Author Archives: Ann Bartow

“The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) 2005 is a grassroots media monitoring, research and advocacy project which aims to promote the fair and balanced representation of women and men in news media worldwide.” It’s full report, entitled “Who Makes the … Continue reading →

“Amber’s Story” is a very culturally subversive account of weight and body acceptance. Below is an excerpt: … “People who have known me for years always knew me as the girl who goes to the gym or the girl who … Continue reading →

The book “Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters” by Joan Ryan (Amazon.com link) put many people off figure skating almost a decade ago. Here’s a post from Dr. Violet Socks entitled, … Continue reading →

“Inspired by the Blog Against Racism Day in December, it was decided that for at least one day we would try to focus the blogosphere on another evil: sexism. While those that write about sexism on a regular basis are … Continue reading →

Lakshmi Chaudhry published an article in In These Times called “Can Blogs Revolutionize Progressive Politics?” In it she asked whether blogging can become a legitimate grassroots movement if it’s primarily a white male enterprise. In reference to Daily Kos proprietor … Continue reading →

At least $363.8 million dollars between 1994 and 2003, according to this study.

From The Greenville (SC) News: “As of Tuesday, Starbucks coffee will no longer be served as wake-up juice at Greenville’s Bob Jones University. “BJU spokesman Jonathan Pait said the school’s constituency began to object to Starbucks’ stance on gays several … Continue reading →

Laurelin in the Rain offers a “dictionary of Commonly Used Phrases of Patriarchal Lackeys.”

From Shark-Fu at “Angry Black Bitch,” who notes: “In my few years as a volunteer my ass has seen the good, the bad and the ugly. For every success story there is one of a continued struggle, and for every … Continue reading →

At Reclusive Leftist, Dr. Violet Socks has an amusing post about Olympic figure skating here, below is an excerpt: “This is the first Winter Olympics since the skating poobahs dropped the rule that women had to wear skirts. That’s right, … Continue reading →

Arse Poetica draws attention to this NYT article: “VW’s Quirky Campaign to Revive U.S. Sales” which states in pertinent part: “…The Volkswagen campaign…introduces a new slogan, “Make friends with your fast,” along with a brand icon called the “fast,” a … Continue reading →

“Grbavica” is a neighborhood of Sarajevo, and also a film about the aftemath of the Balkans conflict by Jasmila Zbanic that just won an award at the Berlin Film Festival. Below is the synopsis from the movie’s website: “Single mother … Continue reading →

Ariel Levy in the 2/17/06 Guardian: “A few years ago I noticed something strange was happening in my native US. I would turn on the television and find strippers in nipple-tassels explaining how best to lap-dance a man to orgasm. … Continue reading →

“Men, Women, and Ghosts in Science” is an essay written by Peter A. Lawrence, and published in the January 2006 issue of PLoS Biology. Below is an excerpt taken from a section near the end subtitled: “Job Searches in Academia.” … Continue reading →

Below is an excerpt from a provocative post by Mandos at Politblogo: “…Someone pointed out earlier that women’s rights are a point of conflict between the West and the Muslim world. I’d like to emphasize that this is very much … Continue reading →

…”Brian Peyton, the president of Western’s Alpha Gamma Rho chapter, said the goat was brought in as a prank, to make some pledges think they would have to have sex with it, WBKO reported. But Peyton told the TV station … Continue reading →

Helen Thomas writes: “Is the United States ready for a woman president? Yes, of course. The only superpower in the world is lagging behind many countries that have ended the male monopoly on political leadership. “Chile recently elected Michelle Bachelet … Continue reading →

Below are some photos and captions copied from the blog “Go Fug Yourself” which I learned of via the blog “Feministe,” see e.g. this and this. “You’re at the Grammy Awards, honey, not the gynecologist. Put your peaches back in … Continue reading →

From Yahoo News: “Stiletto workout: part of the heeling process,” below is an excerpt: “The gym that brought New Yorkers “Cardio Striptease” has dreamed up “Stiletto Strength,” a workout to get women in shape to wear the highest of heels. … Continue reading →