The following article is cross-posted from Unwritten Rules with permission of the author. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
In our privileged world “Feminism” has become a dirty word. For most western young women, to be called a Feminist is an insult.
My son and his girlfriends associate Feminism with anti-men and women who wear unattractive clothes. To them the “F” word is, at best, dated and no longer relevant.
In the U.S., Feminists have become divided along Party lines …

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Women in their 20s are enjoying sex in ways past generations have never known:  casual encounters, one night stands, internet sex, and even the ever-so-eloquently-named “f*** buddy,” this being a person that is there for the singular reason of sex, with no strings/ emotions/ feelings attached. Women in their 20s are enjoying pure unadulterated sex. Women are taking control of their sexuality and becoming equal and active partners in sexual rendezvous with men. We are assuming the dominant roles …

As a nonpartisan gender parity enthusiast who believes our country is sorely in need of capitalizing on the talents and contributions of the other half of its population, I have been very encouraged and excited by Sarah Palin’s Mama Grizzly effort to get more Republican women elected. I’ve been wishing that Democrats had someone like her who was willing to use their power and influence to elect more women in their party. I’ve been hoping that someone or some group would emerge soon, even in time for the midterm elections, …

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A few years ago, I attempted to read novels dealing with suspense, politics, and other important contemporary matters. I assumed that because the authors were experts in a certain field, their fiction stories about that field must be awesome. Unfortunately, I discovered their characters and their style of writing to be flat, devoid of depth, and amateurish at best. They were experts in national security, but they knew nothing about a …

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What is feminist fiction? Feminist fiction is inherently pro-woman, but can fiction be woman-positive without necessarily being feminist?
Many years ago, The Closer premiered on TNT. Its title character is Brenda Leigh Johnson who uses her sharp wits to secure confessions, making trials unnecessary. I love so many things about the series. The show’s creator originally considered it to center around a man, but he made the character a woman to …

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While doing research on the evolution of immigration law and the diminishing optimism about assimilation as the sources of immigration change, I found that most of the literature is described in terms of  men. Women, when mentioned, are mentioned in general terms as “women and children”.  However, I found an interesting passage about Jane Addams, a pro-woman who united and organized immigrant women to face the daily hostility from …

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Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about whether or not Sarah Palin has the right to call herself a feminist. There’s been a lot of discussion about whether she is pro-woman or anti-woman. I think this is a fundamentally unproductive conversation. Women as a group are heterogeneous. Our goals differ. Our living situations differ. Our families differ. Our ideas of what it means to be a woman …