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Monthly Archives: November 2001
Are Bikinis Just as Bad as Burkas?
In an op-ed for the Boston Globe historian Joan Jacobs Brumberg and women’s health advocate Jacquelyn Jackson argue that while women in Afghanistan are celebrating the demise of the Taliban by removing their burkas, women in the United States have … Continue reading
If You Disagree with Rob Okun, You’re Not a Good Father
Some feminists and feminist organizations have had a long standing animosity to the Father’s Rights movements, culminating with National Organization for Women‘s 1996 press release claiming the movement was “using the abuse of power in order to control in the … Continue reading
Sisterhood is Powerful — Unless You Happen to be Stuck in Afghanistan
At the end of October, the Village Voice ran an interesting article by Sharon Lerner examining feminist attitudes toward the war against Afghanistan. In hindsight some of the comments look downright silly, but women’s rights advocate Hibaaq Osman’s take on … Continue reading
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Canada Gives Parents a License to Kidnap
A recent decision by a jury in a Canadian child kidnapping case gave a new meaning to the word bizarre. The case started with Carline Vandenelsen, 39, who kidnapped her three children from her husband, Craig Merkley, 45, who had … Continue reading
Ann Quindlen: Women Should Have to Register for the Draft, Just Like Men
Newsweek columnist Anna Quindlen wrote a column the other day noting that although 1 in 5 new military recruits are women, men are still singled out and required to register with selective service for a potential future draft. Quindlen argues … Continue reading
9/11 Attack: Remember the Women?
For some inexplicable reason, Caryl Rivers, who works with the National Organization for Women‘s Legal Defense and Education Fund, saw it necessary to write an article casting the 9/11 terrorist attacks along sexual lines. According to Rivers, Working women are … Continue reading