I don’t know about you guys, but I was hoping to spend Sunday evening watching the Saints beat the Colts, The Who play "Baba O’Reilly" at halftime and some creative ads about Clydesdales. I was not hoping to get a side of abortion politics with my guacamole and buffalo wings. But, alas, CBS is apparently [...]

Last week’s debate at The Economist over the motion “This house believes that in the developed world, women have never had it so good” was frustrating to observe. The end result was a strong majority in favor of the aforementioned statement despite the best efforts of Terry O’Neill, president of NOW, to point out the [...]

US Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Celinda Lake, president of Lake Research Partners, will join Fem2.0′s last regular segment of the Wake Up! blog radio series, happening this Friday at 1:00 PM EST. In a discussion entitled, Fighting Words! Creating Change for Working Families, with host Suzanne Turner, Momsrising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, and Family Values@Work [...]

 Thanks to Families and Work Institute, we’ve added a new segment to the Fem2.0 Wake Up! blog radio series, Work/Life and Kids: What Do Kids Really Think About Their Working Parents? Thanks to the Families and Work Institute, we’ve added a new segment to the Fem2.0 Wake Up! blog radio series, Work/Life and Kids: What [...]

If the story of Sarah Palin teaches us anything about sexism, it is that its impact can always be more complicated than we think. Out of context, Newsweek’s cover image of the former Alaska governor in jogging shorts (which they have refused to apologize for) is completely inappropriate. But Palin’s new book and accompanying publicity [...]

The now-infamous Stupak-Pitts Amendment, attached late Saturday night to the House health care reform bill, might stand out for its unprecedented assault on a woman’s right to choose (not to mention the right of individuals and insurance companies to operate independently of Catholic bishops). But it is also the latest in a long line of [...]

Posted with permission from WomensTake.org Last week it seemed that a compromise had been reached between abortion rights supporters and opponents. The compromise was based on the idea that health reform is so important that no one would try to use a single controversial issue as an excuse to bring the whole thing down. So, [...]

By Loretta J. Ross; posted with permission from On The Issues Magazine. Sustaining a progressive movement based on shared politics requires not only unification on positive values, but an understanding of the opposition and their tactics. Analysis of the various elements of opposition can do much to improve our own eyesight and path forward. “Birthers" [...]

By Eesha Pandit; posted with permission from On The Issues Magazine (thanks for cross-posting with us!) *Note from Fem2.0: Did you catch NWLC’s November 4 carnival for healthcare reform? Check out their widgets, donate to get t-shirts and bumper stickers and tell Congress to pass healthcare legislation that respects women’s and families’ needs. For more, check [...]

A Washington, D.C. TV news program is showing real topless woman to demonstrate breast self-exams in the late afternoon and early evening — when children are sure to see it. The 4-part series started at the very end of breast cancer awareness month (October), which happened to be ratings sweep week. Is the series designed [...]