Janice G. Raymond writes for truthout: “Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s (DSK) marauding sexual behavior has passed out of the news cycle. However, in the aftermath of DSK’s alleged rape of a Guinean hotel maid in New York and subsequent accusations of his rapac…
Ms. magazine reports that the FBI has updated the definition of rape to more accurately reflect the crime, which will help improve reporting and police response. The new definition replaces one written more than 80 years ago.
James Dao for the New York Times: “Black women are enlisting in the military at far higher rates than are white or Hispanic women, and they now represent nearly a third of all the women in the armed forces, a new study by the Pew Research Center has foun…
From Women’s eNews: “Monica Henry takes issue with a recent article spotlighting Murray Straus’ research finding that women initiate ‘a large proportion’ of domestic assaults. Given the known problems with his research methods, why give him the spotlight…
Claire Gordon for Huffington Post:”Men’s magazines aren’t known for representing women well, or accurately. In the universe of Playboy, Maxim and GQ, women eagerly strip off their clothes at any opportunity, pose in lesbian sexy scenes for fun and are ea…