Forbes has announced its list of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women for 2011, complete with powerhouses like Oprah, J.K. Rowling, Diane Sawyer and even Lady Gaga. Let’s examine the results. Are these women worthy of such power? Bear with me here. We have the second most powerful, Hilary Clinton, US Secretary of State and ...
Barbara Bush, daughter of George Dubya, is going to publicly support gay marriage in a video statement being aired today in New York. The video is part of a campaign by a gay rights group called The Human Rights Campaign and is being aired at an annual gala in New York City. They are calling ...
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 ...
What does it mean to be a feminist? Does she have to be a woman? Does she have to have hairy legs? Does she have to be pro choice? Conservative women are finally embracing the f-word but their pro life stance leads many to believe their are more faux than feminist.
It’s that time of year, when spring blossoms counteract the car pollution, beer gardens are filled with humans on...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
