More Feminist News!

iPartySmarter.com – Smart Women Smart Choices:“Girls just want to have fun. Right? However, a woman’s party style can make all the difference between having fun or having regrets.” (Nothing like a little victim-blaming campaign to shame women into not “partying.”)
Copyranter – French men can’t see the forest for the trees. Or something: Some charming ads for hair removal cream.
Rebel Dad – Men: Shrinking Violets?: Brian takes on Laura Sessions Stepp’s latest nonsense.
Open Society Fellowship: “The Open Society Institute has launched a fellowship program for outstanding individuals from around the world working on issues concerning national security, citizenship, authoritarianism, and new strategies and tools for advocacy.” (For all you activists who need funding, check it out!)
Feminists More Open-Minded on Weight – New York Times: “If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then try to be beheld by a feminist.”
Think Progress – HHS Secretary: OB/GYNs With Objections To Abortion Should Not Have To Refer Patients To Other Doctors: “In a little-noticed letter on Friday, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt wrote a letter to the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG), stating that providers with moral objections to abortion should have no obligation to refer patients.” (NPR has more.)