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Monthly Archives: November 2002
Mary Daly’s Feminist Vision of Gendercide
In a post this month about a satirical essay by Martha Burk on controlling male fertility, weblogger Glenn Reynolds offered this parenthetical remark, Though if you think that calling Burk’s piece “satire” changes the face of feminism you’re showing your … Continue reading
Heather Mercer’s $2 Million Judgment Overturned on Appeal
In 2001 Heather Mercer won a $2 million sex discrimination lawsuit against Duke University — Mercer successfully argued that when she was cut as a kicker from Duke’s football team, that the coach’s decision was motivated by her gender rather … Continue reading
Illegal Abortions a Major Killer of Women in Ethopia
According to the World Health Organization, complications arising from illegal abortions are now the second leading cause of death for young women in Ethiopia. Only tuberculosis kills more young women in that poverty-stricken nation. Abortion is illegal in Ethiopia except … Continue reading
Nigeria: Adultery Death Sentences Will Be Stopped
Reacting to negative attention it has received on the subject ahead of the Miss World pageant, the Nigerian government this month reiterated that it will not allow death sentences to be carried out against woman convicted of adultery. Twelve states … Continue reading
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Wynona Ryder Treated Unfairly?
For the most part, I tried to ignore the Wynona Ryder trial. Because of her celebrity status, her shoplifting trial received coverage way out of proportion to what it deserved. But what to make of the results of a poll … Continue reading