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OK Stupid

by Kate Schmidt on February 10, 2012 at 1:30PM

In the mid-90s, when I'd moved to a new city after grad school, I placed a personals ad the old-fashioned way: in an alternative paper. After a couple of dud dates, I ended up meeting someone I went on to have a long-term relationship with.

Who gets up when the baby cries?

by Steve Bogira on July 11, 2011 at 11:24AM

Working mothers are still "substantially" more likely than working fathers to answer the night-shift call of duty for a child who needs care, a University of Michigan study indicates. Mothers in the study were twice as likely to report sleep interruptions for caregiving as fathers who worked the same number of hours.

Why Couldn't I Have Been a Flower Child?

by Steve Bogira on May 5, 2011 at 1:33PM

Last Saturday’s New York Times featured a front-page photo of the royal couple driving away from their royal reception in their royal blue Aston Martin convertible. It was taken from behind the car, and when I glimpsed the photo, for a moment I thought, Cool!

Vajazzling, and Its Inevitable Male Counterpart, "Dickorating"

by Amanda Hess on March 15, 2010 at 12:57PM

Vajazzling, the latest trend in Swarovski crystal vaginal bejewelment, debuted on the national vaginal stage this January. And somehow it has not yet retreated back whence it came, the dark recesses of minor celebrity Jennifer Love Hewitt’s panties.

Internal Affairs: How Ayn Rand Followers Rationalize “Welcomed” Rape

by Amanda Hess on March 10, 2010 at 6:02PM

The recession has been good to Ayn Rand. And why shouldn’t it be?

Deconstructing Rape Myths: On Short Skirts (On Lesbians)

by Amanda Hess on March 10, 2010 at 10:39AM

A couple weeks ago on the Sexist, we discussed why wearing a short skirt is not an invitation to be raped. Still, doubts lingered.

Would Your Boyfriend Be “Pleased” by Your Surprise Fetus?

by Amanda Hess on March 1, 2010 at 3:28PM

Sexist pet peeve: the persistent myth that women are all privately obsessed with producing tiny widdle babies. A recent National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy study is helping to debunk that notion.

When Rapists Graduate and Victims Drop Out

by Amanda Hess on February 24, 2010 at 11:44AM

According to a new report from the Center for Public Integrity, many U.S. colleges fail to adhere to federal laws that dictate the school’s response after sexual assaults are reported on its campus. “Under Title IX, schools must meet three requirements if they find a sexual assault has occurred: end a so-called “hostile environment,” prevent its future occurrence, and restore victims’ lives,” writes CPI reporter Kristen Lombardi.

How Sex-Segregated Oscars Have Been Good For Film

by Amanda Hess on February 19, 2010 at 1:50PM

Yesterday, NPR commentator Bob Mondello floated a solution that would trim the bloated Academy Awards telecast “and strike a blow against sexism”—unsex the Oscars. Mondello: Nobody separates Best Director from Best Directress (directrix?), or Best Editor from Best Editress, so why Best Actor and Best Actress?

On Short Skirts

by Amanda Hess on February 16, 2010 at 1:30PM

This week, the results of a recent British study revealed that over 50 percent of women believe that rape victims are partially responsible for their own assaults. In the wake of the news, Jenni Murray tells her story of being raped as a 19-year-old.

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