In an ironic twist of fate, conservative anti-feminist and anti-union activist Phyllis Schlafly passed away on Labor Day. I have written about Schlafly in several blogs, on FB and in my book American Woman: The Poll Dance. I spoke ill of her while she was alive. I have no desire to speak ill of her […]
The word shouldn’t be the issue – the misogynistic attitudes behind the word compose the real crisis. The United States doesn’t have a constitutional amendment guaranteeing protection against gender discrimination. The Equal Rights Amendment would remedy this embarrassing fact, and a ratified ERA would help to undo some of the more pervasive and negative […]
Elle Magazine has created a new video showcasing what happens when women are Photoshopped out of images in the workplace and in politics. Quartz reports that the video is a “series of disheartening images that serve an inspiring purpose,” adding that the video is part of a #morewomen campaign “launched by the magazine to elevate […]
Actor Kevin Bacon is very concerned about gender equality and the lack of male nudity in movies and on television shows, and he’s on a crusade, calling for more male nudity in films. Bacon says in his pretend/serious campaign video: “In so many films and TV shows we see gratuitous female nudity. And that’s not […]
We had an interesting discussion in our Liberals Unite Writers Group yesterday about Facebook’s new “friends” icon for gender equality that I wanted to share with you all. Ed, one of our writers and editors, began by posting the following to the writers group late Thursday: Explaining that she was busy and lacked the “time […]