Shriver Report Says Women Are Half…Are We Surprised?
That’s right, folks. The newly released Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything has found that women are now half of the workforce and that 2/3 of all families have a female breadwinner or co-breadwinner. The report is being hailed as groundbreaking:
For the first time in US history women are about to become the majority [...]
Admitting Feminism: The Dalai Lama
After being introduced at an event by Speaker of the House Nanci Pelosi, the Dalai Lama let it slip that he’s a feminist:
The globetrotting monk recalled that on one of his recent long-haul flights, he noticed a mother taking care of a child throughout the night and disembarking with red eyes, while the father had [...]
Each Pension Check is a “fresh act of discrimination” for some retirees
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of big business again today at the expense of retirees. This time it happened to be female retirees who had maternity leave prior to the 1979 Pregnancy Discrimination Act and wanted that maternity leave to be counted towards their pension credits–something that was required by law after the PDA [...]
She Had It Coming Defense, Saudi Style
A Saudi judge recently ruled that a husband has every right to raise his hand to his wife for wasteful spending. The judge “reasoned”:
“If a person gives 1,200 Saudi riyals ($320) to his wife and she spends 900 riyals ($240) to purchase an abaya (head-to-toe robe) from a brand shop and if her husband slaps [...]
At 100 Days It’s Michelle, Not Barack, Who Is Being Graded
CNN.com has this piece about Michelle Obama and the first 100 days in office:
But Michelle Obama offers a personal rebuke to that message. Her personal story — born into a blue-collar family; overcoming racism and once even making more money than her husband — makes her a mesmerizing figure to women across the globe, says [...]
Talkback: Call For A Good Time - or - Sex Positivity and Feminism
This post is part of a new series “Talkback” which allows MarilynJean and I to let everyone in on our conversations on a given topic. Contrary to popular belief, we don’t agree on everything. And sometimes the things we don’t agree on provide the most food for thought. We invite you to share your own [...]
A Good Feminist’s Dillemma: Kelly Clarkson and Feminism
Last week, Kelly Clarkson released her newest CD “All I Ever Wanted,” featuring the hit song “My Life Would Suck Without You.” The song is an upbeat tale of love and dysfunction that, although not the model of great relationships, is probably closer to the truth than many of us are willing to recognize. [...]
Damned If You Do, Damned if You Deliver
In the neverending war on women’s rights, one of the things that often allows misogyny to continue, is the place women have in the reproductive process. Unlike men, women are given the responsibility of carrying and birthing the child. In that vein, many feminsts have worked for years to secure rights to certain maternity laws, [...]
Barbie: An Icon, A Legend, A Feminist Toy?
One of the first things you learn when you declare your feminism is that Barbie is a bad example for young girls. She symbolizes an unachievable beauty standard and misogynistic ideals about a woman’s place in society. Barbie is, in other words, the anti-Christ.
I grew up with a different version of Barbie, apparently, than most [...]
Oprah, Size and Fat–Why Women Need to Engage in Fat Acceptance
This week, a new issue of O magazine came out, featuring a skinny Oprah leaning on a curvier Oprah. Oprah’s point? She’s gained weight and therefore must be unhealthy. This obsession with skinny and fat, thin and wide, light and heavy has given women a complex. There are some that say every woman has an [...]
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