By Jessica • 19 years ago

The Pill cuts heart disease risk

The Associated Press reported yesterday that the same study that showed health risks for women on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) now indicates that the birth control pill is not only safe, but actually cuts women’s risk for heart disease.
The study said that women on the Pill also showed lower risk of stroke, and no increased risk of breast cancer. Nice!
This is great news for the 16 million American women who take birth control pills! The lead researcher of the study, Dr. Rahi Victory, said that for women who have ever taken birth control pills, “there’s an 8 percent risk reduction of ever having cardiovascular disease,” and that “if you use oral contraceptives early on, ...

The Associated Press reported yesterday that the same study that showed health risks for women on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) now indicates that the birth control pill is not only safe, but actually cuts women’s ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

THE LOVE WIFE
by Gish Jen
(Knopf, September 2004)
If you are like me, one look at this title at your local Barnes & Noble store, and you will walk right by it. Who wants to read a novel titled “THE LOVE WIFE” anyway, as it sounds a little sappy, and not at all very feminist? But alas, this is simply not true. THE LOVE WIFE by Gish Jen is a beautifully written, uniquely told, touching, and oftentimes very funny portrait of a family of mixed American, European, and Chinese heritage. It is in the same vein as Ruth Ozeki’s MY YEAR OF MEATS (and for those who haven’t read this, I highly recommend it, too.)
The novel is told ...

THE LOVE WIFE
by Gish Jen
(Knopf, September 2004)
If you are like me, one look at this title at your local Barnes & Noble store, and you will walk right by it. Who wants to read ...
By Vanessa • 19 years ago

Is it just me…

Or should this “good news” should have happened decades ago? Since women officially entered the U.S. Navy services in 1908, it is now optional for women to wear skirts and not required. Until this “21st century makeover” — as ABCnews.com calls it — was in put into effect this month, women were required to wear skirts in certain change-of-command and retirement ceremonies.
It’s obvious that wearing a skirt in the Navy is not really practical. For example, one of the skirts had a narrow cut with no kick pleat, which gave women no room to run. Yet the article seemed to focus more on the concern of fashion than anything. “They also noted that the skirts didn’t ...

Or should this “good news” should have happened decades ago? Since women officially entered the U.S. Navy services in 1908, it is now optional for women to wear skirts and not required. Until this “21st century makeover” ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

Put out to get the vote out?

Young women have been particularly active in mobilizing voters this election, from working with women’s organizations to creating political panties. But what about organizing for the election using just what women have traditionally been objectified for—our sexuality?
Several groups have cropped up recently that focus on getting out the vote by, well, putting out.
Votergasm.org, tells “young people everywhere to have sex with voters on Election Night, and to withhold sex from non-voters until the next presidential election,” and hopes to “send 100,000 first-time 18 to 25 year old voters to polls for the 2004 elections, and to catalyze 250,000 orgasms by the morning of November 3.” Way to aim high!
The group’s publicist, ...

Young women have been particularly active in mobilizing voters this election, from working with women’s organizations to creating political panties. But what about organizing for the election using just what women have traditionally been ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

Women underrepresented at U.N.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday that despite some advancement, women are still largely underrepresented at the United Nations.
Women make up less than 40 percent of all “professional and higher level positions” at the UN, Annan’s office said.
The good news? The UN does have a goal to achieve a 50-50 gender balance at all levels, and the percentage of women in the Secretariat has increased by almost 2% this year–which sounds paltry, but infact is the largest gain since 1998.
Check out Annan’s full report: The Improvement of the Status of Women in the U.N. System.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday that despite some advancement, women are still largely underrepresented at the United Nations.
Women make up less than 40 percent of all “professional and higher level positions” at the ...
By Vanessa • 19 years ago

Eleven States To Decide on Gay Marriage Ban

On November 2nd, voters in 11 states will go to the polls and decide whether they approve of banning gay marriage. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the following states are up for decision making: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah. Lousisiana and Missouri have already decided this year that a marriage is defined as between a man and woman. Sigh.
Supporters of the state amendments say that they are responding to the decision in Massachusetts last November that legalized gay marriage, as well as Oregon, Cali and New Jersey who issued marriage licenses to some couples this year. Yet people are saying that the amendments are more of a motivator ...

On November 2nd, voters in 11 states will go to the polls and decide whether they approve of banning gay marriage. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the following states are up for decision making: Arkansas, Georgia, ...
By Jessica • 19 years ago

TV News and Women: Not a pretty picture

Yes, okay—everyone knows Bill O’Reilly is a big old perv. But what the recent sex harassment scandal has also brought to light is just how common this kind of behavior is in TV news.
The New York Observer—in an unfortunately titled article, Revolt of Fox’s Hens—covered just how unfriendly the TV news biz is to women.
Here are some snippets from The Observer’s interviews—and these are just from a few women. Apparently most young women weren’t willing to speak on the record about their experiences.
Lisa Bloom, Court TV anchor: “The television industry in general is rampant with sexual harassment, and it’s very difficult for women at a low level to complain or ...

Yes, okay—everyone knows Bill O’Reilly is a big old perv. But what the recent sex harassment scandal has also brought to light is just how common this kind of behavior is in TV news.

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