Feminist Forte
Varying Degrees of Progress
Iceland’s prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, just got married – to another woman; the country’s marriage equality laws went into effect this past week. And for the record, Iceland elected its first female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, thirty years ago. Now that’s progress. Meanwhile, Australia has a new prime minister – its first woman to hold... »
Nagging Doesn’t Kill
Earlier this week, the Bangor Daily News ran this headline, “Police affidavit: Brooks man shot wife over nagging” to accompany a story about a man who shot and killed his wife because he said she was nagging him. In researching the story, I entered “kill nagging wife” in Google and was shocked how many... »
Should We Worry Women Aren’t Having Babies?
The news has been full of stories about women and babies this week. A report from the Pew Research Center, “Childlessness Up Among All Women; Down Among Women with Advanced Degrees” states “Nearly one-in-five American women ends her childbearing years without having borne a child, compared with one-in-ten in the 1970s.” The research is... »
News from Around the Web
We partied like 6 year old rock stars this weekend (mini-golf, bumper boats, birthday party, beach and boogie boards) and now we are dragging. We’ll be back tomorrow with some thoughts on the Census Bureau data that reveals more women are choosing not to have children. In the meantime, here are a few interesting... »
The Skinny and the Scoop from Two Women Entrepreneurs
We are hooked on the TheSkinnyScoop, an online surveying tool for women. While our first impression of this website was, ”It’s just another resource for women who over-engineer parenting,” the SkinnyScoop is more than we thought. For starters, the site sets itself apart from other resources that feed on mothers’ insecurities. SkinnyScoop provides information direct from other... »
Al Gore Accused of Sexual Assault: UPDATED
Several of my peers have opted not to write about the allegations of sexual assault against former Vice President and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore. Some of them feel they don’t have enough facts. It’s true, we don’t know have all the facts but there are some things that those who are writing about... »
Top 100 Websites for Women
ForbesWoman published its list of “Top 100 Websites for Women.” Yes, we made the list. So did 99 other great resources. Check them out here. »
Hey Baby Video Game Takes on Street Harassment
For women who live and work in the city, street harassment is a common experience – especially in the summer. Just as we take to the streets to enjoy the nice weather, street harassers dust off their favorite lines. Holly Kearl, a national street harassment expert, conducted an informal survey of more than 800... »
Is Cheerleading a Sport? Updated
The U.S. District Court in Bridgeport Connecticut is currently hearing a case that asks the question, “Is cheerleading a sport? ” Five members of the women’s volleyball team plus the coach at Quinnipiac College in Connecticut filed a lawsuit after the school cancelled the volleyball program in favor of a competitive cheering squad. The... »
Make It Stop
Yesterday the local news was buzzing with the story of Laura Stone Mortimer, who along with her two children and mother, was allegedly murdered by her husband. I was saddened to see another domestic violence case in the headlines so soon after the mass murder of four women in Florida. But it turns out I don’t know... »
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