The Good Men Project has taken on the daunting task of introducing, unlocking and dismantling the so-called Men’s Rights Movement in a special series of posts this week. My top […]
Tag: Editor Picks Round-Up
Of Crotch-Grabs, Pregnant Swans, Charlie Sheen and Lil Wayne: Editors’ Picks 2/27 – 3/4
Last weekend, celebrities gathered in Santa Monica, CA to celebrate the year’s best independent films at the Independent Spirit Awards. At Racialicious, Latoya Peterson analyzes the feminist implications of what […]
Tampons, Eggs, Your Period, A Camera: Editors’ Picks, 2/20-2/26
In light of crumbling regimes in the Arab world, Sara Yasin of Muslimah Media Watch asks if it’s fair to scrutinize Arab first ladies such as Tunisia’s Leila Ben Ali, […]
Prime Philanderer, Confession Apps and Inside CPAC: Editors’ Picks, 2/6-2/12
“Italy’s Second Sex Is Pissed,” headlined The Daily Femme, which reported that 73,500 Italian women have signed a petition demanding a change in the way the Italian government (and culture) treats women, […]
Going to Space, Rising Up, and NOT Apologizing for Roethlisberger: Editors’ Picks, 1/30-2/5
Families across America will be sitting down to watch Super Bowl XLV today, where the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger will have the chance to win his third ring. At the […]
Angry Egyptian Women and Trans Vets: Editors’ Picks, 1/23-1/29
An unprecedented number of women participated in Tuesday’s “Day of Rage” in Egypt–much more so than in previous anti-government protests. Over at Slate’s Double X, Jenna Krajeski explains why. The […]
Kanye’s Black Monsters, Pakistan’s Secret Lesbians and Lessons From Kermit Gosnell: Editors’ Picks, 1/16-1/22
This week brought us one of the most unabashedly stupid infographics ever to go viral, “Which Female Tech Influencer Are You?” The Frisky‘s Jessica Wakeman fires back. You can regain […]
Don’t Ask, We’ll Tell All: Editors’ Picks, 11/28-12/4
The big story this week that held feminists’ rapt attention was the progress of the Senate hearings on the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The hearings coincided with […]
Maidens of Virtue, Sexist CEOs and Inspirational Muppets: Editors’ Picks 10/17-10/23
The t-shirt on the left is now being sold (for only $5!) at Reformation Bookstore, one of the broadest outlets for Christian Reconstructionist books. Customers who bought this item also […]
Ugly Ducklings, Noble Squaws and Not-So-Modern Families : Editor’s Picks, 10/11-10/15
Above is a detail from a wonderful flowchart breaking down the complex system of assigning female characters to cliched, stereotypical roles (via Jezebel, originally from Overthinking It). Sociological Images has […]