Mississippi 26 and Public Opinion on Abortion
Pro-life advocates pushing for a controversial definition are doing harm to their own cause.
On the Newsstand:women
Turkey and the Middle East in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring
Lessons learned from a lecture at Harvard on Turkey as a model for the Arab democracies.
Afghanistan in the Media
Media coverage of, interest in, and justification for America's longest-running war.
Lily Ostrer on Finding Space for Women in Government
Women have played increasingly large roles in government throughout world, but they still represent a minority in almost every governments. In an article for the Harvard Political Review, Lily Ostrer presents the case for quotas and questions whether women have yet achieved the political clout necessary for truly achieving significant change. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Jessica Stein on the Vicious Cycle of Girls’ Unequal Access to School and Jobs
What’s one investment that is likely to show strong economic returns? Educating females according to Jessica Stein’s article for the Harvard Political Review. Many societies, however, still have significant barriers to education and work for women. As Stein argues, changing these cultural norms will help not only women but also communities. Read the full article at the Harvard Political Review.
Tahrir Square and Egyptian Solidarity
Giacomo Bagarella reflects on his experience attending the May 27th protests in Egypt's Tahrir Square.
Geraldine Ferraro: From Hopes to Possibility
Geraldine Ferraro made history, and in doing so made possible the success of women politicians.
Blogging Women’s Week: Feminist Coming Out Day 2011
Last week, one of my male friends told me that one of my female friends was “too intense for a boyfriend.” He clarified, “it’s not that she’s not pretty, I think many people find her attractive … I just don’t think there are boys that she’s attracted to.” As a woman at Harvard, I was disappointed but not shocked to ... Read More
ATTN Lawmakers: Stay away from my uterus
Defunding Planned Parenthood is an assault on reproductive rights and would result in more abortions.
Are there any ladies in the house tonight? Or Washington for that matter.
“‘Yes, a woman can!’ she said from a hotel stage in Brasília. ‘Equal opportunity for men and women is an essential principal of democracy,’ she said, pledging to make her achievement a ‘natural event’ in Brazil.” - The Wall Street Journal quoting Dilma Rousseff In her first speech as President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff congratulates her nation for electing ... Read More
Preliminary Spill Reports Rightfully Criticize Adminstration
On June 14th of this year, President Obama appointed a commission of seven men and women to evaluate the events that contributed to the Deepwater Horizon spill. The commission, organized less than two months after the spill began but a full month before the oil stopped flowing, released its initial reports this week. In one report, a working paper titled ... Read More
A Lebanese Angle on the Rima Fakih Story
Apart from being an excellent excuse to boost web traffic with pictures of bikini-clad women (cf. The Huffington Post), you may not have seen Lebanese journalist Hanin Ghaddar’s very interesting article last week in Foreign Policy comparing American and Lebanese reactions to the Rima Fakih story. In America: Not many people — let along beauty pageant winners — have been accused ... Read More
Representation on the Court
[The Supreme Court's] purpose is not to uphold the interests of individuals (at least not directly), but to faithfully interpret the Constitution.
