Until women have freedom and equal access to resources and opportunities for self-sufficiency, the currency of our worth will remain how we look. Mothers and daughters alike, says Soraya Chemaly. On Tuesday, after a twitterstorm of protest by anti-sexism activists, iTunes and GooglePlay removed a game from their app stores. It was called “Plastic Surgery […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Why Women Aren’t Welcome On The Internet by Amanda Hess of Pacific Standard Magazine says: “Ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages that confront you online every day.” That’s what women are told. […]
These “extra” measures are not designed to give women and people of color an advantage over white men. They’re designed to give them the exposure, access, and opportunity that white men already take for granted. After a much touted all-black, all-female audition cycle for Saturday Night Live, the seminal sketch comedy show announced this week […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Risky Business of Paternity Leave by Scot Coltrane of The Atlantic says when men take time off to care for family members, their long-term earnings suffer—just as women’s do. Here’s why it’s worth it. 2. […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. It’s pretty easy to get invested in TV shows these days, what with reality being a giant mess. In theory, television should provide an escape from the hardships of daily life—unless you’re a woman, that is, and nasty gender roles and stereotypes are repeated and reinforced […]
Almost 81% of speaking roles in G-rated movies are male. That’s not exactly what Soraya Chemaly would categorize as “family friendly.” It’s holiday movie season! Families all over the country will contort themselves into odd configurations trying to find movies that everyone can enjoy. Here is this year’s list of December-released blockbuster films that kids […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. How To Fight Sexism In The Toy Aisle by Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon says a major retailer vows to go ‘gender neutral’ in the new year. 2. Should Birth Control Sabotage Be Considered A […]
It was a big year in gender. Emily Heist Moss recounts the five stories that had everyone talking the most. Let’s say you’ve been living in a cave for the last year and, having emerged, your first priority is not a hot bath or a family reunion, but a burning desire to know anything and […]
Talking about our body image issues is how we get past them, not being silent about them, says Lynn Beisner. When I was in my late teens, Kellogg’s marketed their Special K cereal with an ad campaign that promised if you ate their magic flakes no one would be able to find an inch of […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers by Jodi Kantor and Jessica Silver-Greenberg of The New York Times says for a growing number of women on Wall Street, stay-at-home husbands are enabling them to compete at work […]
Mainstream media has painted Bode Miller as a dedicated father in a brutal custody battle. But where’s the focus on his attempt to control the life and restrict the rights of a pregnant woman? Nowhere, says Soraya Chemaly. Today, a New York family court will decide where the nine-month old baby of “America’s most decorated […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Cosmopolitan magazine has long been a bastion of weird, implausible, and downright baffling sex advice. But with that knowledge also comes the question, “Has anyone actually tried their tips?” With a little nerve, a supportive and willing partner, and a high tolerance for humiliation, I aimed […]
