We Heart: Men’s Health Magazine
February 1, 2011 by Amanda Litman · 3 Comments
I was Stumble’ing the Internet over the weekend, alternating between pictures of puppies and pictures of kitties when StumbleUpon led me to something even better: the new Men’s Health Feminist blog. Yeah, you read that right: Men’s Health magazine, full of “how to have better sex” and “how to lose the belly fat!” advice for [...]
Ugly Ducklings, Noble Squaws and Not-So-Modern Families : Editor’s Picks, 10/11-10/15
October 15, 2010 by Annie Shields · Leave a Comment
Above is a detail from a wonderful flowchart breaking down the complex system of assigning female characters to cliched, stereotypical roles (via Jezebel, originally from Overthinking It). Sociological Images has a good collection of campaign ads that exploit anti-immigrant sentiment and racialized fears. Jorge Rivas reports for Colorlines that Bill O’Reilly learned nothing from yesterday’s [...]
Boobies, Birthers and WikiSexism: Editors’ Picks 8/29-9/3
September 4, 2010 by Annie Shields · Leave a Comment
Just in time for the long weekend, Ms. brings you the must-reads you might have missed this week–from a Pocahontas-poetry mash-up, to gender inequality on Wikipedia, to live reporting from Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally. Happy reading, and enjoy the holiday! The Wall Street Journal talked to Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president and chairman of [...]
Blog Roundup: Editors’ Picks, July 5 – July 9
July 10, 2010 by Annie Shields · 1 Comment
As another week comes to a close, it’s time once again for another installment of Ms.’s weekly blog roundup. We bring you the best of the feminist blogosphere, from new revelations about Mel Gibson, to the women of the Tea Party, to the all-out donnybrook that erupted in the blogosphere over accusations of sexism at [...]
The “Women’s Pages” Go Online: Good or Bad News?
June 17, 2010 by Ruth Rosen · 2 Comments
Forty years ago, feminists demanded that special “women’s pages,” which featured fashion, society and cooking, be banished from newspapers. Instead, they insisted, newspapers should mainstream serious stories about the lives of women throughout their regular news Forty years later, the new media have re-segregated women’s sections. The good news is that they are no longer [...]
