Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Interesting Things To Read Elsewhere

News Flash: Supreme Court Adopts a Broader “Material Adverse” Standard for Title VII Retaliation Claims, at Workplace Prof Blog. The Sound of Misogyny, at Lonergrrrl. California Hustlin’ at Newsweek. Houzan Mahmoud: Organizing Women in Iraq, at Feministing. The Passion of … Continue reading →

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There Is No Anonymity In Cyberspace

Via Discourse.net.

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Law Prof Glenn Reynolds Sees Some Correlation, Or Something, Between the “Porn Explosion” and A Drop In Reported Instances of Rape

Read his observations on rape and porn in a short piece entitled “Porn: Good For America” here. Then see the Washington Post article that he links to. Just for starters, notice how Reynolds says “…rape has gone down 85%” but … Continue reading →

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Michele White, “The Body and the Screen: Theories of Internet Spectatorship”

Michele White writes: Hello, my book on Internet and computer spectatorship–The Body and the Screen: Theories of Internet Spectatorship–was just published by MIT Press. Many of you have contributed time and suggestions to this project and I want to thank … Continue reading →

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The Personal is Political

Heart has some great observations up at Women’s Space/The Margins that defy easy synopsizing so I’ll just give the title of the post, and hope that it gets clicked on: “Carol Hanisch,”The Personal is Political”, Attacking Women, Carnival of Feminists … Continue reading →

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Maya Hermann: “Gender Equity: Not a Done Deal”

GUEST POST Title IX, the landmark 1972 civil rights law that outlawed sex discrimination in schools and colleges and universities, is turning 34 this month. But think sex discrimination is a thing of the past? Think again. In the recent … Continue reading →

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Sex, Power and Feminism

Kira Cochane published this interview with Ariel Levy, author of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture,” in the Guardian, below is an excerpt: … “When you talk to people about raunch culture in terms of a … Continue reading →

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The “Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act”

A while back I posted about the Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act here. The NOW Foundation is currently asking people to contact their congressional representatives in support of this legislation. Here is an excerpt from the NOW Foundation’s … Continue reading →

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Pregnancy and the Female Athlete

This article at Alternet by Melissa Silverstein points out: Women’s basketball has come a long way since the first game at Smith College on March 21, 1893 — with a major boost from Title IX passage in 1972. It’s no … Continue reading →

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From the Department of WTF: Are Linda Hirshman and Caitlin Flanagan the Dominant Voices of Contemporary Gender Discourse?

Henry at Crooked Timber says so, and I fear he may be correct. Now, anyone who reads this blog may be aware that I strongly dislike both Hirshman and Flanagan. I was actually interviewed by Hirshman many years ago, and … Continue reading →

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United Nations Human Rights Committee Report on Women’s Human Rights in the United States Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Available in PDF here. A NOW Foundation overview of the Report states: The 49-page “Gender Shadow Report” details women’s status and treatment in a variety of areas:in the criminal justice system, under increasingly harsh immigration and asylum laws and from … Continue reading →

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Women Suicide Bombers

Nathalie Bennett of Philobiblon posted a review of a book called “Female Suicide Bombers” by Rosemarie Skaine, at Blogcritics. Below is an excerpt: …An attack now has to have some special feature : like the bomb being in the attacker’s … Continue reading →

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The New Linda Hirshman Book

I’m not much of a Hirshman fan, to put it mildly, but The Happy Feminist is and she has multiple blog posts up explaining why, here, here, here (this post has a very useful link round up), and here that … Continue reading →

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“Saudi women unveil opinions online”

According to the Christian Science Monitor: In this country where women are forced to completely cover themselves in public, are barred from driving, and need permission to travel abroad, it’s small wonder many are embracing the freedom of anonymity on … Continue reading →

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Links!

“Growing Up to Be Boys,” by Lakshmi Chaudhry at Alternet. “Shoe deals sidestep rules on equality in schools,” by Rachel Bachman at The Oregonian. “EU Overwhelmingly Votes To Condemn Homophobia” at 365Gay.com. “Tell it like it is,” at Indianwriting. “All … Continue reading →

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Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of Nevada elected Presiding Bishop of Episcopal Church, making her the first woman to lead a church in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

The NYT story is here. The Guardian story is here. And Dr. Violet Socks at Reclusive Leftist reports: Those wild and crazy homo-ordaining Episcopalians have broken yet another barrier by electing a woman to head up the entire U.S. church. … Continue reading →

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Any Reason For A Party, Eh?

Via Feminist Law Prof KC Sheehan at Doing Justice.

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“Women Wrestling With Laws”

Laurie and Debbie’s Blog “body impolitic” notes: In Missouri, they’re now requiring a selection of women athletes (pro wrestlers, pro boxers, and martial artists) to take pregnancy tests before any match. Nineteen-year-old wrestler Julie Utley is protesting the regulation on … Continue reading →

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Another Defense of MacKinnon

It would be nice if more people would actually read MacKinnon as an ethical preface to criticizing her, so they would stop writing things like this : Anyway, in case there’s any doubt, I agree with R. that the Sex … Continue reading →

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Katha Pollitt on “Prairie Grass Roots”

She has a new column up at The Nation. Below is a short excerpt: For more than thirty years, opposition to legal abortion has nourished right-wing politics at the grassroots. The right, you see, never got the memo about abortion … Continue reading →

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“Stalker Memoir”

At Letters From A Broad. Via Bitch, Ph.D. who provides an overview and commentary about the stalker memoir posts.

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‘Violence, Policewomen & Football”

Global Voices features a meta-post about police in Iran beating and arresting a group of women activists who tried to hold a demonstration asking for greater legal rights in a public square in Tehran on June 12th, with photos and … Continue reading →

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Because She Couldn’t Possibly Be Smart and Hardworking?

  Over at Concurring Opinions, law prof Kaimipono Wegner posted the above photo and wrote: The New York Times front page is running a photo of Karl Rove. Alone? No — the photographer is careful to include the smiling woman … Continue reading →

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Ha!

Eric Muller at Is That Legal notes that the U.S. military launched an assault against the Taliban yesterday which they are, seriously, not joking,  calling “Operation Mountain Thrust.” Possibly this is because all the cool  phallus-referencing names like “Big Dick … Continue reading →

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Marc Spindelman on the Connections Between Sex Equality and Lesbian and Gay Rights.

Feminist law prof Marc Spindelman has published commentary (linked below) about a case, Ohio v. Carswell, that the Ohio Supreme Court has recently agreed to hear which involves a challenge to the state’s domestic violence law under Ohio’s recently-enacted (anti-gay) … Continue reading →

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On Academic Freedom

Long and terrific essay by Michael Berube accessible here.

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A Cautionary Tale For Women Who Blog About Sex, Even Though It May Be The Only Way To Get Blogospheric Attention In The First Place

I’m not a fan or even regular reader of Ana Marie Cox, but did she really deserve this? Excepts: Funny, the last thing we remember was that bitch stewardess in first class telling us we couldn’t have another Screwdriver. I … Continue reading →

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The Darker Side of Adolescence in Fiction, Female Version?

Author Sam Miller posted his list of the “top 10 books about the darker side of adolescence” in the Guardian. His number one choice was “Lord of The Flies,” by William Golding, which I would have to concur is a … Continue reading →

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Stylings of the NYT

Ann at Feministing notes:   The New York Times covered a dinner honoring women (specifically, Chile’s Michelle Bachelet) who have risen to the higest levels of government. Where did the story run? National section? Nope. Week in Review? Try again. … Continue reading →

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Teenaged Girls and Unwanted Sex

“Unwanted Sex Appears Common In Some Teen Relationships” Many adolescent girls report being threatened or pressured by their partners into having sex, potentially increasing their risk for sexually transmitted infections and pregnancies, according to an article in the June issue … Continue reading →

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“The Memory Hole”

“The Memory Hole” is an essay by writer Michael Chabon. It’s about throwing away his children’s artwork.   Here is a short excerpt: I will be haunted by the memory of the way my younger daughter looks at me, when … Continue reading →

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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE HEADED BY ITS THIRD-EVER WOMAN PRESIDENT

From the United Nations General Assembly website: The General Assembly this morning elected, by acclamation, Haya Rashed Al Khalifa of Bahrain as the President of its sixty-first session, which is scheduled to begin on 12 September.   Also elected in … Continue reading →

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Click a Button!

It’s quite soothing, actually.   Via Pen-Elayne.

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“A gathering storm of gayness is going to sweep over the land and make birds fly into windows.”

I don’t discuss or link to right wing blogs or websites much because it seems rather pointless, but I do appreciate some of the feminist deconstruction that others engage in, and I particularly liked this post at Reclusive Leftist. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Online Copyright Agreements for Authors

From Jamie Boyle: “A team at Science Commons — which includes…[law prof] Mike Carroll — has just released the first set of Science Commons’ Authors Addenda, designed to aid the author in the attempt to “change the terms of a … Continue reading →

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More Links To Great Reads!

Once again Amp at Alas, A Blog has compiled a fantastic collection of links to a wide range of interesting and provocative posts.

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Pornography, Rape, Feminism and Catharine MacKinnon

I know that there are deep divisions of thought within feminism about pornography. My impression, based on the literature I am familiar with, is that we are a lot less divided about rape. Pornography and rape are two areas in … Continue reading →

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Interesting Things To Read

“Elizabeth Berrios: On Working in Prisons” at Feministing The Fifth Radical Women of Color Carnival, at Fabulosamujer “Friday Links” at Blackademic An Online Mini-Symposium Commemorating the Life of Mitsuye Endo, A Quiet Civil Rights Hero, at Is That Legal?

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The 3rd Christina Conference on Women’s Studies & The 4th European Gender & ICT Symposium: Gender, Images and Global Context, March 8-10, 2007, University of Helsinki, Finland

Gender, Images and Global Contexts brings together two successful  conferences: the Christina Conference on Women?s Studies, organized in Helsinki in 2003 and 2005 and the European Gender and ICT symposium, previously organized in Amsterdam (2003), Brussels (2004) and Manchester   … Continue reading →

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At Least the Irony is Healthy!

The blogger behind Moorewatch (“Watching Michael Moore’s every move”) has been asking readers for money to pay server costs to keep his blog going, so he can continue to vituperate Michael Moore. He is desperate for cash because his wife … Continue reading →

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Pregnancy Discrimination

Lawyers from the Reproductive Rights Project of the New York Civil Liberties Union are currently representing the plaintiffs in Lochren v. Suffolk County, a case involving allegations of discriminatory employment practices by a Long Island police department. The plaintiffs allege: … Continue reading →

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Carnival of the Feminists XVI!

It’s up at Welcome to the Nut House, with lots of great links.

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Really Alternative Dispute Resolution

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION Case No. 6:05-cv-1430-Orl-31JGGAVISTA MANAGEMENT, INC., d/b/a Avista Plex, Inc., Plaintiff, vs WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. ______________________________________ ORDER This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to designate location … Continue reading →

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“Women Gaining in Education, But Wage Gap Persists”

From the 6/5/2006 Feminist Weekly News: Federal statistics on advanced education released on Thursday revealed that women are now earning the majority of undergraduate college degrees in traditionally male-dominated fields such as biology and business, as well as in education … Continue reading →

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CFP: Mundos de Mujeres 2008 – 10th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women

10th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Mundos de Mujeres / Women ´s Worlds 2008, UCM, Madrid, Spain “Women ´s Worlds is the most important congress on academic research on gender and women and feminist social movements. It is a major … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart Wins “Religious Freedom” Case Againt Pharmacist Who Refused To Fill Birth Control Prescriptions

According to Wired.com: A federal judge dismissed a Roman Catholic pharmacist’s claim that he was fired by Wal-Mart Stores for refusing to fill birth control prescriptions and that the dismissal violated his religious freedom. U.S. District Judge John Shabaz said … Continue reading →

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Feminism and Islam

In the June 19th issue of the Nation, Laila Lalami has published a review essay entitled “The Missionary Position” in which she considers Irshad Manji’s book, The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith, and … Continue reading →

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www.MappingOurRights.org

A new website, MappingOurRights.org, is a database that rates states based on access to abortion and contraception; the climate pertaining to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues; and other issues such as abstinence-only education policies and teen fertility rates. The … Continue reading →

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“The Adventures of Carrie Giver” – America’s New Comic Book Superheroine

From this site: TR Rose Associates, Inc. is unveiling America’s first true female super-hero since Wonder Woman. Conceived for the Caregiver Credit Campaign, the new heroine will set the nation abuzz, challenging ideas about mothers and other caregivers in our … Continue reading →

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The Barnard Center for Research on Women Presents “Josephine Baker: A Century in the Spotlight,” September 29th through October 1st

From the event website: For many of us, Josephine Baker will always be the reigning queen of Paris in the Jazz Age, the exotic face of French burlesque. But when we look beyond the kiss-curl and the banana skirt and … Continue reading →

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