AlterNet.org: Reproductive Justice and Gender

Obama vs. McCain on Equal Pay

Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:00:01 PDT

Both candidates say they favor equal pay, but how do they vote?

Progressive Voter Guide to Reproductive Justice and Gender

AlterNet — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:00:01 PDT

Find out how the candidates compare on the 10 most important reproductive justice and gender issues, from abortion to equal pay.

Suicide Terrorism: Why Are Sri Lanka's Women Blowing Themselves Up?

Shenali Waduge, The Wip — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:00:01 PDT

Why do women in Sri Lanka feel they need to choose death over life to assert their power?

Anti-Abortion Group Tries to Swiftboat Obama

Bill Berkowitz, Media Transparency — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:00:01 PDT

BornAliveTruth.org plays loose with the facts in an ad targeting Obama.

Why Everyone Loves Hot, Smart Older Women

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:01 PDT

The word "desperation" has disappeared from the definition of "cougar"; words like smart, successful and funny have taken its place.

Memo to Media: The Palin Rape-Kit Story Has Not Been 'Debunked'

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:01 PDT

The central, undisputed facts of Palin's actions remain hidden in plain sight for all to see. It's time for the press to take a closer look.

Let's Just Say You Had $700 Billion to Spend

Allison Stevens, Women's eNews — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT

A look at what we could do instead with $700 billion to spend fixing up our world.

Our Next President Will Transform the Supreme Court

Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:01 PDT

John McCain has promised the court to the right wing, and Roe v. Wade is first up on the chopping block.

New Poll: Parents Overwhelmingly Support Age-Appropriate Sex Ed

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:00:01 PDT

Political leaders are nervous about supporting comprehensive sex education in schools. But it may be a bigger political liability not to.

Sarah Palin's Debate Performance Tanked Among Women

Linda Hirshman, TheNation.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT

Palin is a lot like a '90s "Rules Girl." She follows a playbook that men respond to -- one that gives women indigestion.

Women Who Took On the Taliban -- and Lost

Kim Sengupta, Independent UK — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:00:01 PDT

Of five prominent Afghani women interviewed three years ago by The Independent, three are dead and a fourth has had to flee.

The Age of Unbridled Consumption Just Ended

Lisa Wise, The Women's Media Center — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:00:01 PDT

The economic crisis, however painful, will lead to at least one positive outcome.

Women's Health: Yet Another Issue Sarah Palin is Out of Touch On

Cecile Richards, Huffington Post — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:01 PDT

Women voting for McCain-Palin is like chickens voting for Col. Sanders.

Sarah Palin Is the Pet Rock of Politics

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Palin is a cultural oddity that many Americans value little except as an object -- one that absorbs every projection of the national imagination.

Which Candidate Would Better Handle the HIV/AIDS Epidemic?

Todd Heywood, RH Reality Check — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:00:01 PDT

Worldwide, 33 million people are infected. One candidate has a formal plan to deal with this health crisis. The other doesn't.

On the Murder of Afghanistan's Most Famous Policewoman

Nushin Arbabzadah, Comment Is Free — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:01 PDT

The Afghan policewoman Malalai Kakar was a crusading defender of women and a model of Afghan womanhood far older than the Taliban.

Show Me the Women Moderators

Carol Jenkins, Huffington Post — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:00:01 PDT

For four Presidential cycles -- 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 -- the networks have deemed no woman journalist "worthy" of moderating a post-primary debate.

Iran Women Say No to Polygamy

Elahe Amani, Women News Network — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:00:01 PDT

An Iranian coalition helps stop legislation that would have made polygamy easier to practice.

In D.C. Prostitution Bust, 'Johns' Went Unpunished

Mark Benjamin, Ms. Magazine — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:01 PDT

The "D.C. Madam" took a prostitution rap, then took her own life. But her alleged johns walked away uncensured and unscathed.

The Costs of Migration Hit Women Hardest

Diana Mendoza, IPS News — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:00:01 PDT

There's strength in numbers, and women migrant workers are organizing themselves and strengthening their networks.