When I explained to a friend of mine that this website is a feminist site he was shocked. He just didn’t believe me. What was he expecting? Anti-man diatribes? Militant lesbians? Kill the patriarchy messages? Feminism has changed and evolved over the years and it’s not what a lot of people expect it to be. ...
The Equal Pay Act was created in Britain forty years ago to help reduce the salary differences between men and women. A study was just released to say that male and female salaries will not be equal until at least 2067! The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) surveyed over 43,000 employees in 197 organizations. Some findings: senior ...
“If we want more good men in the world, we must start treating boys with less blame and more understanding.” This is the purpose of Raising Boys; to try to understand what makes boys tick, why they are different from girls, and how we can raise them to become good men. It shows the reader ...
Men don’t understand women. Women train their boyfriends to behave the way they want. It’s all a bit nuts, if you ask me. One men’s magazine has said that women have brainwashed men into behaving certain ways and doing things for them. What do we think about this? Read on.
NewsStates in Mexico have been refusing to recognize same-sex marriages performed in Mexico City. This means couples have not had access to equal rights. Does this mean you marriage disappears when you cross the border? I hardly think so.
NewsHow far can an employer go in collecting personal information about its employees? One woman found out when she was fired for failing to disclose her weight!
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There have been huge gains for women in American politics. They are getting elected at all levels and there are currently 239 women running for Congress (out of 435 positions). As feminists, we should be happy that so many women are getting into politics. But what do we do if they are against what we consider to be basic women’s ...
Feminism has a bad reputation. We are seen as man-haters who want to take over the world. As any good feminist knows, that is only a small subset of the population and it is a false feminism. Feminism is about equality, not superiority, and any woman who hates men is not a feminist. Maybe this ...
Could it be? Is feminist no longer a dirty word? Yesterday British songstress Kate Nash admitted she was one of “those” women. If only others would follow her example.
Most women wouldn’t trust a man to take a birth control pill. And most men don’t want to deal with the hormonal side effects (moodiness, lower libido) of taking a pill. These have been the most significant stumbling blocks to finding a male contraceptive. Luckily scientists have now found a simple solution to these problems!