Blog posts from April 2006
Madame/Mademoiselle/?
By Jess McCabe | 29 April 2006, 20:47
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…
Louisiana gives in to the general insanity
By Jess McCabe | 29 April 2006, 20:37
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…
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Government cuts EOC funding
By Jess McCabe | 24 April 2006, 21:40
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…
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Domestic drudgery or domestic bliss?
By Jess McCabe | 24 April 2006, 09:03
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…
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Nasal spray could be female viagra
By Jess McCabe | 23 April 2006, 10:16
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…
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Wear Burqa, lose benefits
By Louise Livesey | 19 April 2006, 09:54
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…
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Catharine MacKinnon
By Catherine Redfern | 12 April 2006, 10:33
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…
New Articles
By Catherine Redfern | 8 April 2006, 16:38
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…
From pension warning to superheros
By Jess McCabe | 5 April 2006, 22:57
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…
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New Articles
By Catherine Redfern | 4 April 2006, 22:43
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…
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