Editor’s note: The New Agenda congratulates Hillary Clinton on her confirmation as the new Secretary of State. The Senate approval vote was 94-2.
In her confirmation testimony before the Senate, and again in a speech she gave celebrating Emily’s List, Hillary Clinton has signaled her intention to use her role as Secretary of State to advance the status of women around the world. Although I understand that many people reading this would rather have her as President, I think it might be fair to say that she will be freer …

Editor’s note: Beginning this month, The New Agenda Blog will be featuring regular columns from a diverse group of contributors. Ann Bartow is a professor of law at the University of South Carolina. As a legal scholar she writes on intellectual property law and feminist legal theory. Ann also maintains the popular Feminist Law Professors blog.
I know, I can hardly believe myself that I’m writing a blog post with that title in 2009. But in some environments, wearing pants as a woman is still considered a privilege that …

A few days ago conservative syndicated opinionator Kathleen Parker wrote a column about the photo showing President-elect Obama’s senior speech writer Jon Favreau groping the breast region of a life size cardboard cut-out of Senator and Secretary of State Designate Hillary Rodham Clinton. She quotes me, though not by name, and mentions The New Agenda as well. My reaction can be found here. My awesome blogger friend Historiann also had a great response.
I don’t think anyone could fairly label me an Obamabot, because fandom and …

NOTE: A few days ago we published The X Factor, in which lifelong Democrat Lynette Long urged women to vote for McCain/Palin. For balance, we asked Ann Bartow of Feminist Law Professors to make the case for Barack Obama.
The New Agenda is non-partisan and does not endorse any candidate. The following is Ann Bartow’s personal opinion.
The President of the U.S. has a tremendous amount of authority over judicial appointments, over federal agencies, and often, over the success or failure of legislation. …