Culture
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Man v. Food: Representations of Meat and Masculinity
By Mari Kate Mycek While watching Man v. Food, I observed a very interesting relationship between men and non-human animals. The situations I’m going to describe...
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Rape Victims Say Military Labels Them 'Crazy'
Women in all branches of the armed forces, including the Coast Guard, have relayed stories that follow a similar pattern — a sexual assault, a...
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Afghans March to Protest Violence Against Women
Members of Afghan Young Women for Change staged a protest march in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul Saturday, denouncing violence against women, according to AFP photographs. Some...
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Arizona Governor Signs Anti-Abortion Bill
Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed a bill on Thursday that prohibits abortions in the state after 20 weeks. The bill, passed earlier this week by...
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Malawi Swears in First Woman President
Last Saturday Joyce Banda was sworn in as president of Malawi, replacing former president Bingu wa Mutharika after his death. She becomes Africa’s second...
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Female War Veterans More Likely to Become Homeless
Once primarily male veteran problems, homelessness and economic struggles are escalating among female veterans, whose numbers have grown during the past decade of U.S. wars...
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ADOPTING DEPRESSION
By Jennifer Givhan I couldn’t have had post-partum depression. Yet I did. I, a depressed mother. Adoptive mother. Ashamed mother. Heavy with pressure; mercury in...
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CA Prosecutors Detain Juvenile Rape Victim to Help Investigation
Prosecutors in Sacramento, CA have taken the unusual step of detaining an alleged teenage rape victim who has a history of running away, saying she...
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Parents Less Likely to Take Girls Outside to Play
Nearly half of preschoolers don’t venture outside with their parents to play every day, and girls are most likely to suffer, according to a new...
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How Much is Your Vagina Costing You?
Given the national debate regarding birth control coverage, it’s increasingly clear that many people have no idea how much it costs it to own a...
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Celebrating Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915 and died on July 17, 1959. She squeezed a lot of living–and a whole lot of music–into...
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On Race, Trauma, and "Strange Fruit"
Recently, I taught Billie Holiday’s signature song, “Strange Fruit,” in my Critical Trauma Studies course in a harrowing session on lynching. My graduate students had...
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Barbie is Running for President
Barbie has stepped onto the campaign trail and will officially announce her bid for President on Thursday. The “I Can Be…President” Barbie doll by manufacturer...
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Pharmacies Deter Teens from Plan B, Study Shows
Even though it’s legal for 17-year-olds to get the so-called morning-after pill, a new study shows that pharmacy employees often dole out the wrong information,...
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ICE Deportations Leave Thousands in U.S. Foster Care System
A new ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) report revealed that in the first six months of 2011, the agency deported a total of 46,686 immigrants...
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For My Sistah(s): A Black Feminist Queer Consciousness-Raising Book List
By Kiyan Williams I am the over-protective older brother of a fourteen-year old young black woman. And I am worried for her. I was worried...
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Circle Of 6 App: Stopping Sexual Violence Before It Happens
By Soraya Chemaly I live in a city where the death of college student Yeardley Love and the conviction of her classmate George Hugeley for second degree...
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Oklahoma Court Strikes Down Ultrasound Abortion Law
An Oklahoma judge on Wednesday struck down a state law requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound image placed in front of them and...