Ad Men Today are Wrong on Body Size

Susie Orbach of the United Kingdom’s The Guardian discusses Lynn Featherstone, a member of Parliament, and her crackdown on airbrushing photos that lead to the detriment of women’s body image: “Pity those who are rubbishing the equalities minister Lynne…

DOJ’s Marxist Web Makeover

Mother Jones writer Stephanie Mencimer discusses and criticizes the latest right-wing conniption: “Obama-haters these days seem to find evidence everywhere of socialism creeping into the federal government. The latest outrage: the Department of Justice’s…

Labor Market Punishing to Mothers

David Leonhardt of The New York Times discusses the workplaces unfriendly practices concerning women, especially mothers, saying, “The last three men nominated to the Supreme Court have all been married and, among them, have seven children. The last three women — Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Harriet Miers (who withdrew) — have all been single Read more …

Why Are We Still Funding Abstinence-Only Programming?

Mary Beth Hastings of Truthout discusses the U.S. government’s proposal to implement abstience-only sex education in Nigeria, saying, “It seems you can’t keep a bad idea down. Even though the Obama administration has pledged that science will finally tru…