Divorce and the rights of women to property and even remarriage don’t exist in Malta. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is urging that this be changed. Specifically they want “to introduce and support vigorously legislation which permits divorce, allows women to remarry after divorce and grants women and men the ...
Amazon.com WidgetsThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, is the new poster-child for feminist fiction and, although I don’t think it lives up to the hype, it is still a great mystery novel. The original Swedish title was Män som hatar kvinnor which translates to “Men Who Hate Women” and every chapter does ...
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This is the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Day 16, Human Rights Day, is December 10th. So take a moment today and think about all the women who have been victims of abuse and rape and think of what you ...
We all know that the world of Facebook has meant a lot of people sharing a lot of personal information that maybe would be better off kept private. But one woman has used it to out her abuser in the hopes that she will help other women (as well as show evidence to incriminate the ...
The marital spat has always been comedy’s bread and butter. Because it comes from a place of love, spouses can say things that a stranger would never get away with. Within half an hour the couple are snuggled up in bed and the credits roll and everyone feels good. It is the conflict which produces ...
Everyone always seems to forget than men can be victims of domestic abuse. And it can be physical, emotional, or sexual. According to a new report men make up 40% of reported victims. The problem is that many men don’t report what is going on and don’t get the help they need. Often they are ...
Eminem and Rihanna have teamed up to produce a song about domestic violence. It has already come under fire for glamorizing abuse, by casting Megan Fox and including passionate kisses. But what if that is an accurate depiction of abuse? The video opens with Rihanna standing in front of a burning house, yearning, singing the ...
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
Dear Madame X, I suspect that one of my female co-workers might have a crush on me. I think...
After the publication of his fourth and most successful novel The Slap, which was turned into a TV miniseries...
The phrase “working mother” is redundant. ~Jane Sellman
Ali G interviews Naomi Wolf about feminism!
Some men are leg men. Some like bottoms. Some prefer breasts. Some men even like personalities. Me, I’m a...
Bloody Facebook. I knew there was a reason I became a reluctant convert. It’s all very well having hilarious...
Looks like the producers of Jersey Shore just got more than they bargained for! Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, one of...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend has grown a beard and I hate it! Can I tell him to shave?...
