In January 2013 the Pentagon officially reversed its ban on women in combat roles. This quickly prompted a discussion on including females in the draft and reversing the Supreme Court decision Rostker v. Goldberg. I think I am going to have to stick ...
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In January 2013 the Pentagon officially reversed its ban on women in combat roles. This quickly prompted a discussion on including females in the draft and reversing the Supreme Court decision Rostker v. Goldberg. I think I am going to have to stick ...
Imagine you’ve come down with appendicitis. Scared and in pain, you go to an “Appendix Crisis Center,” where they tell you that if you take your appendix out now, you’ll have to undergo a frightening and dangerous procedure. I...
Imagine you’ve come down with appendicitis. Scared and in pain, you go to an “Appendix Crisis Center,” where they tell you that if you take your appendix out now, you’ll have to undergo a frightening and dangerous procedure. I...
A couple weeks ago, I mocked Twitter CEO Dick Costolo for citing a “supply-side problem” recruiting female employees (and, crucially, board members). Although clearly the supply of qualified women is greater than one, I admit that Costol...
A couple weeks ago, I mocked Twitter CEO Dick Costolo for citing a “supply-side problem” recruiting female employees (and, crucially, board members). Although clearly the supply of qualified women is greater than one, I admit that Costol...
Type any sentence involving “women” into Google and see what you find. According to a set of UN Women ads, it’s not pretty. Women shouldn’t have rights. Women shouldn’t vote. Women cannot be trusted. Women need to be controlled. Women need ...
Type any sentence involving “women” into Google and see what you find. According to a set of UN Women ads, it’s not pretty. Women shouldn’t have rights. Women shouldn’t vote. Women cannot be trusted. Women need to be controlled. Women need ...
Below is the newest ad encouraging American youth to “opt out” of Obamacare, courtesy of OptOut.org. It depicts an unnerving caricature of “Uncle Sam” forcing a pelvic exam on a young woman as a consequence of the Affordable C...
Below is the newest ad encouraging American youth to “opt out” of Obamacare, courtesy of OptOut.org. It depicts an unnerving caricature of “Uncle Sam” forcing a pelvic exam on a young woman as a consequence of the Affordable C...
Natalie Morin, a Canadian woman who settled down in Saudi Arabia in 2009, is trapped inside her own home. Forbidden to visit her family or leave her abusive husband, her future is set and restricted by Saudi law. Her mother, Johanne Durocher, worked ...
Natalie Morin, a Canadian woman who settled down in Saudi Arabia in 2009, is trapped inside her own home. Forbidden to visit her family or leave her abusive husband, her future is set and restricted by Saudi law. Her mother, Johanne Durocher, worked ...
Despite all post-electoral promises to the contrary, Congressional and state Republicans last week reverted to their roots. Once again, they conjured voodoo biology and bloviated about their concern for the safety of women to justify blatantly uncons...
Despite all post-electoral promises to the contrary, Congressional and state Republicans last week reverted to their roots. Once again, they conjured voodoo biology and bloviated about their concern for the safety of women to justify blatantly uncons...
Hello, readers. There are no Fourth Amendment decisions being handed down (I just want my warrant rights clarified, Court!) and we’ve still got a week to go before the same-sex marriage cases, so I’m going to take a break from present-day Suprem...
Hello, readers. There are no Fourth Amendment decisions being handed down (I just want my warrant rights clarified, Court!) and we’ve still got a week to go before the same-sex marriage cases, so I’m going to take a break from present-day Suprem...
We like to criticize the media for latching on to political gaffes, but we, the people of the Internet, clearly enjoy a good campaign faux pas. Mitt Romney’s answer to a question about pay inequity between men and women contained the unfortunate ph...
We like to criticize the media for latching on to political gaffes, but we, the people of the Internet, clearly enjoy a good campaign faux pas. Mitt Romney’s answer to a question about pay inequity between men and women contained the unfortunate ph...
In the name of transparency and freedom of information, I need to state right now that I’m a pretty serious feminist. Not necessarily a feminist in the “burn your bra, misandry is great,” but certainly a young lady who believes that women s...
In the name of transparency and freedom of information, I need to state right now that I’m a pretty serious feminist. Not necessarily a feminist in the “burn your bra, misandry is great,” but certainly a young lady who believes that women s...