A UK based academic says feminism should be taught in schools. As a feminist blogger, I couldn’t agree more. Dr. Jessica Ringrose at the Institute of Education in London has made the rounds recently, suggesting that feminism should be taught in schools to combat the increased sexualization of girls in the media and to give [...]
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This weekend: Sex 2.0 in Atlanta
Posted in Twitter, events, feminism, sex, social media on Apr 9th, 2008
Sex 2.0 will focus on the intersection of social media, feminism, and sexuality. How is social media enabling people to learn, grow, and connect sexually? How is sexual expression tied to social activism? Does the concept of transparency online offer new opportunities or present new roadblocks — or both? These questions, and many more, [...]
Feminism And Romance Go Hand In Hand (Science Daily)
Posted in feminism, relationships, research on Oct 16th, 2007
Science Daily — Contrary to popular opinion, feminism and romance are not incompatible and feminism may actually improvethe quality of heterosexual relationships, according to Laurie Rudman and Julie Phelan, from Rutgers University in the US. Their study* also shows that unflattering feminist stereotypes, that tend to stigmatize feminists as unattractive and sexually unappealing, are unsupported.
It [...]
…This is about how me and Jack had sex the day we met. Power-exchangey sex. The full thing. In public. Standing up. With clothes on. In the rain. Every kind of d/s sex with just the mouth.I’ve told you how I love kissing during sex. What I might not have said before, is that you [...]
The Carnival of Feminists is held (usually) on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Hosted by a different blogger for each edition, it aims to showcase the finest feminist posts from around the blogsphere.
Lina of Uncool is currently accepting submissions.
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench.
The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman’s constitutional right [...]
Feel Good Abstinence (via Feministing)
Posted in abstinence, feminism on Apr 5th, 2007
Quips Jessica of Feministing.com: “My hymen gives me wings!”
The comments section is particularly hilarious.
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Tomorrow is March 8th
Posted in equality, feminism, glass ceiling, representation, women on Mar 7th, 2007
Two items of note for March 8th. It’s both International Women’s Day and Blog Against Sexism Day. Have things changed? Yes, but not much. Here’s some stats from the National Council on Research for Women:
Data on women’s/girls struggle for equality has gone missing in the Bush Administration. The current [...]
Ring Toss: Links for 2006-02-26
Posted in feminism, media, movies, news, roundup, sex on Feb 26th, 2007
Sorority Evictions Raise Messy Issue of Looks and Bias (NYT)
Weekly Feminist Reader (Feministing)
What a Bad Museum Exhibit Can Teach You About Blogging (ProBlogger)
MARIE AND JACK: A Hardcore Love Story receives an NC-17 rating from the MPAA (Comstock Films)
RKB Need interviewees - “straight” women who’ve slept with women
Uncircumcised pupils sent home (BBC News)
This advert isn’t sexist. [...]
RIP, Molly Ivins, 1944-2007
Posted in advice, feminism, media, mollyivins, news, relationships, reporting, women on Feb 1st, 2007
Feisty, take-no-prisoners columnist (she nicknamed President Bush ‘Shrub’) and author Molly Ivins, passed away yesterday, after a long battle with breast cancer:
The 62-year-old writer was a rare commodity in Texas – a liberal – who wrote a twice-weekly column that appeared in at least 300 newspapers. Based in Austin, her commentary appeared in national magazines [...]






































