Nina Burleigh | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment


Nina Burleigh

Great Men - and other men - sometimes do find pliant, young flesh irresistible. Geniuses are usually forgiven for it. The arrest of Roman Polanski is a good idea, and should stand. It doesn't matter whether he is a genius.

Women's Dislike For Michelle Obama Reveals Middle-School Mentality

Jane Shure | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


Jane Shure

I've heard so many fabulous women express being afraid to claim their smarts and talents because of fear of being deemed "uppity" or "conceited."

Bad Mommy: The Sexism Embedded in Women's Views on Breastfeeding and Childbirth

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Joyce McFadden

Women shouldn't impose strictures on other women's individuality and choice when we wouldn't want that from men.

"Lad's Culture": Report Finds Sexism In Britain's Financial Institutions

The Independent | By Robert Verkaik | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home


Women working in banks and other financial institutions told the EHRC that workers who become pregnant routinely face redundancy, and that recruitment...