Women Should Stand Their Ground

Cartoonist Tom Toles sees a threat on women's rights.

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It's Not Just Republicans Who Have a War on Women

Cartoonist Tony Auth on the Republican party.

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Golf Is Having Woman Troubles Again

The world of golf is placid. Calm. Manicured. Largely white and male, and apparently happy to be so. But every once in a while someone stops and says, Wait a minute, is this really how it should be? 

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The 22 Outstanding (Women) Journalists in the Last 100 Years

The first thing a lot of people do whenever a new list of "most outstandings" comes down the pike is check to see what the male to female breakdown is.

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From the Cold Case Outrage Files: Maxim's 'Feminist Cure' Offends Again

A Maxim magazine an article entitled "How to Cure a Feminist" is inspiring lots of people around the Internet to get very angry. But this article is from 2003.

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The Angry Women of 'Mad Men'

The women of Mad Men have never been shrinking violets wary of showing their displeasure or, for that matter, their sexuality, but in this fifth season there seems to be a ratcheting up of both the stakes and the terms.

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The Inherent Inequality of Health Care for Women

The political debate that has been occupying much of our time over the past several weeks -- that of Obama's health care plan granting free access to birth control for women -- fails to take into account an inherent gender inequality with regard to health care.

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When Violence Against Women Becomes a Political Game

The Violence Against Women Act is a U.S. federal law signed into effect by President Bill Clinton in September of 1994, providing $1.6 billion to help investigate and prosecute violent crimes against women. Now, once again, it's the focus of a fight.

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The Trouble With International Women's Day

There's nothing inherently wrong with the idea of celebrating women on International Women's Day, but the way that many people are going about this "celebration" often seems to belittle the women they claim to support. 

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It's International Women's Day, Do You Know Where Your GIFs Are?

Right here. International Slutty Women's Day: A Story in GIFs [annfriedman.tumblr.com]

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Santorum and Single Moms: Together Since 1994

Mother Jones reporters Tim Murphy and Andy Kroll have dredged up some interesting tidbits from the files of a 1990s-era Rick Santorum. Not surprisingly, Santorum has not always been a charming, pro-woman-type guy in adorable sweater vests.

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Obama to Rock the Barnard Commencement

President Obama has offered his oratorial services to Barnard College, the 124-year-old women's college affiliated with Columbia University, and the school has responded with an enthusiastic, "Yes, please!"

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Women Voters 'Sound' Off

Cartoonist Tom Toles makes sure his message is loud and clear.

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The Debate Over Birth Control Is Going According to the Democrats' Plan

Sen. Roy Blunt's contraception amendment was just defeated in the Senate by a vote of 51 to 48. This means things have gone just about perfectly for the Democrats, and for the Obama Administration.

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Women Are Still Being Judged for Not Taking Their Husbands' Last Names

Right now in the most of the developed world, it could be argued, women are considered about as "equal" to men as they have ever been. Yet there are deep, abiding problems that we're still working through.

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In France, 'Mademoiselle' Is No Longer Très Bien

In what appears to be a progressive move by the French government, the prime minister has released orders for officials to stop using the word "Mademoiselle" on administrative documents.

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Never Fight a Culture War on the Internet

Maybe the GOP (or more specifically, certain members of the party) returned to the '50s in just one day, but the rest of us haven't. Beyond the obvious social and cultural shifts of the last 60 years, there is one major factor: the Internet.

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The New Formal Roles for Women in Combat

The Pentagon opened the door for women to serve in combat Thursday, allowing females to serve in thousands of military jobs that inch them closer, if not directly on, the front lines.

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Thousands of Brave Egyptian Women Marched Through Cairo

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18.3% of U.S. Women Are Victims of Rape or Attempted Rape

Experts who spoke with the Associated Press and The New York Times called the results of a new survey from Centers for Disease Control "striking" and "astounding."

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