PBS Draws Attention to Human Rights Crisis in Guatemala

PBS’s new two-part report on women in Guatemala, which aired this week, shines a much-needed light on a mounting crisis of women’s health, rights and safety while offering a glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel. As I reported in the Winter 2011 issue of Ms. Magazine in my article “Fighting Femicide”, the [...]

Don’t Ms. These Feminist Events: January 25-30

Even though the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade has passed, don’t think that the feminist celebration has come to an end, my friends. This week brings more pro-choice events around the country, along with feminist conferences, art exhibits, Barbie discussions and even some guilty-pleasure reality-show fun (Hint: don’t be tardy to any of these [...]

Blog Roundup: Mama Grizzlies, Butch Intellectuals and More

The weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing: It’s time for the Ms. blog roundup! We bring you the feminist must-reads for the week of August 15th, from Dr. Laura (left) to ill-conceived makeup to Rachel Maddow, to … “What Mama Grizzly wouldn’t believe in school lunches, health insurance and quality childcare?”–Stacey Schiff, [...]

More Violence Against the Women of Juarez

Before I finished my Ph.D., I worked in the cosmetics industry for ten years as a makeup artist for Lauder Corp, which owns such prestige brands as Clinique, Estee Lauder, Bobbi Brown and MAC. The cosmetics industry is often a place where Chicanas and Latinas work their way through school, and I was one of [...]

Blog Roundup: Editor’s Picks, July 12-16

This week, Ms. learned from the blogosphere that gay parenting is better parenting; MAC is marketing maquiladora makeup; Vaseline launched a Facebook skin-whitening app; abortion hit primetime; and more. Gloria Feldt, The Real L Word, Bristol Palin and Angelina Jolie are all part of the best discussions of identity, politics, and identity politics on the [...]