Weekly Feminist Reader

Erotic dancers entertain Marines in Iraq.
A lesbian candidate won the Democratic primary for an Alabama state senate seat. The party initially announced it wouldn’t run her as the Democratic candidate, but later reversed its decision. If Patricia Todd wins the election, she’ll be the first openly gay elected official in Alabama’s history.
Unsurprisingly, polls show Katie Couric is the most divisive of the major network evening news anchors.
29 per cent of married Canadian women earn more than their husbands.
A New York judge has ruled that the state’s human rights law’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of gender also prohibits discrimination against trans people. (The full decision is here.)
The Mexican government has dropped its investigation into the Juarez maquiladora murders.
Post-war psychological trauma affects men and women equally.
The LA Unified School District will make the HPV vaccine available to girls as early as this fall.
Meghan Daum explores the horror that is Jill FM: Radio for Women.
This year’s fall TV lineup is looking straighter than last year’s.
Michigan companies must now have insurance plans that cover birth control.
Clamor Magazine explores trafficking and the return of domesticity.