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These Two Films Touch the Sweet Spots

By Jennifer Merin ● Arts & Culture ● May 1, 2012

“Where Do We Go Now?” and “Polisse” are in a top-notch category that could land them in the year’s top-10 lists. On another level comes an array of movies that offer an eclectic, sometimes toxic, take on motherhood.

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Lives Cut Short: Trafficking from Mexico to New York

By Zaira Cortes Garcia ● Arts & Culture ● February 2, 2012

NEW YORK–"In Mexico, many girls do not have to play at being prostitutes. They are forced by organized crime into prostitution", says Silvia Calderon, with a firm voice.

The dogs barking and women whispering do not distract Silvia. The Mexican mother tells her story via cell phone from a street in Mexico City.

"The injustices are already part of everyday life in this country," she states with anger.

Rebuttal: Male, Female Aggression Don’t Equate

By Monica Henry ● Commentary ● December 20, 2011

Monica Henry takes issue with a recent article spotlighting Murray Straus’ research finding that women initiate “a large proportion” of domestic assaults. Given the known problems with his research methods, why give him the spotlight?

States Attack Planned Parenthood on Funding, Regs

By Marley Gibbons ● Health & Science ● September 14, 2011

The battle over funding Planned Parenthood created a media feeding frenzy in several states this summer. The angry buzz boils down to a few key questions about states’ power to cut funding and impose prohibitive regulations.

Hyde Amendment Woke Up the Activist in Me

By Merle Hoffman ● Arts & Culture ● August 28, 2011

Passage of the Hyde Amendment was Merle Hoffman’s political wakeup call. In this excerpt from her upcoming book, “Intimate Wars,” she looks at how the amendment widened the gap between rich and poor women, further fueling abortion politics.

Sex Can Also Get Better, Not Worse, With Age

By Margaret Morganroth Gullette ● Arts & Culture ● August 21, 2011

Despite common assumptions, youth sex isn’t the only good sex, says Margaret Morganroth Gullette. In this excerpt from her book, “Agewise: Fighting the New Ageism in America,” she posits that many women find that sex actually improves with age.

Back on Top of Kilimanjaro, 46 Years Later

By Jurate Kazickas ● Commentary ● August 18, 2011

Kilimanjaro was a mountain that Jurate Kazickas had already climbed, many years ago and in her tennis shoes. But this summer, at 68, she found herself once again scaling Africa’s highest peak and feeling pretty great.

Entrepreneur Brews Up Coffee and Wi-Fi in Ramallah

By Por Alison Bowen ● Employment ● July 20, 2011

Ramallah’s sole chain of coffee shops–ZAMN–was started by Huda El-Jack, who moved there in 2003 as a trailing spouse and saw a business opportunity when she couldn’t find a good cup of coffee. She’s now eyeing more towns in the West Bank.

Obama Draws Fire for ‘Chaining’ Social Security

By Sharon Johnson ● Crime & Law ● July 14, 2011

As the deadline to avert a U.S. debt default looms, Obama is proposing lowering cost-of-living increases for Social Security. Women’s advocates cry foul, saying it’s not a “shared sacrifice” and unfairly punishes the elderly.

Holocaust Women’s Rape Breaks Decades of Taboo

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Arts & Culture ● May 30, 2011

The rape and sexual abuse of Jewish women during the Holocaust have been long overlooked. But when researchers probed, stories began to emerge as if they were old photographic film waiting for the right chemicals.