What we can do

A couple of people responded to my last post (either on the post or elsewhere) with direct questions about how we can stop these things from occurring or with expressions of helplessness.I’ve decided my best response is to make a new post here for maximum...

Ugliest face of fundamentalism

This makes me cry.13-year-old girl stoned to death because she was raped. That makes her a dirty adulterer, of course. The three men who raped her? Not even charged. Still walking free.Oh, yeah, post-feminist world my bloody arse.

Reclaim the night

I feel somewhat remiss in not having promoted the Reclaim the Night march here. I keep forgetting most of you don’t work at a University across which posters are plastered promoting such worthy events.Nonetheless. the awesome nihilla  made it and we hung...

Freaking awesome journalism

For anyone who’s interested in women and the media (and you all know that’s one of *my* Mastermind special topics), check out this terrific piece from Salon on how women newscasters in the US have covered this election.