Providing birth control information and giving out pills is still dangerous in some areas in Afghanistan. Many fear that birth control is an American plot to weaken the country.
Heather Hurlburt | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media
If you care about the people of the United States being engaged in our foreign policy, then you need to care what the faces of the people who represent our foreign policy look like.
GlobalPost | Posted 10.05.2009 | World
NAGOYA, Japan -- When Kayoko Isogai got the call from high-ranking officials at the Democratic Party of Japan asking her to stand for a seat in the na...
Barbara J. Nelson | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics
Few would think to compare him to Susan B. Anthony, the great pioneer for votes for women, but their lives paralleled each others', a century apart, in startling ways.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics
One slip of the tongue for Hillary Clinton threatens to undermine all that she has accomplished. Why, after having proven that she is a skilled diplomat, are the commentators so quick to jump on her?
Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media
On MSNBC today, CNBC commentator Donny Deutsch touched on two of the biggest Sarah Palin talking points -- why she continues to be a story in the news...
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics
Sotomayor displayed admirable self-control and patience throughout this hearing. I, on the other hand, found myself yelling at the TV screen during the question periods from some of the senators.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living
That's one of the unexpected thrills of book tours -- old friends show up and suddenly you embrace. Still much better than showing up on Facebook.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
Despite a greater presence for women in Parliament, a new law was recently passed in Afghanistan that forbids women to work or receive an education without a husband's permission.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics
Many women do not want to venture out into the "opinion world" until they are certain of themselves, the facts, and that they are right. The result is often silence.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics
Think of what the Congress might accomplish if we had a few more women like Maine Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe on both sides of the aisle.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics
Monday was special -- the convergence of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and Barack Obama's inauguration. I made my contribution of service by sharing my experiences with students.
Amb. Swanee Hunt | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics
It's no surprise that Hillary's nomination was greeted by most women with elation. But having a strong showing of women in high places is distinct from addressing the concerns of women as a group.
Margot Wallström | Posted 02.09.2009 | World
We may have accepted in principle that politics should include both women and men, but this has not been adequately applied to foreign and security policy.
Julie Menin | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics
While some celebrated that New Hampshire just became the first state to have a majority of women legislators in one of their chambers, the question to ask is, why are they the only ones?
Bettina Duval | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
Although we have had one woman running for president and one female vice-presidential candidate, the 2008 election was not a complete success for women.
Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics
I wonder once again, would Sarah Palin have received the VP nomination if she were obese?
Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media
When Obama mentioned Ledbetter in a debate, McCain muttered that it would create "a trial lawyers dream." He claims lawyers could take advantage of women who allege discrimination.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics
It's hard to describe how transported we felt walking out of that women's conference. Some were in tears. Others felt reassured to have heard in person the kind of policy Obama wants to enact.
Jill Brooke | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living
It sure doesn't look like Sarah Palin will be facing divorce. She may have difficulty explaining foreign policy, but she is clearly proud to assert femininity and sexuality along with power.
Victoria Rosner | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics
Many see Palin as a frontierswoman-- a throwback to bygone Americans, those women who helped their men win the West (or in this case, the North).
Disgrasian | Posted 09.26.2008 | Style
As if you needed another reason to vote Democratic in November, here's one more: we dress better. The first night of the DNC may have been a snooze, ...
Joan Z. Shore | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics
Hillary was using the old paradigm: To beat men you've got to be like them. What a difference it would have made if her campaign had employed some "feminine" qualities.
Off The Bus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Who knew Fred's not a type A person? Mitt calls for a surge. McCain calls Mitt a pig. Biden pleads for a ticket out of Iowa.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 11.18.2009 | World