‘Well, there is plenty of blood, but none of it’s bad’
Apropos of Chris' most recent post, the video of Serena Williams' new ad for Tampax just popped up in my RSS feed. You can check it out at right. I'm so torn on this. I'm pretty certain that this is the First. Time. Ever. that the word "blood" has been used in an ad...
The Top Ten Explanations for an Angry Woman
10) She is upset and wants someone to know 9) Something about estrogen levels 8 ) She is about to start her period 7) Matter over mind...her body has taken over 6) I don't know, but she will feel better in a week or less 5) Hormones 4) Women do that about every 28...
What is the future of YAZ?
The popular birth control pill, Yaz is in the news again. Readers may remember that last autumn, Bayer (the maker of Yaz) was sanctioned by the FDA for their television commercials, "because they encourage use of Yaz in circumstances other than those in which the drug...
Penelope Trunk: Telling the truth about women’s lives
I adore Penelope Trunk. I may not always agree with her, but I always read her column, and I'm glad she exists. Today, she wrote about the backlash she received for this recent tweet: She is a little stunned that there was such an uproar about her tweet: other...
Blood on Screen: Truth or Dare
Surprisingly this isn't a post on Madonna, but another media artist interested in gender: Francois Ozon. His short film Truth or Dare (1994) welcomes us into the inner circle of four teenagers engaged in the game. As the two boys and two girls challenge each other...
Girls, Periods, and Missing School, or More Hazards of Menstrual Silence
Ever-alert Liz Kissling drew my attention to this post on Nicholas Kristof's blog (he's the co-author of Half the Sky - check it out) Kristof picked up on the does-menstruation-keep-girls-out-of-school buzz that researchers and on-the-ground development workers have...
