Men have always complained about paying their ex-wives alimony. They have to work longer hours to shell out spousal support for a relationship that’s long over. Well, the tables have been turned and successful women with big bank accounts are bitter, explains an msn article. It’s easy enough to say that men have been doing ...
A dress code stating that all women must wear skirts in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) starting from the Grand Prix tournaments as of June 1st recently came under fire. Well, June 1st has come, players, sports commentators and feminists alike have protested, and the rule has now been shelved! The new dress code was ...
When food writer Nigella Lawson said that her bakery cookbook How To Be A Domestic Goddess, should be read as a feminist tract, it made more than one person shudder. How could baking, the activity that epitomizes the way women have been belittled and underestimated in the past, be feminist? Lagusta Yearwood at The Guardian ...
A friend of mine had a high school teacher who would give a copy of True Grit to his female students who needed a bit of guidance or confidence. After reading Charles Portis’ book, which inspired the recent Oscar winning film True Grit, I completely understand why. You don’t see many strong women in western ...
When drinks are plentiful and they’re feeling like letting loose, girls go wild. It’s okay to have a good time, but when it goes to the extreme it can have violent consequences, according to The Telegraph. This type of hardcore partying, associated with binge drinking and sex, has been coined “ladette culture.” British politicians oppose ...
Feminism has grown from a fringe movement to a way of life. While most people understand the ideals and support them, whether or not they use the F-word, there are the people who are convinced that Feminists want to take over the world — rather like an alien invasion. The iconic image of Feminists are ...
It is hard to remember that the internet is a privilege. In the US, especially on a college campus, the thought of someone never having accessed the internet is unheard of. Someone not knowing how to use a computer seems ridiculous. But the reality is that we are lucky enough to have constant access to ...
Any quick look over the news of the day will tell you that we’re a long way from having gender equality. Sure, we’ve made great strides, specifically in the Western world. Yet women are work more part-time jobs than men and just today it was shown that women who graduated from college last year had ...
Nine “honour killings” occurred in the West Bank last year, along with 20 in Jordan. Women are murdered to save the honour of their family, while the idea of treating men the same way is unthinkable. Palestinian college student Aya Baradiya was murdered last month by her uncle and two other men. Her uncle admitted ...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is by no means an anti-feminist novel, it’s just a little grey in areas. Mostly it’s disappointing that JK Rowling lay such wonderful foundations for a well-balanced character base, but in the end, her undoing was in the details. Her female characters are just as likely to be smart ...
Dear Madame X, I have dated lots of women over the years, but never seem to be able to...
I always request books for Christmas. I always have. I’m not sure if that made me an easy child...
I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament. ~Alanis Morissette
This week, with my customary flair for timing, I thought it might be useful to say something (as ill-informed...
Here’s the secret to being an amazing lover: ask your partner what they want! Good sex isn’t about a...
And then there was the Christmas of ’05, when I decided to make my Christmas cards by hand. All...
Whether you are a Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist or still deciding, the thing that binds us all together...
Dear Madame X, My girlfriend kissed one of her colleagues at the office Christmas party. She says it...
