Infos zum Thema alternet

The golden age of the digital diarist may be over. Have we realized blogging isn't as fun as it sounds? Or that we're not so interesting after all?

A lesson from second-wave feminism: Women will continue to be oppressed unless they stop prioritizing other causes over their own.

We must attend to growing social and economic inequities in order to stop the most dangerous mass movement in American history -- or face a future of fascism under the guise of Christian values.

Gendered words and phrases like "you guys" may seem small compared to issues like violence against women, but changing our language is an easy way to begin overcoming gender inequality.

Progressive directors are challenging the misogyny that pervades most mainstream porn. But is it possible to make pornography feminist?

There are big differences between women trafficked into sexual slavery and voluntary sex workers. So why are we treating them the same?

Our culture's conflicted attitudes toward femininity (too much is weak) versus feminism (too assertive) leaves women with no place to stand.

Everyone these days wants to hear how young women have lost their way, especially if the author can blame feminism for it. But in reality, feminism has been anything but a tragedy for women.

As print journalism faces extinction, tabloids obsess over celebrity pregnancy and childbirth. What's wrong with this picture?

While Muslim women are being stuffed into burkas, American post-feminists are trying to stuff their feet into stilettos. Barbara Ehrenreich beschwert sich.

At a stimulating confab on the election, our author declares: My feminism is about gender and racial justice, global security and community ethics.

Feminist Linda Hirshman on women in the workplace, why men should be forced to take parental leave, and the ethics of abortion up until birth.

In response to Robert Jensen's controversial book, Getting Off, two clinical psychologists debate the intersection of violence and sexual fantasy.

On a day when sex workers around the world are organizing, few feminist blogs -- and fewer progressive news sources -- are covering it.

What would the world look like if the female half of the population had an equal share in the media? (Von Jane Fonda)

There was little media introspection about Heath Ledger's overdose, while Amy Winehouse receives daily scrutiny for her drug habits. What gives?

A bountiful crop of summer movies starring women is outshining the usual male-driven action flicks. Let's hope studio heads get the message.