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When people ask me why I'm a feminist...
... here is one of the reasons I give. "Marlon King, who earned about £1 million a year, was sacked by his club, Wigan Athletic, after being found guilty of groping a 20-year-old woman and breaking her nose with a single punch. He was out drinking last December to celebrate... The Truth About Power
I was reading ‘O magazine’ the other night and found a great article on ‘Power People’ that I found interesting and wanted to share with you. Selected Power People were asked to finish sentences and here are a few examples. Try to finish them for yourselves... Paternity Leave Hugely Extended in UK: Mother-Father Equality?
A paternity leave law is being passed in the UK - mothers will be able to chose to go back to work during the last six month's on their baby's first year. During this time, fathers are allowed a 6-month paternity leave with 3-months paid. Fathers currently get 2 weeks... 'Women would find life easier if they picked up men's socks...
... and cleaned the loo'. From the Daily Mail piece in which Fay Weldon (one time feminist, some say) sets back feminism by 50 years. Now, let me start by saying, I take anything printed in the Daily Mail about as seriously as a I take Doctor Who running for Prime... The ugly truth about The Ugly Truth
"Anyone who goes to the movies looking for sexism has her work cut out for her. Most movies are directed by men. The vast majority of top studio executives are men. Male demographics are prized. "I, for one, am absolutely sick to the back teeth of films which are 'made... Alic Walker, Born February 9, 1944
Today marks the 65th birthday of the great American writer, Alice Walker. This Pulitzer Prize winner is best known for her landmark novel The Color Purple. She has specialized in making the public more...
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Is Obama a feminist?
Kathy Spillar: Will Obama live up to his feminist designation on the cover of MS Magazine?Is Obama a feminist? Pt2
Kathy Spillar: Economic stimulus will benefit women Where have all the feminists gone? (Opinion)
I'm home in Ireland at the moment, so I'm catching up with Irish media. I don't read as much Irish media as I should when I'm in England. I'm hoping to highlight a few pieces which have caught my eye. First this one, on why feminism is as important now as it ever has been.... 231 views | 40 recommendations | 19 comments
How to make Hillary popular
"She appeals to exactly the kind of women who adore Oprah: frigid, bitter, infertile old closet-alcoholics and the young women who will grow up to be one of them one day." Do Women Still Cook?
One of my favourite Vancouver writers looks at the genderedness of cooking. Is it arty if men do it, but regressive for women?"In short, men come across as evolved, sexy and creative when they mix things up... Author Norman Mailer dies at 84
"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer has died of renal failure aged 84, his literary executor has said. Mailer won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Armies of the Night in 1968 and The...Sticks and Stones, Hillary, Sticks and Stones
Hillary Clinton, the rabid guard dog of her husband’s administration, is being portrayed as this battered woman. Nothing is more laughable to me because during the nineties she was in charge of destroying...Feminists are Hot
It turns out that strong womyn are babes:"Busting stereotypes that peg feminists as ugly lesbians, a new study shows that having a feminist partner is linked with healthier, more romantic heterosexual relationships. The study, published online this week in the journal Sex... Daring to utter the F-word
She is Jewish. She likens the Bush regime to Nazism - a brave woman indeed. I have to agree with her observations that the land of the free is much less free than we like to think.Photo of Naomi Wolf by Marco del...
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