2013: The year in sexism
"Big" thighs, Blurred Lines and post-baby bodies galore -- behold the moments the year forgot feminism
Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 80Life Best of 2013, Sexism
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The future isn’t unisex: Reform’s big gender blind spot
From disaster relief to inequality, world leaders often act like women don't exist. There's a better way
Thursday, Dec 19, 2013 7:38 PM UTC 13Life Sexism, Gender, women, disasters
The 10 most sexist female TV characters
From "The Newsroom" to "Modern Family," popular TV shows just can't resist peddling misogynist stereotypes
Thursday, Dec 19, 2013 1:45 PM UTC 181Entertainment AlterNet, The Newsroom
The sexism of “selfie-gate”: America’s dangerous suspicion of women working with men
Too many Americans still believe attractive women in the workplace are sex objects and home-wreckers
Thursday, Dec 12, 2013 4:33 PM UTC 21Life obama selfie, Michelle Obama
Twitter’s racist and sexist reaction to Michelle Obama and the presidential selfie
A few innocent photos taken out of context lead to a stereotype-filled Twitter bonanza
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2013 9:45 PM UTC 105Politics Michelle Obama, Barack Obama
General Motors appoints first-ever female CEO of a major American automaker
It only took 105 years
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2013 6:48 PM UTC 23Business gender parity, Gender, Sexism
Iowa GOP Senate candidate Mark Jacobs: Women want to be spoken to “on an emotional level”
The GOP's much-ballyhooed female-friendly rebranding hits a snag
Monday, Dec 9, 2013 9:15 PM UTC 16Politics Mark Jacobs
The right’s nonsensical fear: A family-friendly workplace
If the right is so sure women are hard-wired to want babies over careers, why not support policies to test this?
Monday, Dec 9, 2013 3:01 PM UTCBusiness Gender, women, Work, having it all
A libertarian man’s surprising proposal: Gender quotas!
John Marshall of Montana wants to require his state legislature to have equal numbers of men and women. Here's why
Sunday, Dec 8, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 92Politics Gender, quotas
Rush Limbaugh uses Nelson Mandela’s death to denounce the American civil rights movement
"Nelson Mandela would not qualify as a civil rights leader in this country," Limbaugh said VIDEO
Friday, Dec 6, 2013 8:29 PM UTC 184Life Video, Nelson Mandela
BP executive says she was fired for wearing “ethnic clothing and ethnic hairstyles”
Melphine Evans, a black female executive at BP, says she was told her clothing made others "uncomfortable"
Friday, Dec 6, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 58Business Race, Racism, Sexism
Stephen Colbert solves the GOP’s “woman problem” in four minutes!
If you want women's votes, you have to remember that women's priorities are all about P.A.N.T.I.E.S. VIDEO
Friday, Dec 6, 2013 5:13 PM UTCAll Salon Video, colbert report, women, GOP
Sex and the brain: The trouble with “hard-wiring”
A new study is just the latest example of our misguided belief that men and women are just "wired differently"
Thursday, Dec 5, 2013 5:18 PM UTC 30Life Neuroscience, Science
Republicans are trying to learn how to talk about women (again)
But they will never learn how to talk about women!
Thursday, Dec 5, 2013 2:42 PM UTC 37Life women, Gender, Sexism, GOP
Dudes still upset that women can be raunchy
A Variety critic takes Sarah Silverman to task for being "as dirty as the boys"
Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 6:29 PM UTC 99Life Sarah Silverman, variety, Comedy
Naked screaming Oprah dress treats black women’s bodies as placeholders
A designer exploits Oprah's image for profit, literally allowing women to "wear" her
Friday, Nov 15, 2013 5:39 PM UTC 63Life oprah dress, peggy noland, Race
“It was a complete shock!”: Rob Ford’s alleged groping victim sounds off to Salon
Sarah Thomson details her charge against Toronto's mayor -- and his sexist behavior goes beyond that!
Friday, Nov 15, 2013 3:41 PM UTC 21Politics Sexual Misconduct
High school brings in Christian misogynist to lecture students about dating, students shut him down
Texas students didn't take too kindly to a "dating expert" who believes "dateable girls know how to shut up"
Thursday, Nov 14, 2013 10:48 PM UTC 152Life Gender, Sexism, Misogyny
Roll Call publishes stupid, sexist post on Janet Yellen’s wardrobe
"At least we know her mind won’t be preoccupied with haute couture," Roll Call writes
Thursday, Nov 14, 2013 9:27 PM UTCPolitics Roll Call, janet yellen
“Sons of Anarchy” is the most sexist show on television
Even the most visible women on the series are basically afterthoughts -- or evil, back-stabbing villains
Monday, Nov 11, 2013 3:56 PM UTC 25Entertainment Sons of Anarchy, Sexism, TV
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