THE COUGAR CRAZE CONTINUES
It’s not the first time Cougar/Cub relationships have been popularized by the media, but never before have they been so commercially exhausted for a profit. Read More.
7 MOST INAPPROPRIATE PRODUCTS FOR KIDS
The Huffington Post weighs in on what your kids shouldn’t be playing with. Read More.
PARENT/CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING CASE
A disturbing sex trafficking case in Kansas, where the victim was forced into prostitution by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. Read More.
INTERSEX & TRANSGENDER IN POP CULTURE
Doctors categorize people as either male or female, even though 1 in every 100 births deviates from standard gender definition. Here we take a look at notable intersex and transgendered people in the public eye. Read More.
RELIGIOUS STATES HAVE HIGHER TEEN BIRTH RATES
And the least religious states have the lowest teen birth rates. One study researcher speculates the cause-and-effect taking place. Read More.
TV FOR MEN vs. TV FOR WOMEN
Spike vs. Oxygen, Lifetime & WE. Read More.
CHILD BRIDES STRUGGLE IN YEMEN
Yemeni parliament considers new legislation after another child bride dies during child birth. Read More.
DEPRESSED MODELS of FASHION WEEK 09
For a supposedly glamorous industry, runway models don’t seem to be having much fun. Read More.
FORTUNE’S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS 2009
Celebrating strong women in the marketplace. Read More.
CONTRASTING GENDERED PRODUCTS
It’s Sociology 101. Pink and blue birthday cards. Then toy trucks for him and Barbie dolls for her. Well into adulthood, we’re force-fed ideas about basic gender roles, and what constitutes femininity and masculinity on the most superficial of levels. Read More.
WHAT’S SEX GOT TO DO WITH IT?
When ads go out on a limb to link their products with sex. Read More.
THE CURSE OF THE GOOD GIRL
A new book about the societal pressure girls face to be sweet and nice, and the repressed anger that results. Read More.
THE SIGNATURE POSE
Clichéd fashion poses that show women as weak and fragile. Read More.
REALITY RAP SHEETS
Rewarding bad behavior can be deadly. Read More.
CHILD PAGEANTS ON TV
A compilation of clips from reality TV child pageantry. Does it breed girls to be neurotic narcissists? Read More.
TERRIBLE T’S
Exactly what kids shouldn’t be wearing. Read More.
PETA’S “SAVE THE WHALES” BILLBOARD
Advancing the rights of one group, at the expense of another. Read More.
WOMEN AT ARMS
Post-9/11 warfare has opened up many opportunities for women in the military. Read More.
BURKINI BANNED IN FRANCE
Muslims continue to feel persecuted by the French government. Read More.
MARRIAGE FOR SALE
Exploiting the institution for a profit. Read More.
