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Lazy Sunday Men In Charge Of Women Post

Lazy Sunday Men In Charge Of Women Post

March 4, 2012 No Comments

Making the case for why men should be in charge of women’s reproductive health. Women’s Health Experts Speak Out from Judd Nelson

Can We Retire the Word “Slut” Please?

Can We Retire the Word “Slut” Please?

March 2, 2012 No Comments

The first day of women’s history month did not go so well. After law student Sandra Fluke went before Congress to speak in support of access to birth control, radio host Rush Limbaugh called her a slut. “What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essential ...

No More Biological Clock: Just Freeze Your Ovaries!

No More Biological Clock: Just Freeze Your Ovaries!

November 27, 2009 No Comments

With women delaying children into their late 30s and early 40s infertility is becoming more and more of an issue for couples to deal with. Dr. Sherman Silber, a fertility expert, is exploring a new way to battle infertility: freezing ovarian tissue.

My Love Affair With Brad Pitt Survived The Pill

My Love Affair With Brad Pitt Survived The Pill

October 8, 2009 1 Comment

Mick // With their usual careful treatment of facts, the Daily Mail has declared that the pill “has put women off masculine men.” My love affair with Brad Pitt, like all great romances, was a complex thing. What it did, however, was prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that being on the pill does ...

Illegal Abortions Cost Countries Hundreds Of Millions A Year

Illegal Abortions Cost Countries Hundreds Of Millions A Year

October 6, 2009 No Comments

Unsafe abortions cost the developping world $341 million dollars a year. The study from the Guttmacher Institute found that treating complications from botched abortions is putting strain on countries medical systems. Not to mention the shame these women had to undergo to obtain their abortions.

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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