Isn’t it interesting how Republican politicians are so eager to get regulators out of corporate boardrooms and into women’s bedrooms? Florida Democratic State Rep. Scott Randolph made that connection on […]
Author: Carol King
Not the singer/songwriter Carole King. Been a feminist for as long as I can remember and committed to reproductive rights even longer.
Click! Feminist Chutzpah on the Job
I really didn’t care if I got the job or not. This was my third interview with the same gentlemanly white man with a soft Southern drawl. He seemed no […]
Women’s History Month: One Woman’s Story
During Women’s History Month, we are reminded of the accomplishments, disappointments, struggles and hardships endured by women like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Margaret Sanger, Victoria Woodhull, […]
Social Media Powers L.A.’s Walk for Choice
As we’ve seen the impact that social media has on democracy movements across the Middle East, we’ve wondered whether it can happen here. It has. Hundreds of women and men […]
Victim of Terrorism Fights Back With Oscar-Nominated Documentary
The Oscars–the red carpet, the stars, the gowns, the hair, the speeches, the tears … and the women who have made amazing films that are up for honors. The Best […]
Walk for Choice This Saturday!
Had enough of the Republican Party’s unnatural interest in women’s wombs? Tired of their high-handed attempts to shove their beliefs down our throats? Fed up with their desire to elevate […]
MoveOn Moves Into the Abortion Battle
In 1998, as the Republican Congress was salivating over President Bill Clinton’s sex scandal, software entrepreneurs Joan Blades and Wes Boyd started a petition drive to “Censure President Clinton and […]
Unlicensed Abortion Doctor Brings Back Specter of Pre-Roe
Just days before the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Pennsylvania offered us a grim reminder of what happened before abortions were legal. A doctor and his unlicensed staff performing […]
Women’s Health Care Ignored From the Waist Down
When it comes to health care, who would deny that prevention is preferable to treatment? I’m right there when public health recommendations include tobacco-free living, a reduction in alcohol and […]
A Look Back at “The Feminine Mystique”
If you were to pick up The Feminine Mystique today, I suspect you’d wonder what all the fuss was about. Written in 1963, it was directed at college-educated, married white […]