September 2009
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Mad Men Mondays: You Grow Bullshit
During the third season of Mad Men Feministing writers will offer some of our thoughts on feminist moments, scenes, and themes in the new episodes in order to start a discussion about these topics in our community. *WARNING: Lots of spoilers follow.
No Joan!
I feel so conflicted. Season three of Mad Men has been a genre roller coaster ride (we’ve even had a musical episode and a screwball...
(Un) Feminist Guilty-Pleasures: Wedding Blogs
As a lot of you already know, I’m getting married (this Saturday, eek). And I’m not going to lie, while there was definitely a lot of feminist-minded thought behind my planning process, there was also a lot of…well, other stuff. I succumbed to buying wedding magazines despite their gross consumerism, bought a pair of nearly-unwearable - though fabulous looking - shoes, and...
Quick Hit: More Women With Breast Cancer... →
Round-Up: Posts on Polanski's Arrest
Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland this weekend. He’s spent the past several decades abroad after fleeing the U.S. during his trial for raping a 13-year-old girl.
Sometimes other bloggers say it first and say it better than I can. May I direct you to these fine writers for some commentary:
Kate Harding: Reminder: Roman Polanski raped a child
Amanda Hess: Common Roman Polanski...
"Sari Stories" on Al Jazeera English
I’ve become obsessed with Al Jazeera English for a lot of world news that simply does not get reported in North America. On their YouTube channel, I came across an interesting piece from their show “Witness”, that I wanted to share with people.
Called “Sari Stories”, it’s about a community project in rural India, where a group of women are given video cameras...
Wedlock or Deadlock?
“Wedlock or Deadlock” is a 2-month-old show on Fox featuring Dr. Michelle Callahan. Couples who are considering marriage seek her counsel on national TV to explore whether they should be married or break up. I could list a million things wrong with this show. But to name a few: It’s on Fox. Dr. Callahan has only counseled hetero couples. And the show reinforces the idea that...
Japanese Ruling Party Pushes Women to be...
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While Japan is under fire from the U.N. for paltry efforts toward gender equality, their massive tax change proposal promises to push more women into the workforce.
Japan’s August 30 election saw the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) soundly defeat the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Yukio Hatoyama was installed as the Prime...