Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. November 28, 2008. Pop culture vampires have always reflected cultural anxieties about sex. "Twilight", the new teen box office blockbuster, is no exception.
Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. November 28, 2008. Maybe I’m imagining things, but has anyone else noticed more allusions to female masturbation on TV?
Rosie White, American Sexuality Magazine. November 21, 2008. Female spies have been the subject of cultural fascination since Mata Hari, but the realities they face are quite different from fiction.
Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. November 21, 2008. Unlike Ah-nold, no woman will ever burst into high political office without a lick of experience. And women with credentials don't fare much better.
Amelia, The Frisky. November 20, 2008. According to the Facebook ads surrounding my profile, I'm in dire need of a relationship and a diet. My male friends get no such advice.
Daphne Merkin, The Daily Beast. November 20, 2008. Change may well be coming to Washington. But the public discourse about women has taken several steps backward.
Stephanie Losee, AlterNet. November 19, 2008. A new book from Valerie Frankel shows how the only lasting effect dieting has is on people's mind-sets about their bodies.
Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. November 18, 2008. When you think about it, it really isn't that surprising. Logic has never been their strong suit.
Susannah Breslin, The Frisky. November 14, 2008. From her hairstyle to her politics, America remains obsessed with the female politician who seemingly came out of nowhere.
AlterNetOctober 14, 2008. Find out how the candidates compare on the 10 most important reproductive justice and gender issues, from abortion to equal pay.
Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. October 10, 2008. The word "desperation" has disappeared from the definition of "cougar"; words like smart, successful and funny have taken its place.
Greta Parry, PopMatters. September 25, 2008. Though 1980s beach films seem objectifying and antifeminist, they offer a utopian space where class and gender hierarchies begin to dissolve.
Heather Gehlert, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. September 8, 2008. New research shows women outperform men in five of eight leadership categories.
Riane Eisler, AlterNet. September 6, 2008. Why is it that we get so outraged over war but look the other way when women and girls are beaten and murdered in the name of tradition?
Juhu Thukral, On The Issues Magazine. August 28, 2008. It cannot be said enough: sex workers are people -- friends, wage earners, parents -- and they deserve the same human rights as everyone else.
Erich Goode, Sirens Magazine. August 27, 2008. Most women in their 20s are far more concerned with education, career, and gaining life experience than with their single status.
Jennifer Merin, The Women's Media Center. August 27, 2008. The lack of female voices in film criticism is a manifestation of an industry that favors male-oriented movies and audiences.
Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. August 26, 2008. It is usually the job of the party nominee to build unity once a vanquished rival has conceded. Unless the loser happens to be a woman.
Bernadette Barton, On The Issues Magazine. August 20, 2008. Our culture and media are obsessed with strippers. But in real life women who dance for a living inspire rabid sexism.
Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. August 19, 2008. So much for change. Only one female correspondent has moderated a presidential forum since the commission began running debates in 1988.
