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Are Men Losing The Battle Of The Sexes?

Are Men Losing The Battle Of The Sexes?

November 15, 2009 No Comments

Girls should learn that they can’t have a glamorous career and also be a wife and mother, said the president of the Girls’ School Association. But as more fathers choose to stay at home, are these concerns outdated?

The First Couple Can’t Escape The Problems Of Modern Marriage

The First Couple Can’t Escape The Problems Of Modern Marriage

October 30, 2009 No Comments

Michelle Obama sacrificed her life to make her husband president. The article in the New York Times Magazine this weekend puts a shiny gloss on their marriage but it is clear that they can’t escape the dilemma that plagues so many young couples.

Babysitting Is Illegal?

Babysitting Is Illegal?

September 28, 2009 No Comments

The British government has unleashed yet another obstacle for working mothers everywhere. Two female police officers, both mothers, have been taking turns caring for each others’ children while one of them works. Their arrangement has been declared illegal and the Department for Children, Schools, and Families (DCSF) wants them to each register as a child ...

Should Working Moms Feel Guilty? The Daily Mail Says Yes.

Should Working Moms Feel Guilty? The Daily Mail Says Yes.

September 23, 2009 No Comments

What a vile, selfish thing the working mom is, depriving children of love and shunning her natural maternal instincts. The Daily Mail looks at this old chestnut and says that we’ll be surprised by the answer. But we’re not. Louise Chunn, former editor of InStyle, reveals her experiences as a working mom. She had two ...

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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