This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Good Day Care Was Once A Top Feminist Priority, And It Should Be Again by Noah Berlatsky of The Atlantic reports on 1971’s Child Development Act, which would have established federally funded community centers, but […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. About The Children by Bill Keller of The New York Times discusses what it means for kids when gay parents can marry. 2. The Immense Value Of Giving Men More Control Of Household Tasks by […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Dunham Can’t Write Men by Dustin Rowles of Salon.com says most all of Lena Dunham’s male characters are misogynists or closet date rapists, and none of them are wholly believable. (We don’t agree with this […]
With so few women in powerful positions, we expect those who are to represent all of us, but that’s not fair, says Emily Heist Moss. Here’s a thought I’ve had before: Rihanna is a terrible role model. If I were a parent, I would not want my daughters to look up to her. Here’s a […]
Lynn Beisner discusses why it’s not OK to objectify men. I don’t usually have celebrity crushes, and I am not usually attracted to men on a purely visual level. One of the few celebrity crushes I have is for George Clooney. It only developed after I saw him on Inside the Actor’s Studio talking about […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. ‘Roe’ Didn’t Incite The Culture Wars, And Neither Would A Supreme Court Ruling For Marriage Equality by Jill Filipovic of The Nation says the Supreme Court Justices should ask themselves: Does history look kindly upon […]
Selena Gomez is just the latest in a long line of young women who objectify themselves for success in Hollywood, says Soraya Chemaly. I haven’t seen the new movie Spring Breakers, which opened last Friday, and am pondering whether or not I ever will. Some people think it’s satire or parody, more horror film than […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Sheryl Sandberg Gives American Women A Performance Review by Garance Franke-Ruta of The Atlantic says before there were second-wave feminists, there were women’s professional associations. Sandberg is looking to combine the two models to help […]
The latest episode of HBO’s ‘Girls’ was nothing short of disturbing. Emily Heist Moss shares why it shook her so deeply. Since I first stumbled upon it a few weeks ago, there’s a Margaret Atwood quote I can’t shake, “Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them.” I […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Men Should Consider Changing Their Last Names When They Get Married by William MacAskill of The Atlantic explains why an ethicist and his fiancé rejected the centuries-old tradition. 2. Who Cares About Seeing Ashley Judd […]
Lynn Beisner discusses E! TV host Giuliana Rancic’s recent controversial comment about putting her marriage before her child. Last weekend, the conversation among my friends was about the controversy ignited by Giuliana Rancic when she said in an interview that she and her husband “put our marriage first and our child second.” She backed up […]
What Ashley Judd shows on screen as an actress has nothing to do with her potential performance as a politician. Last month, Seth MacFarlane told Hollywood women he “saw their boobs.” This week, Ashley Judd is being criticized for showing hers. Taylor Bigler (citing such reputable sources as MrSkin.com), lists the films where Judd has “flashed […]
