Misogynist Myths - What Men Think About Women

Here are a few statements about women that are stated as facts. Some of them are patently untrue while others have at least a kernel of truth to them. I’ve added some generalizations of my own in the comments. See what you think.

Women are bad drivers. I discuss this in my February 11, 2010 post, [...]

Quadriplegic Mom In Danger of Losing Her Son

When Kaney O’Neill became a quadriplegic nine years ago, her first question was “Can I still have children?” But as reality set in, O’Neill wasn’t sure that she could do anything. Now 31, she has had to fight hard to earn the life she has, including being a mother. Read the first Chicago Tribune story [...]

Women's Health Care Issues You May Not Have Thought About

I found two articles on The Nation’s website that covered two health care issues of concern to special categories of women: those undergoing plastic surgery and those who are pregnant and in prison.
The first one, “Feminism’s Face-Lift” by Alexandra Suich,  is about an excise tax being proposed on all elective plastic surgery, including the administration [...]

Feminists Are Advocates For Women

Being a feminist is like being a union member: no one wants to be one, but everyone wants to reap the benefits of the work that they do.
Feminists have been instrumental in getting women the right to vote (let’s face it, men wouldn’t have given them that right when they did if it hadn’t been [...]

Watch out for a joint effort by Maria Shriver and NBC Universal titled “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything.” It will kick off on October 18th with an appearance by Shriver on Meet the Press. The report is modeled on a study undertaken almost 50 years ago during the administration of John F. [...]

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