Female folk dancer fury at ‘too weak to lead’ jibe
Two young women in Malmö upset at being told they couldn't dance as a pair in a Swedish traditional dancing class have reported the folk dance group for discrimination. … Read More
View ArticleCan women over 50 “lean in”?
This is a guest post from Tira Harpaz. Harpaz is a graduate of Princeton University and Fordham Law School and the mother of three children. She was formerly a Senior Attorney at Davis Polk &...
View ArticleProp 8 defenders have gender anxiety
Even if the Supreme Court does decide to punt on the Proposition 8 case, today's oral arguments again made something clear: Defenders of the marriage equality ban are very, very anxious about gender...
View ArticleGay Tea Party activist denounces gay marriage
Doug Mainwaring, the openly gay founder of the National Capital Tea Party Patriots, spoke at the National Organization for Marriage’s rally on the National Mall on Tuesday, warning that marriage...
View ArticleFlorida sheriffs find two womens’ bodies near golf course
Residents of a Tallahassee, Florida apartment complex were shaken after two dead women were found on a nearby golf course on Tuesday. According to WCTV-TV, the bodies were found by two golfers at...
View ArticleConservatives react to DOMA and Prop 8: The best of the worst
While nine justices of the Supreme Court spent Tuesday and Wednesday talking about real-live same-sex couples and their real-live children, Pat Robertson, Erick Ericson and other conservative Henny...
View ArticleAssange sex crime accuser fires her lawyer
One of the two women in the Swedish Assange case has dropped her high-profile lawyer, reportedly for speaking too much to the press. … Read More
View ArticleNorth Dakota Republican apologizes for berating Native Americans at victims...
Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota apologized on Thursday for his tone during an argument over the Violence Against Women Act. The Republican congressman told the Grand Forks Herald a report...
View ArticleBrickbat: I Can’t Hear You Now
A village council in Bihar, India, has banned women from using cellphones, saying such use promoted extramarital sex and leads young people to elope. The Sunderbari council will fine single women $180...
View ArticleI Can’t Hear You Now
A village council in Bihar, India, has banned women from using cellphones, saying such use promoted ;extramarital sex ;and leads young people to elope. The Sunderbari council will fine single women...
View ArticleOld men should ride women’s bikes: study
The elderly, both men and women, should use women's bikes in order to cut the number of accidents when getting in and out of the saddle, according to the conclusions in a report by Swedish researchers....
View ArticleSurvey: Sexual assaults discouraging women from visiting India
The number of foreign women tourists visiting India has dropped by 35 percent in the past three months following a spate of sex attacks that have made global headlines, a new survey has found. The...
View ArticleBolivia Passes Gender Violence Law
Legislation seeks to combat high levels of violence against women … Read More
View ArticleBra-clad “zombie ex-girlfriend” target bleeds when you shoot it
Target manufacturers ZMB Industries are selling a bra-clad "zombie ex-girlfriend tactical mannequin target" that bleeds when you shoot it. How do you know it's a "zombie" and not just a bleeding woman...
View ArticleLean in, dads!
Want to strengthen the economy and equalize the work-life balance for women and men? Then, per Sheryl Sandberg, it's time to "lean in" -- for dads.As Catherine Rampell reports for the New York Times,...
View ArticleA reality star we didn’t really know
We all know Shain Gandee, the edited persona on TV, the one who was supposed to represent Shain Gandee the person, whose untimely death surprised us when it was reported Monday afternoon. Even if you...
View ArticleStudy: Men more likely than women to be depressed over childlessness
There is a vast genre of movies and books dedicated to baby-crazy women on missions to get pregnant at any cost. (Consider: "What to Expect When You're Expecting," "The Switch," "The Object of My...
View ArticleNigeria’s booming skin bleaching market
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View ArticleFemen activists stage topless protests across Europe in support of Arab...
Bare-breasted activists staged rallies in front of mosques and Tunisian embassies across Europe Thursday against what they called an Islamist crackdown on Arab women’s rights. Protesters from the...
View ArticleAre female politicians good for women?
For about as long as women have been running for office, people who care about women's lot have wondered whether one at the top would improve life for the rest of us. And last week's skirmish in the...
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