SheKos: We Win Some, We Lose Some, & We Keep Fighting
Don't Ask Don't Tell: Ask, Tell, Study, Repeal by KentuckyKatPresident Obama's State Of The Union address gave hope to opponents of DADT and those who seek equal rights for GLBT Americans in general....
View ArticleSheKos: It Ain't Just About The Lingerie
by Angry Mouse, SheKos editorThis Sunday is Valentine's Day. But it's not just an opportunity to buy cheap candy, overpriced roses, and trashy lingerie. It's also V-Day.Through V-Day campaigns, local...
View ArticleSheKos: Misogyny, Madison Ave., & Mayer's Member
IN THE MEDIA'S WEB: Marketing & Misogyny by earicicle, SheKos editorIf you watched the Super Bowl, you may have detected a subtle undercurrent of misogyny that ran through just about every...
View ArticleSheKos: Gender Roles, and the Elusive Equality Goal
Today, on a very special SheKos...A view from the XY side. Are We That Different? by zenbassoon, SheKos guest contributorMy sister’s friend overheard the following declaration from her daughter,...
View ArticleSheKos: "Mannish Boy" by droogie6655321
Mannish Boy by droogie6655321, SheKos guest contributorBefore we get started, here's some theme music for today's diary. And I'm posting the video because frankly, it's one of the best things...
View ArticleSheKos: Profiles in Courage
A Shout Out to Margaret Sanger by maggiejean, SheKos guest contributorSometimes people just come into the world as average human beings, yet despite all the odds, change the world completely....
View ArticleSheKos: We're History!
The (Broken) Historical Record by LeanneB, SheKos editorConfession time: I never can remember that March is Women’s History Month. Every year, someone who isn’t me has to shove it under my nose...
View ArticleSheKos: Heroines & Healing; Bigotry...& Spanking?
Are you a woman? Friend of women? Child/spouse/sibling of women? Have something to say about it? Ever had a few thoughts on women and the law, women and health, women and gardening? Then step on up...
View ArticleHeKos: Enter the Wang!
Extra special guest contributions by droogie6655321, Bill in Portland Maine, The Termite and Jeff Lieber.What-the-what? That's right, SheKos is missing an S, and is plus a Y chromosome!The fine ladies...
View ArticleSheKos: The Urge to Emerge...As Candidates
Help Wanted - Femaleby LeanneB, SheKos editorHey, you know that part of the current Democratic Party platform that talks about the party's commitment to preparing more Democratic women to run for...
View ArticleSheKos: The Good, The Bad, and the Really, Really Ugly
Blog (unpaid) for Fair Pay!by LeanneB, SheKos editorYou might recall that in late January, I wrote about how the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act's sister bill, the Paycheck Fairness Act,...
View ArticleSheKos: For Her Own Good
Informational Rapeby LeanneB, SheKos editorI remember when I first applied for my driver's license. I went down to the DMV, took a test, filled out a bunch of paperwork... then I was forced to...
View ArticleSheKos: Give Me Rec List, or Give Me...
From Survival to Empowermentby Oke, SheKos contributorWhen you grow up powerless over what is done to your body, and you have to let it happen so you can survive, you become an adult who continues to...
View ArticleSheKos: American Moms Are Number...28???
State of the World's Mothersby LeanneB, SheKos editorIf you've ever wondered where is the best place in the world to be a mother, I can answer that question. This year, it's Norway. Australia comes in...
View ArticleSheKos: "By Empowering Women, We Can Achieve Anything in the World"
NOTE: Congratulations to SheKos editor Kaili Joy Gray aka Angry Mouse on her promotion to Contributing Editor! We love ya, Mouse! Inventive Vision Creates Prize-Winning Tool for the Blindby LeanneB,...
View ArticleSheKos: No One Acts Alone
Today, we gratefully welcome back Aji's "Sage and Sweetgrass" column after several weeks' hiatus! Be sure to read to the end and to greet her in the comments. Scott Roeder and the Anti-Choice...
View ArticleSheKos: "The Tea Party is Where I Became a Feminist!"
The GOP's Sudden Female Candidate Syndromeby LeanneB, SheKos editorSomething rather strange is happening in the Republican party this year. Andrew Sullivan referred to it (with, importantly, a...
View ArticleSheKos: Mother Earth & BP's Violence Against Her
This week, we are very pleased to welcome back KentuckyKat after a long hiatus. Please greet her in comments! BP Oil Darkens Future for Three Louisiana Tribesby Aji, SheKos contributorThe disaster in...
View ArticleSheKos: Small (Microscopic, Even) Victories
Sometimes Winning Feels Like Losingby LeanneB, SheKos editorIt's been a depressing year so far for proponents of women's reproductive freedom. In state after state, legislatures have been considering...
View ArticleSheKos Takes a Summer Vacay!
It's Summertime in SheKosisistan!!!by earicicle, SheKos editorAs SheKos contributor pat of butter in a sea of grits has so well described, American workers lag far behind when it comes to "radical"...
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