I’ve always been fat. I’m not one of those fat girls who has stories about when I was thin—because I was never thin. And I grew up with the knowledge that I was fat. When I was three years old I was playing outside with my friends and I got hungry. I came inside and [...]
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Dakota Fanning and the Patriarchal Bargain
Dakota Fanning reclines in a tiny pink dress, innocent look on her face, large phallic bottle of Lola Marc Jacobs perfume between her outstretched legs. I’ll give you a moment to calm the titillation you might be experiencing. Would it help if I said that she looks no older than 14? No? Interestingly enough, you [...]
The Dark Side of the Beauty Business
Check out this infographic to get a sense of what America’s obsession with beauty is costing us! One has to ask – is this really healthy? Via: Online MBA Blog
Holiday Film Ratings – Are We Judging Sex or Sexuality?
The Holiday movie season is here! And, true to form, as revealed in USC’s Annenberg School’s most recent study of gender in the 100 top grossing films of 2009, we will blithely consume great movies that consistently marginalize and sexualize girls and women. The male to female ratio in film hasn’t changed since 1946. In [...]
Rethinking Gender Roles on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving! Time for you to join Mom and Grandma in the kitchen – for the whole day! Yep, cooking that bird, making all the fixings, a least a couple pies. Time to don an apron and lend a hand! I have never really joined in the kitchen fun. When I was small enough I joined [...]
Needed: Op-Eds by Women
We all know women write. We’ve read each other’s books, blogs, articles, columns, etc. for years. However, women only write about 15% of the Op-Ed pieces in major newspapers. Last night I attended a panel discussion, put together by Women’s Information Network, to help show women how to actually write and submit an opinion piece. [...]
#Men Call Me Things – Online Gendered Abuse
“You come to expect the vitriol, the insults, the death threats,” writes Laurie Penny of The Independent. What has Penny done to deserve the barrage of attack and abuse? Oh, well, she’s a woman writer. Over the past weeks, women bloggers and writers including Penny have taken to Twitter (#mencallmethings) to share their stories of [...]
The Terrible Trio of Women’s Sexuality: Shame, Blame, and Fear
Warning: Jaclyn Friedman expects a lot from you. I’ll tell you now before you even open the pages of her new book What You Really, Really Want: The Smart Girl’s Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety. When she says “guide,” what she really means is “workbook.” Why? Because as she points out numerous times, the [...]
8 Minutes to Make a Difference – The Red Zone of Halloween
This past Wednesday marked the beginning of the Red Zone, which will last a full 8 days. For the duration of that time, GW Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) is hosting their 2nd annual awareness campaign. This year, it’s all about 8 critical minutes. SASA’s campaign focuses on the fact that every 8 minutes, a [...]
What Steven Greenstreet Doesn’t Understand About Space, Gender, and Occupying Wall Street
I haven’t followed the #Occupy protests very carefully. Maybe that’s because I am one of the few people left in the country who still has full time employment. Maybe it’s because I also go to school at night. Maybe it’s because I’m simply tired. For whatever reason, I haven’t been involved in it. However, it [...]