This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. How Reading Cosmo Affects Perceptions Of Sex by Lindsay Abrams of The Atlantic asks: Does “advice on packing in pleasure when doing the deed full speed” actually influence our overall perspective? 2. Who Wears The […]
Regardless of why so many conservative organizations—such as Fox News—hire attractive women who may be unqualified for their positions, calling them “dumb” makes us bullies, Lynn Beisner says. Several months ago, the chair of the academic department I work in invited me out for coffee. If the invitation itself hadn’t tipped me off that this […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Why The GOP Can’t Win Over The Single Ladies by Hanna Rosin of Slate.com says for weeks before the convention we’d been hearing about how Mitt Romney was set to endear himself to women and […]
Bodies should be praised for the amazing feats they accomplish every second of the day, not for how they look in a bikini. So rather than shaming thinness to empower “real” women, Emily Heist Moss asks: Can’t we all just get along? A few weeks ago, a Facebook friend I respect—we’ll call her Tina—a woman […]
Ashley Lauren Samsa bought CDs to commemorate the end of a relationship with old boyfriends. She answers why she’s kept those CDs all these years. When I was packing my things to move in with my husband, I came across an old shoebox underneath my bed at my mom’s house, where I had moved back […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. The mainstream media’s narrow vision of what it means to be healthy is usually skinny, white, and upper-class. In light of recent conversations about the deleterious effects of an impossibly thin beauty ideal, some women’s media outlets have offered an alternative that purports to be both […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Just Wait Until Your Mother Gets Home by Alex Williams of The New York Times says in the last decade, the number of men who have left the work force entirely to raise children has […]
The music we listen to, the stores we buy from, the movies we watch, and the food we eat all say something about our values. What do you want your choices to say about you? Do you have Chad Johnson, Michael Vick, or Ben Roethlisberger on your fantasy football roster? Do you root for Jason […]
Jenn Leyva challenges you to stare at the bodies of the Olympic athletes, but rather than judge or criticize any perceived “flaws” like so many others are doing, just simply be amazed by the human body’s abilities. In general, I’m not a fan of sports. I grew up going to baseball games, soccer games, football […]
What does the sudden popularity of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte—a “beautiful idiot”—say about women’s desires? It is the year—or at least the Olympic Games—of the “himbo.” Though his medal total in London fell short of the astonishing standards of his teammate, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte has rocketed to fame in 2012 on the basis of […]
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, […]
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 […]
