Gender

Dianne Feinstein Suggests "Less on Testosterone" Will Help Senate Deadlock, as Record Number of Women Take Office

By Laura Gottesdiener / AlterNet

The US Senate now has twenty women senators.

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Outrage: Texas Women Cavity Searched by Police Over Alleged Marijuana Smell

By Russ Belville / AlterNet

How Violent Economic 'Reforms' Contribute to Violence Against Women

By Vandana Shiva / Al Jazeera

Young Woman Gang-Raped in India Dies

AFP

Indian Teen Kills Self After Police Pressure Her to Marry Rapist

AFP

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Gender

Top 10 Sexist-Media Moments of 2012

Patricia Leavy, Scott Richardson / Huffington Post

I Got Pregnant Even Though I Had an IUD

N W / RH Reality Check

A Rundown of the Insane Rationales Right-Wingers Are Offering for Why Sandy Hook Happened

Irin Carmon / Salon

A Personal Glimpse into Our Woefully Inadequate Mental Health System

Mary Ann Swissler / Women's Media Center

What Is it About Men That They're Committing These Horrible Massacres?

Meghan Murphy / AlterNet

Shear Madness: Why Does a Black Woman Risk Losing Her Job Over Her Hair?

Bijan C. Bayne / AlterNet

Bobby Jindal's Ridiculous Birth Control Plot

Kaili Joy Gray / Daily Kos

NY Times Suggests It's Pointless to Report Rape in Haiti, Ignoring Serious Efforts to Protect Women

Meena Jagannath / AlterNet

Abortion Deaths Wildly Underestimated

Irin Carmon / Salon

Why Are Conservatives Obsessed With Making Women Breed?

Sarah Sentilles / Religion Dispatches

Pack Your Bags: Ethical Traveler Shares 10 Best Destinations for 2013

Tara Lohan / AlterNet

Why God, Family and Tradition Do Not Equal Happiness

Jill Filipovic / The Guardian

Why ‘Slut' Label Refuses to Die

Tom Jacobs / Pacific Standard

Hilarious Sarah Silverman Video: Men, If You Ever Want to See a Vagina Again Support Repro Rights

AlterNet

Why Critics Shouldn't Be So Quick to Shame Katy Perry

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

"Girls," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" -- How Once-Great Feminist Programming Let Us Down

Helen Eisenbach / Salon.com

Anti-LGBT Donor Has Ties to White Supremacist and Secession Groups

Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet

Moms Urge Congress Not to Throw Families Over Fiscal Cliff

Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet

What's Next for Anti-Choice Zealots?

Irin Carmon / Salon

'Crisis Pregnancy Center' that Made Couples Study the Bible Now Suing for Taxpayer Dollars

Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet

Hazing Epidemic Continues: Coach Reportedly Witnessed Sexual Assault, Congratulated Victim

Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet

Stephen Colbert Mocks Absurd Fox News Piece About the Sexual Revolution and Non-Existent 'War on Men'

AlterNet

5 States Where GOP Extremists Are Pushing Repugnant Anti-Women Laws

Sarah Seltzer / AlterNet

Progressive Photo of the Day: High-Heeled Men Storm the Streets for an End to Sexual Violence

AlterNet

How to Never Have Your Period Again

Valerie Tarico / AlterNet

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