Women’s rights campaigners have demanded that UK newspapers be put under scrutiny. They claim that mainstream newspapers such as The Sun objectify women. This is just one of the papers which features a topless “Page 3″ model. While living in the UK I found it shocking to find half-naked women in a mainstream newspaper which ...
With the abortion debate many of us take for granted raging on Prince Edward Island, I decided to go back in time a bit, when reproductive rights were a newly won battle and the female sexual experience was a subject not everyone spoke about. The stream of consciousness narrative in Andrea Dworkin’s Ice and Fire ...
A woman has been sacked in the UK for refusing to wear make-up at work, and she’s decided that’s just not right. Melanie Stark was a retail assistant at department store Harrods before she was unceremoniously dumped for daring to show her bare face in public. Now she’s taken her case to the media and ...
Women in politics are constantly trying to prove their worth in Washington. They are expected to fit in with the men and keep their wardrobe appropriate. But what happens when wearing a simple white button down shirt creates discomfort and unwanted male attention? Well, for Rochelle Behrens, a political lobbyist, she decided to do something ...
People are constantly complaining about the state of teenagers today, yet hardly anyone is brave enough to delve into their world and try to find out what’s going on. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, by Dr. Mary Pipher, does just that. Through her work with adolescent girls as a clinical psychologist, Dr. ...
Dancing and music videos go together like Fred and Ginger. Janet Jackson lead the rhythm nation and Britney Spears followed in her choreographed steps. But the women of the noughties are falling short, preferring poses to fancy footwork. But less dancing can only lead to better music. Hortense from Jezebel is saddened by this state ...
The science experiment has concluded and half-naked women everywhere are doing their happy dance of smugness. Seismic activity was pretty normal on April 26, 2010, despite Boobquake. But what did it really prove?
We need a new car. Our current one is pretty old (though it works ok) but for boring administrative...
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There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...
Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
