Why Aren’t We Protesting Miss America?
January 14, 2011 by Amanda Litman · 26 Comments
“When I was growing up, Miss America was the symbol of what every young girl wanted to be,” author Alix Kates Shulman, one of the organizers of the first Miss America protest in 1968, said in an interview with NPR in 2008. “That was the kind of attainment that everybody yearned for, to be considered [...]
Separate But Equal? The Politics of Plus Size
November 9, 2010 by Anita Little · 18 Comments
When I opened my Gmail and saw the subject line of the weekly newsletter Forever 21 sends to its customers, I bubbled up with hope. “New Name: Faith 21 Will Soon Be Forever 21+.” Forever 21, a brand I’ve been addicted to since my tweens, was finally taking the admirable step of integrating their plus-size [...]
Concluding Thoughts on Love Your Body Week
October 22, 2010 by Kathleen Richter · 2 Comments
Today marks the last day of “Love Your Body Week,” and the blogosphere has been actively posting useful tips on how to love one’s own body even if it does not live up to the marketed ideal. Of course many women find it hard to love their bodies when they’re “overweight,” even though the fashion-model [...]
No Separation of Sex and State in Czech Republic
September 3, 2010 by Laura Gottesdiener · 5 Comments
As of last May’s elections, women now hold a record 44 of the 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech parliament. And if their presence in parliament isn’t enough, the Public Affairs party is now selling a calendar featuring six of its youngest and most beautiful women members posed [...]
