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One In Four Educated Women Are Childless

One In Four Educated Women Are Childless

September 27, 2011 No Comments

One quarter of all women with degrees in the United States end up childless. That is a lot. It hardly seems like something to worry about when the average American woman has 2.1 children. It’s enough to replace the population with a little room to spare. Yet we are currently in the middle of a ...

Kansas Bans Insurance Companies From Offering Abortion Coverage In General Health Plans

Kansas Bans Insurance Companies From Offering Abortion Coverage In General Health Plans

May 24, 2011 No Comments

The current tactic for pro-life legislators to stop abortions when they can’t outlaw them altogether is to make them unaffordable. Kansas approved a ban on insurance companies offering abortion coverage as part of their general health plans (except when a woman’s life is at risk). The state’s newly approved budget also strips funding from a ...

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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