On AlterNet: femininity

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "femininity"

Wealthy, Handsome, Strong, Packing Endless Hard-Ons: The Impossible Ideals Men Are Expected to Meet

Greta Christina, AlterNet. June 20, 2011.

American ideas about "real men" are contradictory and impossible to live up to. So stop trying!

Saying 'F*ck You' to the Sexualized Orientalist Gaze

Mimi Thi Nguyen, Threadbared. January 27, 2011.

I cut off all my hair and damaged it with all kinds of fucked-up chemicals because I was sick of the orientalist gaze being directed at/on me.

Why I'm Happy I Became a Prostitute

Charlotte Shane, The Good Men Project. November 22, 2010.

Some of the nicest men I've ever met were my clients. We must move beyond cartoonish depictions of villainous, lustful men victimizing vulnerable women.

What Should a Feminist Man Look Like?

Courtney E. Martin, The American Prospect. November 14, 2009.

Many young men reject the trappings of traditional, sexist masculinity. But what's the alternative?

How Abstinence-Only Programs Perpetuate Dangerous Stereotypes

Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check. November 12, 2009.

It's bad enough the media teaches my daughter harmful gender stereotypes. Does she have to get it at school, too?

Rich Couples Can No Longer Afford '50s Gender Roles

Deborah Siegel, DELETED. January 21, 2009.

Most families need two wage earners to survive. But many rich couples purchased regressive gender roles through inflated Bush-era incomes.

Damned If Feminine, Damned If Feminist

Susan J. Douglas, In These Times. July 8, 2008.

Our culture's conflicted attitudes toward femininity (too much is weak) versus feminism (too assertive) leaves women with no place to stand.

Feminism Keeps My Marriage Together

Christie Church, Girlistic Magazine. March 26, 2008.

Feminism helps us face the challenge of being complex people in a society that reduces us to pink and blue.

Bush's Budget Shortchanges Women

Martha Burk, Ms. Magazine. February 19, 2008.

Government budget plans overlook the needs of women. The solution? Gender-budgeting.

Is Feminism Compatible with the Kitchen?

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. February 19, 2008.

The idea that liberated women don't prepare food -- because they are too busy having sex and building their careers -- is just plain wrong.

Does Susan Faludi's Terror Dream Oversimplify Post-9/11 America?

Bree Nordenson, Columbia Journalism Review. December 12, 2007.

Faludi loads a lot of conclusions on a thin strand of history.

"Women Center Stage" Festival To Provide Some Much Needed Balance to Macho Media

Don Hazen, AlterNet. June 20, 2007.

This summer, at a time when the media is dominated by bombastic male voices, New York City's Culture Project's multidisciplined festival of women voices provides a welcome antidote.