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Just a Paragraph From a News Story About A College Fraternity

…”Brian Peyton, the president of Western’s Alpha Gamma Rho chapter, said the goat was brought in as a prank, to make some pledges think they would have to have sex with it, WBKO reported. But Peyton told the TV station … Continue reading

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“Black American Feminisms: A Multidisciplinary Bibliography”

Compiled by Sherri L. Barnes of the University of California, Santa Barbara Libraries, the homepage is here, and that’s where the picture (by Karin Turner) came from.

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Helen Thomas: “NATION IS READY FOR FEMALE PRESIDENT”

Helen Thomas writes: “Is the United States ready for a woman president? Yes, of course. The only superpower in the world is lagging behind many countries that have ended the male monopoly on political leadership. “Chile recently elected Michelle Bachelet … Continue reading

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New Study: “Women in State Policy Leadership, 1998 – 2005, An Analysis of Slow and Uneven Progress”

A Report of the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society University at Albany, State University of New York Winter 2006 Highlights · Across the country, women’s share of the highest elected and appointed offices in state government increased … Continue reading

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Is This Funny?

Below are some photos and captions copied from the blog “Go Fug Yourself” which I learned of via the blog “Feministe,” see e.g. this and this. “You’re at the Grammy Awards, honey, not the gynecologist. Put your peaches back in … Continue reading

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A Good Enough Woman?

Aspazia at Mad, Melancholic Feminista writes: “…Many women I know tend to hit a depressed patch when they find themselves utterly depleted by fulfilling their “feminine” duties of tending to the emotional needs of others and battling the competitive environments … Continue reading

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Ugh. Heels.

From Yahoo News: “Stiletto workout: part of the heeling process,” below is an excerpt: “The gym that brought New Yorkers “Cardio Striptease” has dreamed up “Stiletto Strength,” a workout to get women in shape to wear the highest of heels. … Continue reading

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Journal of Sexualities, Gender + Justice: Call For Papers About “Just Love”

The journal of sexualities, gender + justice is an independently peer-reviewed journal which aims to promote discussion of, and provide a forum for the analysis of, relations between and within sexualities, genders and law from critical and interdisciplinary perspectives. The … Continue reading

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Katha Pollitt on Betty Friedan

She wrote an article in The Nation entitled “Betty Friedan, 1921 – 2006,” and you can read the whole thing here. Below is an excerpt: … “In a spirited, much discussed polemic in the December American Prospect, retired law professor … Continue reading

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The University of Wisconsin’s College Library’s Women’s Collection

According to this site: “…the collection provides books and videos emphasizing current women’s issues of interest to undergraduates, including the students in Women’s Studies courses. The collection includes titles about women’s health concerns and topics such as abortion, women and … Continue reading

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An Unexpectedly Good Book: “Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood” by Koren Zailckas

I spent most of today in the Philadelphia airport, trying to get back to Columbia, SC through the blizzard. I started the day at 6 am, where I learned that one can walk underground from Broad and Locust streets in … Continue reading

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Anne Lamott: “The Rights Of the Born”

Writer Anne Lamott published an Op-Ed in the LA Times about abortion; the beginning part is posted below. “EVERYTHING WAS going swimmingly on the panel. The subject was politics and faith, and I was on stage with two clergymen with … Continue reading

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Feminism and Complacency

At the “Media Girl” blog contributor Matsu writes: “The recent death of Betty Friedan reminded me how out of touch women are with one another over the issue of Feminism. “A second generation of women, the grandchildren of the Feminists … Continue reading

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“Spot-On” Takes On Caitlin Flanagan’s Teenaged Fellation Article

Chris Nolan’s post begins: “Oh joy. Yet another issue of The Atlantic Monthly lands in my mailbox and yet again – it’s been a year now that I’ve been keeping track – it contains a minimal contribution from women writers. … Continue reading

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Will Maureen Dowd Stop Using “Female” as a Pejorative?

NYT columnist Maureen Dowd often disparages male political figures by comparing them to women. For example, in a 11/01/05 column, to show how despicable she though Cheney and his cronies were, she said that they were “catty,” a “Mean Girls … Continue reading

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The Big Fat Carnival – First Edition!

Alas (a blog) has collected a lot of links to blog posts about weight, size, dieting and body image, grouped loosely by subject area, including: “Section Four: Fat, Gender and Feminism.” Another good source of body acceptance posts can be … Continue reading

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The Eighth Carnival of the Feminists is Up!

At Gendergeek! The “Carnival of the Feminists” homepage is here.

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The Book Stank!

“The Little Professor” writes: “Picture me, innocently arriving home on a pleasant (for upstate NY) winter’s day, greeted by an envelope that clearly contains a book.   Books, of course, are frequent visitors at my humble abode, but there is … Continue reading

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Another “Humorless Feminist”?

Click on this link to read Shakespeare’s Sister’s critique of tee shirst that “joke” about rape. She credits Jessica at Feministing with bringing them to her attention.

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Kate Michelman Has Written a Memoir: “With Liberty and Justice for All: A Life Spent Protecting the Right to Choose”

From the first chapter: …”This is a book about one woman’s choice–my choice–how I came to terms with it, how I came to believe reproductive rights were central to women’s and children’s well-being, and how we can continue to create … Continue reading

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Hillary Clinton and “Anger”

Scott Moss writes: “[Consider the implicit sexism of] Republican National Chair Ken Mehlman’s statement, “Hillary Clinton seems to have a lot of anger.”   “Hillary always struck me as quite un-impassioned for such an icon of the left, in contrast … Continue reading

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Judge Rosalyn Higgins Elected First Female President of the International Court of Justice

Stephanie Farrior reports: “Judge Rosalyn Higgins of the United Kingdom has just been elected President of the International Court of Justice. The President is elected by the fifteen judges who sit on the Court. She is not only the first … Continue reading

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Recalling Shulamith Firestone’s 1968 Essay: THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE U.S.A.: NEW VIEW

“What does the word ‘feminism’ bring to mind? A granite faced spinster obsessed with a vote? Or a George Sand in cigar and bloomers, a woman against nature? Chances are that whatever image you have, it is a negative one. … Continue reading

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“Online test reveals conscious and subconscious biases”

From Diane Levin at Online Guide To Mediation: “…Mediators like myself in particular are intrigued by tests that probe for hidden biases or reveal subconscious tendencies. This is in large measure due to how integral impartiality is to the role … Continue reading

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