Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Cartoon (as it appeared in my local paper today) copied from this link.

The Vegankid blog annointed today “Blog Against Sexism Day.” Looks like 170 blogs are participating, which is a terrific response and promises a lot of great reading (see also the Tenth Carnival of the Feminists). Now, here is a personal … Continue reading →

Here, at Indian Writing!

Lots of great links and commentary!

At Avast! Feminist Conspiracy! Echidne writes: “The Internet has had one consequence for my life which I didn’t anticipate: it has brought misogyny home. I have met misogynists before, sure. I have even shared a family background with some and … Continue reading →

From the Executive Summary: …”Collectively, unmarried women have the power to change our country. They are part of an emerging American majority as family structure has changed dramatically over the past 50 years, and the number of unmarried Americans has … Continue reading →

At Brutal Women, Kameron Hurley writes movingly about why she is a feminist.

“Media Girl” remarks on the newspaper cover here. The article it advertises can be read here. See also Rox Populi’s post and associated commentary,

This NYT article got this reaction at the Workplace Prof Blog and also this reaction at Bitch Ph.D. All are worthy reads, if you have the time! Update: See also Law and Letters.

In my pre-law-professor life I often worked odd jobs to make extra money. For a while I was part of a team that traveled to a series of churches and community centers to interview people about health and beauty aids … Continue reading →

This is a fairly creative approach to discouraging drunk driving: But why is the ad agency that came up with it called The Wexley School For Girls, and why this weird website (make sure sound is on for the full … Continue reading →

Since 1993 thousands of Mexican women have been systematically abducted, raped, tortured and killed, and those responsible for the crimes have largely remained free. Carlos Reyes-Manzo documents in images and words a terrible and touching situation that shows no sign … Continue reading →

Why else would they run this doofy “news” story: “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Bottom” by Natasha Singer? Below is the charming illustration that accompanies it. If your behind doesn’t look like the one on the far left, according … Continue reading →

North Country tops list of most-important 2005 films for women: “North Country was the most-important film for women to see in 2005, according to a survey released by New York Women in Film & Television. The film, in which Charlize … Continue reading →

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Or at least, so says this article in the Economist, which notes: …”Analysts at Goldman Sachs estimate that the global beauty industry:consisting of skin care worth $24 billion; make-up, $18 billion; $38 billion of hair-care products; and $15 billion of … Continue reading →

Below is an excerpt from an op-ed by Robert Jensen, a journalism professor at the University of Texas. You can read the entire piece here: “Pornography’s business has always been the exposure of women’s bodies for the pleasure of men, … Continue reading →

Woman Among 17 Elected to Hall of Fame “Effa Manley, a savvy businesswoman whose gravestone reads “She Loved Baseball,” became the first woman elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. She was among 17 people from the Negro … Continue reading →

From the BBC News: “The Caribbean island of Jamaica is to have a female prime minister for the first time. Portia Simpson Miller, 60, was elected president of the governing People’s National Party in an internal vote. She will automatically … Continue reading →