The following article is cross-post with the express permission from the author. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Dear Girls, You are powerful beyond words, because you threaten to unravel the control of corrupt men who abuse their authority. In the United States last [...]

The following article was also featured on the Front Page of The Huffington Post. You can thank Rush Limbaugh for the sexism revolution this spring. His diatribe last week was the watershed.   Insipid slurs meant to diminish and demean a Georgetown Law Student for this offense:  being a woman.  More loathsome drivel on the airwaves [...]

The following article is cross-post with the express permission from the blog Female Science Professor. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. In Scientopia, I discuss a letter from an undergraduate researcher who is now anxious about her interactions with her lab’s PI, and invite comments from [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. On March 10th, cable network HBO is scheduled to air their movie, “Game Change”— a hit piece in cinematic form taking aim at Governor Sarah Palin’s run for Vice President in 2008. This film becomes yet another avenue [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Regardless of what side of the religious/contraception insurance/abortion debate you are on, you have to admit it is rather odd that in 2012 when women are educated participants in every field imaginable, that our government… __ and the [...]

Adele is up for six well-deserved Grammy awards going into Sunday night’s ceremonies, but she deserves kudos from women everywhere.  The 23-year-old Briton is a vocal powerhouse, and her retro-soul has ruled the music charts for most of 2011. Her second album, 21, topped the music charts for most of last year, and it’s still [...]

The following article is cross-post with the express permission from the blog Female Science Professor. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. In my November contribution to the “Catalyst” section of The Chronicle of Higher Education, I wrote about how I typically deal with some rather [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. 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 [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. 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 [...]

The following article is cross-post with the express permission from the blog Female Science Professor. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. OK, OK, yes I saw the stupid “Futures” story(?) titled Womanspace inNature in late September, I read the comments (many of which are great), [...]