November 13, 2011
After Change.org’s “#notfunnyfacebook” Twitter campaign to remove fan pages promoting sexual violence on Facebook, as well as nearly 200,000 letters and over 186,000 signatures on a petition to Mark Zuckerberg, the site finally …
November 10, 2011
At the heart of modern debate of gender and sexuality is the political buzzphrase “reproductive rights.” These liberties are almost universally defined as the license of women to decide when and if they …
November 9, 2011
2011 is an off-year election. The New York Times appeared to overlook the races until results started coming in as polls closed this evening. Yet, several important contests were decided and referendums voted upon. From …
By JULIA CALAGIOVANNI November 5, 2011
In America alone, human papilloma virus, or HPV, causes approximately 12,000 cases of cervical cancer each year; a third of those women will die from the cancer. The Gardasil vaccine, approved by the FDA …
By JESS MCHUGH November 7, 2011
Last week on October 27th California plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case Dukes v. Wal-Mart re-filed their class action lawsuit in California. After the large set-back of the case’s dismissal from the Supreme Court …
By EMILY RAPPAPORT November 6, 2011
At Yale:
The Yale Daily News published a ragingly misguided column in which Shaun Tan, a graduate student, literally advocates for the objectification of women and all other people whom you don’t really …
By ALEXANDRA BRODSKY November 1, 2011
Most candidate scandals serve primarily to provide interesting conversation starters or make everyone’s Twitter feed more entertaining, reflecting little on the relevant individual’s leadership skills. However, the recently emerged allegations of sexual harassment by GOP …
By EMILY RAPPAPORT October 30, 2011
After a brutal government crackdown against popular uprisings killing 25 Yemeni citizens this week, hundreds of women burned their full body veils on a main street in the capital, Saana. At the same time, they …
By EMMA JANGER
October 27, 2011
The “Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street” video is generating quite a controversy. In his short video, Steven Greenstreet – who also created the tumblr, “Hot Chicks of …