Future of feminism an issue in NOW leadership vote

After years on the defensive during the Bush administration, the National Organization for Women is elated to have a president sharing many of its goals. Yet NOW heads into its own leadership contest — a sharp contrast of age and race — mindful of the need to energize its ranks.

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Feminists sharply divided between Clinton, Obama

No constituency is more eager to see a woman win the presidency than America's feminists, yet — despite Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic candidacy — the women's movement finds itself wrenchingly divided over the Democratic race as it heads toward the finish.

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NY Feminists Accuse Kennedy of Betrayal

The New York chapter of The National Organization for Women accused Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of betraying women with his endorsement of Barack Obama, prompting the organization's national office to come to the Massachusetts senator's defense.

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Do men prefer a woman to be docile and submissive to them? Is it really necessary for a woman to hide her opinions, to pretend to be less confident and secure than she is, or to not speak up so that her man can feel more "manly?"

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Fat Stewardesses and John Corzine: Are John Corzine and David Letterman Bigger Pigs Than Me? (as I reveal the great SHAME of my life: my two feminist, Eastern daughters)

Yes, one of the great identity crises of my life was the discovery, in the recent election campaign, that I was a BETTER feminist than most on the left.

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Hollywood stars flock to causes. An A-list name can boost the profile of a charity, highlight a far-off tragedy or reverse a grave injustice.

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Sorry, Anti-Feminists: There's No Such Thing as 'Misandry'

It's a modern, made-up word that makes you look stupid. And it's misogynist as @!$%#. So stop using it.

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President Obama has repeatedly expressed his concern about our rising unemployment. The worst loss of jobs is in manufacturing, because building autos has gone overseas, and in construction, because the housing industry has tanked.

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You can watch The Tipping Point pilot online at Rosanne's blog. There is a brief blurb on the page mentioning accepting donations for her new Free Speech TV network which will be broadcasting her Tipping Point talk show. Details on how to donate will be forthcoming.

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The video circulating of the death of "Neda," the Iranian woman shot through the heart protesting in Tehran on Saturday, further cements women's faces as symbols of this uprising.

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Angry diapers?

OK, so maybe it sounds like a bad SNL sketch. But founders of Feminist Mormon Housewives are serious in their aims, to take women's issues seriously. And whether you're a housewife, a Mormon or just a feminist, you'll likely find something interesting here.

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Does the recession provide an opportunity to remedy occupational gender segregation?

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The Victim's Constitutional Right to Reasonable Protection From Revictimization by the Accused?

"The right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process" What happens after the criminal justice process is over? What happens to the victim then?

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A British newspaper is reporting that Nicholas Hughes, son of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes hanged himself in his Alaska home. The death adds to the family's tragic history: Plath committed suicide in 1963, when Nicholas Hughes was 1.

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Meghan McCain's recent criticisms of Ann Coulter as "offensive" and "radical" haven't made her any friends among other female conservative pundits who have by turns criticized her weight and her lack of "fixed ideological principles."

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From the press release issued by Roman Catholic Womenpriests, January 28, 2009:

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While her inaugural wear, choice of a decorator and disapproval of unauthorized Sasha and Malia dolls make headlines, first lady Michelle Obama has quietly assembled a staff that's steeped in women's and workplace issues to support her role as a policy advocate.

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On average, women still earn less than 80 cents for every dollar a man earns, and the gap becomes even greater for women of colour. The kinds of legislation that might address that pay gap are much more difficult battles to fight.

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May you never run out of "J" names. And may at least some of your 18 kids grow up to be radical feminist atheists.

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George W. Bush, who leaves office Jan. 20, has imposed many policies that harm the quality of life of women inside and outside of the United States, policies he has said are morally correct and that reflect his personal religious beliefs.

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The Popular Vote results are in for the Presidential Election 2008. To find out how YOUR State and County voted, check out the map. Then click on your state, then county. There are still some other state election results dripping in, being counted and re-counted.

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During the weeks following Sen. John McCain's selection of Gov.

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FoxNews-Greta VanSusteren Yes, some feminists hate Governor Sarah Palin. There's no question many women love the governor, but some very vocal women have become downright nasty attacking her. Here's an example.

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Left-wing feminists have a hard time dealing with strong, successful conservative women in politics such as Margaret Thatcher. Sarah Palin seems to have truly unhinged more than a few, eliciting a stream of vicious, often misogynist invective.

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by Juhu Thukral

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High Heels For Infants: Latest Craze or Gone Too Far? See more irresistible headlines

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Yesterday, former right-wing senator Rick Santorum heaped lavish praise on Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) on Laura Ingraham's radio show.

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"Al I ever really needed to know I learned on the basketball court." That's Sarah Palin, circa 2004, when she was merely, as the Obama campaign would say, "the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience."

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