Monthly Archives: April 2001

Some Harsh Words about the Equal Rights Amendment

Wendy McElroy recently wrote an article for Fox News (E.R.A.: R.I.P.) that had some extremely harsh — but accurate — words for feminists who have decided to resuscitate the Equal Rights Amendment. As she sees it, feminist groups such as … Continue reading

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The Trouble with Traditionalist Anti-Feminism

Paul Gottfried recently penned an article for LewRockwell.Com on The Trouble with Feminism which serves, inadvertently, as a good introduction to the problems with traditionalist anti-feminism. Unlike equity feminism, which argues that women deserve equal rights but is extremely critical … Continue reading

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The Reality of Men’s and Women’s Wages

As I wrote about last week, feminists designated April 3, 2001 as Equal Pay Day to highlight alleged continued differences in pay for men and women. Activists touted claims made by a government study that women who worked on federal … Continue reading

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Debate Rages on as California Makes It Easier to Obtain the Morning After Pill

The controversy over allowing women to obtain the morning-after contraceptive pill without seeing a doctor first is heating up as California recently became the second state (after Washington) to allow pharmacists to prescribe the pill and some are urging the … Continue reading

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North Carolina Judge Enforcing Anti-Cohabitation Law

Occasionally some newspaper or television stations runs a story about antiquated laws. These are typically laws passed early in the 19th century which make it illegal to do any number of things that make contemporary Americans wonder what our ancestors … Continue reading

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Are Feminist Groups Enthralled to Big Tobacco?

Marjorie Williams recently angered some feminist organizations with a Washington Post column charging that the reason feminists aren’t more prominent in the fight against smoking is that they have been bought out by tobacco companies who donate large amounts of … Continue reading

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Betty Dodson Rips “The Vagina Monologues”

Eve Ensler’s controversial play, “The Vagina Monologues,” includes a scene in which a woman attends a Betty Dodson-like seminar (if you don’t know what I mean, visit Betty Dodson’s web site — warning, though, parts of the site are sexually … Continue reading

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Islamists in Kuwait Call for End to Women’s Football

The BBC reports that Muslim extremists in Kuwait are slamming a proposed women’s football tournament being organized by Kuwait University. Abdullah al-Mutawa, head of Kuwait’s Muslim Brotherhood, said that the tournament would represent disobedience to God. Conservative Member of Parliament … Continue reading

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The Return of Comparable Worth and Pay Equity

Two of the more inane ideas that came out of feminism in the late 1970s and early 1980s were those of pay equity and comparable worth. Unfortunately after lying dormant for years, feminists are trying to bring both ideas back … Continue reading

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Women In Combat

It always amazes me that the issue of whether or not women should serve in combat positions is still an active debate. Women who are up to the challenge and can handle the physical tasks entailed by combat should certainly … Continue reading

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