29 April 2006

Madame/Mademoiselle/?

The French government has been urged to change its official forms and documents so that women do not have to choose between being a mademoiselle or a madame, the Feminist Majority Foundation reports. The largest feminist organization in France, Les… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 29 April 2006

Louisiana gives in to the general insanity

Louisiana has become the latest US state to approve a ban on abortion. The state senate rejected appeals to exclude cases of rape and incest from the blanket ban, following in the footsteps of South Dakota. The Feminist Majority Foundation… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 29 April 2006

24 April 2006

Government cuts EOC funding

The Equal Opportunities Commission is being forced to abandon plans for “spot checks” to detect unfair pay for women, because the Government has slashed its budget by \xA3750,000. The Guardian reports that the EOC will not be able to carry… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 24 April 2006

Domestic drudgery or domestic bliss?

Nearly 60% of British women are happy to spend a good portion of their lives cleaning their homes, and say it helps them feel in control of their lives, according to a survey by the Discovery Health and Home TV… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 24 April 2006

23 April 2006

Nasal spray could be female viagra

A drug company is testing an aphrodisiac nasal spray that works on women as well as men. The Observer runs a long story on PT-141, which is says could revolutionise all our sex lives. It’s encouraging that the drug industry… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 23 April 2006

19 April 2006

Wear Burqa, lose benefits

It has now been suggested in Holland that women wearing the Burqa who can’t find work should lose the right to unemployment benefits. So yet again women are placed in a position of having to chose between their right to… Read more...

Posted by Louise Livesey at 19 April 2006

12 April 2006

Catharine MacKinnon

Stuart Jeffries interviews Catharine MacKinnon in the Guardian today, about her new book, Are Women Human? It’s a fascinating and thought-provoking interview. On rape: “The assumption is that women can be unequal to men economically, socially, culturally, politically, and in… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 12 April 2006

8 April 2006

New Articles

Keeping It Real Leonie Brooke examines how attitudes to menstruation still limit women’s choices and prevent us from discovering the different options available. She discusses how simply talking about the issues can break down taboos and lead to more freedom… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 8 April 2006

5 April 2006

From pension warning to superheros

With all the talk about pensions in the news, it’s worth taking a look at what it all means for women. Gordon Brown has said he is 90-95% behind the Turner Commission proposals for reform. The Independent reports: The Government… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 5 April 2006

4 April 2006

New Articles

Two new articles have been published on the site, with more to come over the next few weeks, including many more comments from readers. Reasons to be Cheerful It’s usually considered that when feminism engages with state institutions, it loses… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 4 April 2006