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Lap-Band Complications Could Tie Up Nation’s E.R.

By Alizah Salario ● Employment ● March 14, 2011

The FDA’s recent expansion of gastric-banding weight-loss surgery to millions more Americans could burden the nation’s E.R. with complications that patients discuss in online forums, such as vomiting and abdominal pain. The third of three stories.

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Cairo Leaders: Suzanne Mubarak Held Women Back

By Iman Azzi ● Politics ● February 16, 2011

Two Egyptian women’s rights leaders say Suzanne Mubarak controlled their arena and stymied progress. Now they look ahead, with an eye on history. The Algerian and Iranian revolutions were different, but still cautionary for women.

Guys in Snuglis Do the Real ‘Manning Up’

By Caryl Rivers ● Arts & Culture ● December 17, 2010

Sarah Palin has been mocking the masculinity of male rivals and opponents and by extension men across the country. Caryl Rivers says give guys a break. They are “manning up” just fine by spending more time with the kids and second shift.

For Young Activists, Sept. 11 Was Starting Point

By Courtney Martin ● Arts & Culture ● September 10, 2010

In this excerpt from the introduction to her new book “Do It Anyway,” Courtney Martin meditates on the political consciousness of a young activist generation for whom Sept. 11 has been a defining event.

Young Women Re-Craft Feminism as DIY Project

By Courtney E. Martin ● Arts & Culture ● February 9, 2007

For some young women the DIY movement offers a way to synthesize a resurgent interest in domestic arts into a new brand of feminism and participate in a broad, unstructured resistance to the mass-marketing of products and policies.

Anti-Unpaid-Work Polemicist Riles Full-Time Moms

By Jeanine Plant ● Arts & Culture ● September 8, 2006

Linda Hirshman has offended plenty of stay-at-home mothers with her polemic in praise of paid work and against house chores. But many also credit her for pressing a subject neglected by “workplace feminism.”

Campus Women Wear Feminism on Their Chests

By Hannah Seligson ● Uncategorized ● February 24, 2006

“This Is What a Feminist Looks Like” is the latest slogan to pop up on the T-shirts of young women on college campuses. While some say the garment helps strike down a stereotype, others say the dialogue is striking a discordant note.

Christian, Jewish, Muslim: We Share Feminism

By Grumm Greenberg Khan ● Uncategorized ● January 6, 2005

In a season of heightened religiosity, Women’s eNews approached three wise women–thinkers, feminists and practitioners of different religions–and asked how their faith fits with feminism. First in a series on women and religion.

Burlesque Comeback Tries to Dance With Feminism

By Kelly DiNardo ● Uncategorized ● December 7, 2004

Women have rediscovered burlesque and are working to make the performance genre their own. Have they stripped away the stereotypes or are they still just left with the old bump ‘n’ grind?

Suffragists Knew How to Make a Stir on Holidays

By Laura Schenone ● Uncategorized ● November 25, 2004

If Thanksgiving finds you basting the turkey and feeling tied to the stove, take heart. Laura Schenone’s backward glance at suffrage cookbooks reveals a proud tradition of female radicals in the kitchen.