Where do I begin? Where do I begin? Okay, so by now, I’m sure you’ve heard about Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s “ill-conceived” comments about, well, conception. Do you think Akin knows the irony of using the phrase “ill-conceived”? Friends, I think we should look at this not as a mean-spirited criticism of any woman who…
The Romney campaign has gone all flibbidy-woo over Paul Ryan, making him the GOP vice presidential candidate. And, apparently, everyone in my generation (Hello, Gen Xers!) are going to be super happy about it. (Not.) I’m not sure who’s more happy about this nomination, my liberal friends or the conservatives who hate us. But one…
While the War on Women and Chick-fil-A might be getting all the juicy headlines lately, there’s another issue quietly smoldering in the background noise of this election season. It’s buried under all the campaign rhetoric and doom-and-gloom forecasts about the economy. Our public libraries are not just threatened this election season. They’re fighting for their…
While I’m laid up with a bad back, let’s look at some headlines. (PS: I’m very open to guest posts right now. Hint, hint.) * Anthropologically speaking…: Could it be that when girls see positive images of women in STEM (thats’s science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, the result is more women in those fields?…
The 2012 Olympics in London have been heralded as a win for feminism in many ways — some calling it the Title IX games even. And there’s a lot to celebrate for women in these games. But as the old poem says, we have miles to go before we sleep. If you’ve watched any part…
The opponents of Planned Parenthood are at it again. Or, I would say they’re at it again but they’ve really never stopped. But these days it seems the attacks on reproductive health care and women’s autonomy of their own bodies is on a constant feedback loop. It’s no wonder it inspired the hyperbolic War on…
As many rejoiced throughout the land at the dawn of Aug. 1 — a landmark day when new requirements of the Affordable Health Care Act went into effect, granting some 47 million women (about 400,000 here in Nevada) access to birth control without co-pays, preventative care, and more — some of us were also gathering…
Dems step up: The Democratic Party are poised to include an official plank supporting same-sex marriage, among other pro-LGBT issues. It’s good news. But honestly, I sort of thought it was already in there. So… it’s about time. The hits just keep coming: Women lose in Arizona as news came out today that a federal…
The Olympics are inspirational in many ways. We sit breathless watching people do what seems impossible — super-human, if you will. As I wrote in the last post, the 2012 London games have been an inspiration to girls and women all over the world who are seeing someone of their gender compete for their country…
Every time the Olympics rolls around I can’t help but get a little excited. Ever since I was a kid, I’d sit in front of the TV and marvel at the amazing talent and skills demonstrated by people who seemed to defy the laws of physics — or at least have super-human powers. And it…
The Sin City Siren 