Author Archives: Ann Bartow

From Ezster Hargittai’s Passover Page: It’s that time of year again when the Passover page on my Web site starts attracting lots of visitors. A few years ago I compiled a feminist humanist modern version Haggadah for Passover as the … Continue reading →

From Jewish Post of New York Online: What originated by Ma’yan: The Jewish Women’s Project of The Jewish Community Center (JCC) on the Upper West Side as strictly a New York event for Jewish women has become a national phenomenon. … Continue reading →

In “The Down Side of Slashdot” Annalee Newitz writes at Alternet: …any tech or science writer whose stuff goes on the Web (including yours truly) is at least a little bit invested in the idea of getting Slashdotted once in … Continue reading →

Though the tone and editorial position adopted are very much “women as other,” the data and conclusions are interesting. Read the full text here. Below is an excerpt: …Making better use of women’s skills is not just a matter of … Continue reading →

to footbinding. Yes, yes, yes, to sneakers with soul.

After admiring the success of the recent immigration marches, Barbara O’Brien at The Mahablog put a great post up outlining what she thinks makes an effective protest. On a less serious note, last September Rox Populi wrote a post entitled … Continue reading →

Volume 6 is here. The Journal’s archives page is here. So much to read and think about!

You can listen to a “conversation” between Harvey Mansfield, author of “Manliness,” and doofus professor of government at Harvard University, and Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation and author of the forthcoming book “Virginity or Death,” here.   Via Nancy … Continue reading →

Joan Walsh reviewed Caitlan Flanagan’s new book for Salon, and the piece is topped by this burb: “I never cared that Caitlin Flanagan calls herself an at-home mother, even though she’s a magazine writer with a staff of helpers. But … Continue reading →

Get the details at The G Bitch Spot. Afterwards you might want to scroll around a bit while you are there, because it looks like a great blog.

From this site: The marriage debate dominated the opening weeks of the legislature after a Baltimore judge sided with 19 gay men and women, ruling that Maryland’s 33-year-old law defining marriage between a man and a woman was unconstitutional. The … Continue reading →

It’s here. This link will take you to the site directory (scroll down). Via Pen-Elayne. The site is a little visually cluttered but has links to a lot of useful information. I like perusing the old advertisements. This page displays … Continue reading →

Great post called “Liberalism unbound: Shifting the center of gravity in American politics” at The Reaction. Rather than trying to convince you to go read it with the first few sentences, in this case the final paragraph should do nicely: … Continue reading →

Of all the comments directed at me in the comments threads at Sadly, No, the above was among the most painful, because it came from a blogger I really liked. [EDIT]: I’ve delinked from his blog, because he apologized in … Continue reading →

Shakespeare’s Sister wrote a thoughtful post about the Duke Lacrosse rape situation in which she noted: …I have often found myself in the position of having been given a”pass”by a group of straight guys. Some women will immediately know what … Continue reading →

Eric Muller of Is That Legal has an interesting post up about social science research that highlights internal biases based on race and gender. He reports: [In one] experiment, subjects had an email exchange with somebody they thought was a … Continue reading →

Lizardbreath at Unfogged thinks so.   Here’s an excerpt: People end up in a double bind — admitting you’ve got romantic interest in someone is tantamount to an immediate agreement to sex, but casual, frivolous sex is bad. So you … Continue reading →

Steve Gilliard at The News Blog has an interesting post on this topic that starts out as follows: You know, people like to say that Americans will do ANY job if it pays enough.So why won’t they become nurses? A … Continue reading →

As noted previously, extensive coverage is available at Justice 4 Two Sisters, which provides links to media coverage, and commentary as well. It does a much more comprehensive job than this blog could ever hope to, and is a great … Continue reading →

Here is the beginning of her post: my partner is from kyrgyzstan. she received political asylum 2 years ago in san francisco based on the persecution she suffered in her home country due to her sexuality. luckily for us, she … Continue reading →

I’ve alway had a lot of admiration for Flea of One Good Thing, and I’m hardly the only one. She writes movingly, and with great talent about very difficult things; rape, abortion, the challenges one of her children faces, and … Continue reading →

So a while back Plastic Assets surfaced, a faux credit card company purporting to offer “free breast implants with every card,” and “free lip injections for every friend you refer.” The site was an entrant in the Contagious Festival, a … Continue reading →

Well, now you do! Via Tiffany at Black Feminism.org, who has also written an interesting post about Sheryl Swoopes.