I have to confess. I don’t understand Hallowe’en. What little I know about Halloween, I got from movies I watched. I don’t understand the holiday because, for the larger part of my life, I never celebrated it. When I was 15-years-old and moved outside of my country of birth, I celebrated Hallowe’en for the first ...
The SlutWalk has now become a worldwide phenomenon as women take a stand against those who believe that dressing provocatively is an invitation to rape. Recently, Jakarta’s governor Fauzi Bowo incited the ire of Indonesian women when he said that “women must not wear revealing clothes to avoid being raped or victimized.” Apparently the message ...
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...
