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Introducing: Bushra Rehman
Bushra Rehman is a poet, essayist, and fiction writer who was born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens. She co-edited the anthology Colonize This! Young Women of Color...
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Portuguese Seeking Opportunities In Former Colonies
Portugal is burdened with such big debts that some are calling it “the next Greece.” Unemployment is soaring, and the debt continues to rise, despite...
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Leading Female Politician, Activist Eyes Afghan Presidency
Fawzia Koofi, a prominent female lawmaker in Afghanistan has repeated her intention to run for her country’s presidential seat when current President Hamid Karzai’s term runs...
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Saudi Arabia's Sports Gap
In Saudi Arabia, girls and women are shut out of competitive sports, according to a just-released report by Human Rights Watch. There are no national teams for...
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‘Schoolin’ Life’: Teaching Beyoncé and Engaging Youth
Editors note: Just recently, several media outlets took to their cyber-phones, and began parsing what it meant for a cultural icon like Beyoncé to enter...
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Air Pollution Linked to Heart and Brain Risks
The impact of pollution on the heart and brain was seen over both the short and the long term. One nationwide study that followed nearly 20,000 women...
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bones
By Melissa Kiguwa nobody talks about the way losing a love does more than ache your heart, nobody sings the way this ache...
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Women Protest Anti-Abortion Bills in Virginia
Hundreds of women have locked arms and stood mute outside the Virginia State Capitol to protest a wave of anti-abortion legislation coursing through the 2012...
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Two Teens Sent to Prison for South Korean Bullying Suicide
A South Korean court sentenced two teenagers to prison terms Monday after they admitted bullying a school classmate until he committed suicide. The two, both 15,...
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Lessons from Piccolo Occupy: An Interview with Youth Organizer Ana Mercado
On Friday, February 17, more than a dozen parents, retired teachers, students, and community organizers organized and participated in a sit-in joined by more than...
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Media’s Gender Gap: Where My Girls At?
The representation of women in U.S. newsrooms is weak. The media industry is overwhelmingly male, and according to a report released last week by The Women’s Media...
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Forget Star Wars it's Tit Wars! The Sun's editor claims Page 3 is a 'force for good'
The Sun’s editor, Dominic Mohan, was recalled a few weeks ago to give further evidence about Page 3 and the UK tabloid’s portrayal and reporting of...
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Call for Submissions
Submissions of short stories, short creative non-fiction, and art pieces are requested for possible appearance in an academic/scholarly book tentatively entitled “A Lesson in Doubt:...
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Last Known WWI Veteran Florence Green Dies at 110
Florence Green, who died at age 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with the Women’s Royal Air...
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Liz Trotta says women are being "raped too much"
Fox News contributor Liz Trotta made headlines last Sunday when she reacted to a 64% rise in violent sexual assaults in the military by saying, “What did...
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Dick Cheney Part Of Marriage Equality Lobbying Effort In Maryland
Dick Cheney is part of a lobbying campaign to convince at least one Maryland state lawmaker to back marriage equality, the Baltimore Sun reported on Thursday. Since...
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Observations on "Austerity" from a Greek Feminist
By Sotiria Theoharis The economic “doom and gloom” in Greece is no accident, and it affects women disproportionately. Imagine being trapped by an evil financial...
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Sticks and Stones
What is the appropriate response to Die, bitch? Recently, I’ve had occasion to ponder this question and a broader cultural predicament in which all public...