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In my November contribution to the “Catalyst” section of The Chronicle of Higher Education, I wrote about how I typically deal with some rather minor instances of being insulted — specifically as a woman — in a professional context. I have written about this topic here in the blog as well, so I was not surprised by the various responses.
In …

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A recent study published by the Walter Annenberg Communications Institute at USC (researchers Stacy Smith, Marc Chouetti and Stephanie Gall) was recently released.  The study surveyed the top 100 grossing films for the year 2009. The results are revealing. The researchers examined 4,342 speaking roles. Of these roles,  32.8% were female and 67.2% were men (evidencing the ratios of genders in films – a topic for another article) or approximately a 2.5/1  male -female …

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Anything but weak: Athletes, Leaders, Soldiers, Mothers
Recently, Glen Beck had more than just a few words for Jimmy Fallon over his band’s use of a song called “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” as Michele Bachmann was walking onstage for an interview. Mr. Beck pulled no punches, calling Mr. Fallon “despicable” and “reprehensible”, saying Mr. Fallon should be ashamed of himself. Mr. Beck told his co-host, “If you ever did that, I’d fire your ass so fast your …

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OK, OK, yes I saw the stupid “Futures” story(?) titled Womanspace inNature in late September, I read the comments (many of which are great), and I agree that Nature should not have published this thing, not just because it is offensive, but because it is bad — bad writing, bad story, bad way to crank up traffic on the site — …

On Tuesday, Bill Maher was politely confronted by Elizabeth Hasselbeck on ABC’s The View over his comments regarding reporter Lara Logan the year before.:
“…he [suggested] that after the horrendous sexual assault of a CBS News reporter, we should send Hasselbeck to Egypt.”
Though Hasselbeck is the token conservative on the show, I found it horrific that her sister cast members would not make any kind of a stand against this kind of despicable and violent rhetoric, whether or not these other women agreed with her politics. Maher basically suggested that …

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Back in 2008, when Hillary Clinton was running for president, I came across an old black and white pictorial on American women from the late 1940′s at a used book fundraiser. Since I was feeling more than a little dispirited over the fate of women at the time, I bought the book hoping …

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"#Occupy Movement Is Unsafe for Women: Attacks and Threats …" (click image for more)Over the past several weeks, “Occupy” protests across the country have sprung denouncing the influence of corporations in society, the capitalist system, and the wealthiest 1% of Americans.
In most locations, protesters have set up camps where protesters have stayed.
Unfortunately, the environment of some of these camps has become unsafe for women.
The “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York City has become …

Two weeks ago today, a college friend communicated some shocking news: our sorority sister and dear friend, Amy Friedlander, was dead. Amy was part of a murder-suicide in which her two young children, and husband, with whom she was days away from finalizing a divorce, were also found dead.
The media that morning described a Westchester home so bloody, that it was not possible to discern, who murdered who. Big mystery, right? Even if I hadn’t known Amy, I could have made a very educated guessed. Women account for 85% of …

Thank you to all our members and friends who signed and shared our online petition: Time Warner Board and HBO Management: Fire Bill Maher.
On Friday, September 23rd, Bill Maher said this during his HBO show:
“Sarah Palin Would ‘F–k’ Rick Perry If He Was Black.”
This statement is yet another example of Bill Maher’s misogyny. Maher has employed terms such as: ‘dumb twat’, ‘bimbos’, and ‘cunt’ in reference to women leaders including Sec. Hillary Clinton, Rep. Michele Bachmann and Gov. Sarah Palin (read here)….
The petition received close to 1,000 …

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Everyone who has ever been born has had a mother; most women have been …