For Doctor Who fans, a new blog has launched, Doctor Her. Doctor Her is the brainchild of Courtney Stoker, who has also written about Doctor Who for Geek Feminism.
gender & feminism
Quicklink: These jokes aren’t benign
With them, the president is normalizing a patriarchal, sexist, adversarial take on parenthood — and on fathering daughters specifically.
Sunday Composer: Zoë Keating
Try singing along to this? You can’t, no lyrics, so it’s not a singalong exactly but she’s a composer and we all need a soundtrack for the movie of our lives and I think I choose her to compose mine…. Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Constance Johnson
Women’s reproductive rights are under threat everywhere in the US. In the state of Oklahoma, the “Personhood Bill” is aimed not only at abortion, but at some forms of contraception.
Very, very tired
So tired. Even more tired than Chris Brown is of being reminded of things he’d rather we all forgot about.
2012 Australian Women Writers Challenge Review: Monkey Grip by Helen Garner
An extra review for the 2012 Australian Women Writer’s Challenge – Monkey Grip by Helen Garner
The 45th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!
All the details on the latest edition, and how to submit to the next one!
Friday Hoyden: Madonna
Just like the political press gallery, the showbiz beat reporters love to have a predictable narrative for artists, especially female performers, and she just doesn’t play that game.
Thought of the day: when does bigotry occur?
If we use the intentions and feelings of privileged people to determine when bigotry occurs, you will find that no one is bigoted by that definition.
Quicklink: What would it take to trust Komen again?
Crunchy analysis from Mother Jones. Komen’s anti-choice VP may have resigned, but the board itself is still stacked with problems.
Hoyden About Town 