Lynn Beisner says there is scant evidence in the bible that supports fetal personhood. She breaks down what it does and does not say. I learned a dirty little secret in Bible college: It is easier to prove the existence of unicorns by using the Bible than it is to establish the personhood of a […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. We Never Said “We Wanted It All”: How the Media Distorts the Goals of Feminism by Ruth Rosen of Alternet.org says what Anne-Marie Slaughter and so many other privileged women have failed to understand is […]
This originally appeared on KristinMaschka.com. Republished here with permission. Three years ago I read about South African runner, Caster Semenya, as her gender was challenged and she was banned from running for nearly a year as a decision was made that, yes in fact, she could compete as a woman. I knew she was competing […]
This was originally posted at From Two To One as part of the Last Name Project. Republished here with permission. Although I am not married, I have spent years thinking about whether I am going to keep my name when I do get married. For most of my life, aesthetic has been the primary deciding point […]
Lynn Beisner explains the difference between the two phrases “The best choice for both my mother and me would have been abortion” and “I wish I had never been born.” If there is one thing that anti-choice activists do that makes me see red, it is when they parade out their poster children: men, women, […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. A Woman’s Right To Choose (Not To Breastfeed) by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon of The Atlantic says New York City’s new pro-breast milk policy stigmatizes infant formula and limits access to it, effectively revoking women’s freedom […]
The objectification and sexism faced by women in the media—like those competing in the Olympics—has serious implications. Sarah Jackson explains why. The 2012 Summer Olympics are going strong in London and stirring up quite a bit of chatter, excitement, and criticism. NBC, in particular, has been lampooned for their decision to air the games on […]
Lyla Cicero says that all too often, when a gun is available in the home, a woman dies. So why are we not doing more about gun control? Although details about the identities of the Aurora shooting victims are slow to emerge, it is safe to say a male perpetrated unspeakable violence against a number […]
