Earlier tonight I was in a room filled with women who were all talking about one thing: menstruation. Sounds like every guy’s worst nightmare, right? Well actually, it was by turns funny, insightful, inspiring, and frustrating. And no men were hurt in the process. See? We come in peace. Or rather, we menstruate in peace.…
Just finished watching tonight’s Women, War & Peace, the five-part series on the toll of war and even the toll of working toward peace that women pay. Tonight’s episode, Peace Unveiled, was about the women of Afghanistan and their plight over this last 10 years of the US-led war there. (Indeed, it’s the 10th anniversary…
Take Back the Night is happening today at UNLV!
Is it something in the air? If you think there is no War on Women, you haven’t been paying attention to the full-scale attack on Planned Parenthood — which is nothing short of an indictment on women’s reproductive health care. And it’s not just about PP, people. The GOP is willing to let pregnant women…
Here’s an interesting event:
So, it’s October and as if there wasn’t already enough going on with Domestic Violence Awareness month, Halloween, and early Christmas stuff already creeping into stores the American consumer landscape has also gone all rose-colored, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. But just what are we getting out of “Pinktober” anyway? And does it…
Here we go: Let’s start off nice and easy: The Shade Tree has a Groupon going. If you donate $10 you feed women and children at the shelter! SURJ will be meeting tomorrow (Oct. 4) at 5:30 pm on the UNLV campus at Houssels House. If you’re a young feminist in Las Vegas, you’ll probably…
For the second year in a row, Nevada ranks first in the rate of women murdered by men. According to a new report by the Violence Policy Center, the data shows that our state has the worst record. Of the 35 homicides that happened in Nevada in 2009 (the period studied for the report), most…
The National Women’s Law Center is hosting a Title IX webinar tomorrow called Rally for Girls’ Sports. Title IX, which became law in 1972, is designed to create equity for girls and women in the education system. Most notably, it has been used to create equal access to sports. Coaches, educators, parents and anyone interested…
It’s fall and for a lot of people — myself included — that means it’s time for football. (Go Ducks!) But these days it’s not just a matter of college or pros. There’s also the two-year-old Lingerie Football League, which launched a Las Vegas franchise this fall called Vegas Sin. The question: Is this just…
The Sin City Siren 