Next time you feel like complaining about your period, think of all of the things it could possibly represent to you, your biological capacities as a woman, and your source of potential for the future.

How the author of an article in The Atlantic thinks legalizing sex at Military Service Academies will reduce the reporting of sexual violence, and why he is dead wrong.

What will it take for us to treat our sex crime victims/survivors with more dignity and compassion?

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Earlier this month Mary Kay, in partnership with their Don’t Look Away Campaign, released the results from their first, national Don’t Look Away survey. They polled parents of 11-18 year old girls, and found a large difference between parents’ beliefs [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Imagine dropping your child off at school every day afraid that you won’t be back at pickup time. Imagine staying with a violent partner because calling the cops could tear you away from your kids. Imagine arranging for [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Two and one half years ago I read with horror the story about Yeardley Love, the 22-year-old University of Virginia coed and lacrosse player who was found dead, having been brutally beaten, a few weeks before her graduation.  [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. (Possible Trigger Warning) Last week a woman was raped in the Strawberry Fields section of Central Park. Nine days before it happened, she had been birdwatching in the same area. She saw the perpetrator openly masturbating and took [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. “Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. But Hanna Rosin was the first to notice that this long-held truth is, astonishingly, no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, by almost every measure, women are no longer [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Recently many in Washington, DC were surprised and perplexed by a sexual assault on a young woman who was walking on the sidewalk in a safe part of Washington, DC.  A man on a bike came up behind [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Sunday, Representative Todd Akin (R-MO) had this to say about the correlation between rape and pregnancy: “It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare,” Akin said, referring to conception following a rape. “If it’s a [...]