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The Best And Worst Countries For Women

The Best And Worst Countries For Women

September 23, 2011 No Comments

“If this backward law passes, I’m moving to Canada!” “This backward law” could refer to abortion, gay rights, health and education cuts, or countless others; you name it, if it’s going down the gurgler in your own country, chances are you can slap a big Canadian band-aid on it and all will be well. But ...

Military Rape Is Running Rampant

Military Rape Is Running Rampant

September 14, 2011 No Comments

“Everyone else was doing it,” is a common excuse from teenagers, but it’s being used by a man accused of raping his comrade at arms. While she was unconscious he filmed his crime on his phone and she was only aware of what happened when she stumbled across the footage. Keith Eric Calvert was found ...

US Hits Lowest Rate Of Teen Pregnancy Ever

US Hits Lowest Rate Of Teen Pregnancy Ever

April 7, 2011 No Comments

Girls today are less likely to be teen moms than their grandmothers. Out of every 1000 teen girls, only 39.1 will give birth, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s been reduced by 37 percent in that last two decades, which is great news. In fact, it’s the lowest rate since the ...

Dads Are Parents Too! Brits Discover

Dads Are Parents Too! Brits Discover

January 18, 2011 No Comments

The UK is looking into extending their paternity leave — increasing from 2 weeks to 26 weeks. This would make the time off seem less like an extra holiday for new fathers and actually give them the ability to participate in the baby’s childcare. Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has suggested following some ...

Women Are Not Protected By The US Constitution, Says Supreme Court Justice

Women Are Not Protected By The US Constitution, Says Supreme Court Justice

January 4, 2011 No Comments

Women were never intended to be protected under the Constitution, said Justice Scalia in an interview with California Lawyer. He said the document allows for discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation. That’s right — according to him it is perfectly legal to say “No, I won’t hire you because your breasts will ...

In Praise Of Teenage Sex

In Praise Of Teenage Sex

September 8, 2010 1 Comment

Teenagers have been having sloppy, enthusiastic sex since before “teen” was a term. Parents used to marry off their children once they hit that randy age, but now we try to keep them cloistered and chaste. It hasn’t been working so well. The Netherlands has a different approach to sex. There boys and girls are ...

Girls’ Bikes Suck

It’s that time of year, when spring blossoms counteract the car pollution, beer gardens are filled with humans on...

The Dick In American Pie

The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...

How Many Lovers Is Too Many?

Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...

A Beloved Novel

Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...

The University Men’s Non-Wanker Centre

My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...

The Patriarchal Overlords And Your Shoes

Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...

Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...

Why Macho Men Are Sexy

Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...

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