UPDATE: The L.A. Times reports that, according to a Disney representative, the company has no intention of abandoning its “sexier” new depiction of Merida, which will illustrate a limited run […]
Author: Marinda Valenti
Peace Corps Women Deserve Abortion Coverage, Too
With states tightening up abortion laws, and the FDA still restricting emergency contraception, recent reproductive rights efforts have been less than encouraging. However, it was a step forward last year […]
British Study Shows False Rape Claims are Complicated Matters
The United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recently released a report highlighting the complexity—and scarcity—of false rape allegations. The report was issued in response to a 2010 court appeal in which a […]
Kansas Legislature Votes to Further Restrict Abortion Rights
Anti-choice legislation has been sweeping the nation this past month as states try to one-up each other’s restrictive policies on abortion. Shortly after Arkansas approved the most restrictive anti-abortion bill in […]
Forking, Dongles and Cyber Misogyny
Last summer, Avital Norman Nathman wrote about feminist video blogger Anita Sarkeesian’s Kickstarter proposal for a web series, Tropes vs. Women, and briefly mentioned the alarming backlash aimed at Sarkeesian for venturing to dissect […]
Emergency Contraception Ruling is a Victory for Women
As of Friday morning, a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift longstanding restrictions on women’s access to emergency contraception (EC). Citing the FDA’s […]
New Safe-Sex Campaign Paints Health Concerns Blue
Raisins? Blueberries? Prunes? Keep guessing. A new safe-sex campaign has gone simply ballistic in its promotion of healthy habits for men. A pair of singing testicles warns sexually active males of […]
Smith College Decides It’s Not Enough to Identify As a Woman
With the school year winding down before summer break, many high schoolers will be preparing for the caffeine-induced excitement of university life. A lucky few will be admitted to their […]