All posts tagged "Women"
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How Feminist Is Your Bra?
Good afternoon folks! Now that our collective excitement over the Blood Moon has subsided and the moon has returned to...
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Paycheck Fairness Act Fails in the Senate
The Senate shot down debate on paycheck fairness 53-44 today. Sixty votes are necessary to overcome cloture on...
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5 Things That Happen When Women Can’t Access Safe Abortions
Folks, women’s access to safe abortion services is circling the drain. Between 2011 and 2013, state lawmakers passed...
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Three Reasons to STFU About Female Lawyers’ Clothes
As a young woman, I have been inundated with advice on how to dress myself appropriately for a...
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Hobby Lobby Wants to Remove the Corporate Veil — and Your Birth Control Coverage
Good morning, folks! Time for your weekly dosage of anti-feminist bullshit! On the menu today is Hobby Lobby,...
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5 Reasons Why Princeton Mom Is Your New Anti-Feminist She-ro
Twenty-something women of the world, are you married yet? Because according to Susan Patton, a.k.a. The Princeton Mom,...
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Young Conservatives Actually Have No Clue Why They’re Conservative
Hello loves! How many of you went to CPAC last week? Hopefully none of you. But! A whole...
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BREAKING: Real Life Lady Dexter Confesses to Between 22 & 100 Murders
So, apparently Dexter might be a real thing. This week, 19-year-old Miranda Barbour confessed to killing at least...
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Beyoncé and Jay Z Did Some Feminist Marriage Queering at the Grammys
So, how many of you caught the Grammy Awards this weekend? If you missed it, you should totally...
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What Is and Isn’t Important About Huckabee’s ‘Libido’ Comment
Former Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is facing criticism for comments he made during a speech on Thursday,...
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Look at This Adorable Couple Who Will Be Super Pumped if Virginia’s Gay Marriage Ban is Lifted
Good morning folks! Who’s enjoying this polar vortex 2.0? Not me! To all of you in the Law Street...
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The First Time Lesbians Were Legal (on TV)
Good afternoon folks! How many of you got a snow day today? Lucky bitches. Anyway! Guess what we’re...
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Ladies, the Men of OKCupid Think You’re a Blow-Up Doll
Good morning loves! How many of you have been staying off the internet this week, thanks to my...
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Internet Harassment Is a Major Problem for Women
Last week, feminist writer Amanda Hess wrote a groundbreaking cover story for Pacific Standard Magazine about online harassment...
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Steubenville Rapist is Released and Issues Grammatically Incorrect Non-Apology
Good morning folks! How many appendages did you lose to frostbite on your way to work this morning? None?...
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Happy New Year! Your Birth Control’s No Longer Covered
Happy New Year, folks! Welcome to 2014. This is going to be one hell of a year —...
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New Year’s Resolution: Fuck Shit Up with Miranda Hobbes
Happy New Year’s Eve, lovelies! Folks, I can’t wrap my head around this 2014 business. I literally feel...
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All I Want For Christmas: Stop Telling Rape Victims to Get Over it
Merry Christmas Eve, folks! Today, I’ve got ridiculousness upon ridiculousness. And it’s infuriating. Salon reported today, via Raw...
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This Fat-Shaming Bra Is Really Sexist and Terrible
Good afternoon, lovelies! How many of you are having a snow day today? Lucky bastards. Well, while you’re lounging...
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You Should Vote Republican Because You’re a Basket Case
Good afternoon, folks! Are you ready for the weekend? I am. I’ll be organizing a march on Rush Limbaugh’s...
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Rush Limbaugh Wants Your Boobs to Stop Staring at Him
Good morning folks! Are you staying warm? Because it’s snowing here in New York. And I’m totally wishing...
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LADIES: Michigan Says You Need Rape Insurance
Happy almost Friday, folks! This week is almost over. THANK GOODNESS. Coming back after a holiday is rough, am...
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Will We Live in a Tyrannical Theocracy by 2016?
Good morning, lovelies. Did you all survive Thanksgiving? How many of you are still battling tryptophan-induced comas? I...
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Texas Handles Rape Case Without Slut Shaming, Cue Applause
Good morning, loves! Happy turkey week! Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday. I am a Thanksgiving super-fan. So,...
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Title IX Complaints Against Universities Grow
Lately, we’ve been hearing more and more about the mishandling of sexual assaults on college campuses. Although these...
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Forum Film Festival Series: Part 2 – The Invisible War
More than 20 percent of women in the armed forces have experienced sexual misconduct in the military. Due to...
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How Creatives Can Save New York
Last night, my lovely editors here at Law Street sent me to cover PEN America’s “Talking Transitions” event....
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Veterans Day Reminder: Women Are Fighters, Not Fetus Factories
So, this Monday was Veterans Day. For those of you who don’t really know what that means—other than...
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It Gets Worse: Clifford Chance Gives Style Tips to Its Lady Lawyers
Lovelies, Halloween is upon us. Yay! If you’re a hippy dippy, wannabe Pagan goddess like me, you’re super...
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Commonsense Etiquette or Blatant Sexism?
In the workplace, there are certain parameters of acceptable behavior that are common knowledge, and then it is...
