Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. So take a moment today and think about all the women who have been victims of abuse and rape and think of what you can do to help stop this happening to anyone again. The first thing people need to do is think ...
With liberty and justice for… some. The United States is the only developed nation that has not ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This international bill of rights for women has been around since 1980 and acknowledges that gender equality does not yet exist. CEDAW’s agenda includes ...
Sex slaves and child soldiers are common in Afghanistan and the government has acknowledged this problem to the United Nations. The government is going to sign an agreement with the UN’s special representative for children and armed conflict on an “action plan to combat the problem.” This will be the first time they “officially acknowledge ...
The United Nations has set up a body to promote the issues of women around the world. The U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women will not be known as Unegeew (ew!) but instead as UN Women, despite the fact that it is rather unwomanly. The entity will have a budget of ...
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts. Nicole Kidman has accused ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
