Repression against feminists for speaking out on behalf of women as an oppressed sex class has been increasing at an alarming rate. An extensive compilation of victims in various countries and situations is available here. Ann Menasche, a feminist lawyer in California who was…
Category: Abortion
When Women Strike…
By Carol Hanisch They call us Nazis and say that we are no better than Hitler because we think a woman should have be able to choose whether she gives birth to a seriously sick child – but we are…
American Justice: Misogynist-Style
Some recent judicial decisions are making it abundantly clear how little some U.S. judges and prosecutors respect the human rights of women and are determined to exert punishment of those seeking to control their own lives. For example, Purvi Patel,…
Military Medical Hypocrisy: Females on the Bottom
by Ti-Grace Atkinson A few days ago, the Pentagon announced that it was lifting its ban on openly transgendered individuals. The reason given was the need for qualified persons in a volunteer army. The Pentagon has further committed itself—and its…
Short Takes • March 4, 2016: Abortion
by Carol Hanisch Anti-Abortionist Legislator Grateful His Grandmother Was Raped? The ongoing attack on abortion rights continues to bring forth revealing anti-woman sentiments from male-supremacist legislators. This week’s doozy came from Texas State Representative Jason Isaac, co-author of the Texas…