An apathetic, greedy west has abandoned war-torn Congo

"In 1996, I was sitting with 20,000 grieving women in a stadium in Tuzla, Bosnia. The women were holding photographs of husbands, fathers, brothers, sons and boyfriends who had been ­disappeared a year earlier in a place called Srebrenica, a UN enclave where Bosnian...

Men 'out-performed at university'

"Female students are ahead of men in almost every measure of UK university achievement, according to a report from higher education researchers. A Higher Education Policy Institute report shows that women are more likely to get places in the top universities and go on to get...

"Timeouts" for grown women

"Twenty-four states currently have laws requiring women to receive counseling (or, more accurately, "counseling") and then wait, usually for 24 hours, before they can obtain an abortion."I didn't even know about this. It is the case, as above, the 24 US states legally oblige...

More laid-off men means more female breadwinners

The original title of this piece was 'More laid-off men means more Mommy Breadwinners', which is easily one of the most patronising titles I've read in a while. Clearly the women cited in this piece are identified by their procreation and not their gender. *rolls eyes*...

What if women ran the world?

This is perhaps a facetious question, but heck I'll play. I've long said that most of the world's administrations (government, health, education, criminal justice, etc.) are too male-heavy. I'm more than willing to admit, despite my belief in equality for the sexes, that...

Major Push to Allow Women's Boxing in London 2012 Games

    The International Amateur Boxing Association voted yesterday in favor of including Women's Boxing in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Boxing is the only sport out of the 26 summer sports that does not include female athlete's. AIBA president Ching-Kuo Wu said...