My husband’s name is not my nameIt’s about time people become open minded about family members having different names, writes Robyn Butler. It shouldn’t matter if you don’t have a middle name, your husband’s name or the same name as your children.
Women
Can it ever be ethical to let women die?
So refusing an abortion should be a doctor’s right, even if that refusal may see a woman die? asks Leslie Cannold. Religious freedom is important, but it shouldn’t trump other human rights.
The evolution of women: slowly getting shorter and fatter
Shorter, heavier women tend to bear more children than tall, skinny ones. Therefore, thanks to the laws of evolution, women of the future are expected to continue the smaller, fatter bodies of their mothers. Great.
Pink bits: the absurd world of gendered consumer products
Marketers have never abandoned the idea that men and women require their own ‘special’ products. Women’s products are often tinted pink and advertised with cuddly names and breathy female voiceovers. Insulting much?
Miss, Ms., Mrs: the confusing mess of modern manners
While men deal with a simple ‘Mr’, women face the confusing titles of Miss, Mrs and Ms. Should women battle between using a title to define their marital status or is it okay not to care?
Get your batons out ladies, it’s time to start smashing
If Australia’s top companies don’t put more women on their boards then the government should impose quotas, says the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick. Time to get rid of that glass ceiling.
All the powerful ladies, now put your hand up
How does feminism mix with power and the media? Now female pollies get the photoshopping treatment, but where are all the ladies on the Fin Review’s Power 2009 list? asks Helen Westerman
Don’t want risky business? Hire women
Banks should recruit more ladies in this messy GFC world. Women are better money managers, aren’t as overconfident and don’t have the pumping levels of testosterone that encourage risk taking. But will feminisation mean less pay?
237 reasons women have sex
A pair of US psychologists spoke to 1000 women around the world about their sex lives, and have come up with 237 reasons ladies choose to get down and dirty in the bedroom, including weight loss and to boost self esteem. Oh yeah, love features in there somewhere, too.
A board without women is …. Fairfaxed!
Lost in the details of the great schism in the Fairfax boardroom is the news that after the annual general meeting next month, there will be no women on the board.
Attention industrial designers: men and women aren’t equal
Making products female friendly isn’t just about painting them pink. Women want functional, smart design that is intuitive. And their spending power is worth the redesign.
Behind the veil of Afghanistan’s women
Despite the billions pumped into the war in Afghanistan, women’s rights have barely changed since the rule of the Taliban, claims Globe and Mail, in an in-depth report on women in the conservative city of Kandahar.
No gender equality (or world peace) for Miss Universe
The problem with beauty pageants isn’t the bikinis, it’s that women who pay lip service to the gender equality myth are rewarded. It is dangerous to say women have achieved gender equality, writes Nina Funnell.
Mother nature: looking toward natural forms of contraception
Why doesn’t the natural fertility awareness method of contraception get more publicity? It’s as effective as condoms, free of hormones, costs nothing and helps women understand their bodies, writes Nona Willis Aronowitz.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Malcolm Turnbull, mother turtle?
Crikey readers weigh in on poor Malcolm Turnbull, their dislike of TomKat, Ashes coverage and the women reading Crikey debate continues.
The women issue: a Crikey reader responds
With the women working double shifts — paid work, followed by the unpaid work of running a household — is it any surprise they don’t have time to engage with political issues? asks Jenny Ejlak.
Women break through Italian Mafia’s glass ceiling
Score one for the sisterhood: Female mobsters — or “Godmothers” — are on the rise amongst high-ranking members of Naples area crime families, as their husbands get knocked off or go to prison.
“Hi, I don’t usually reply, but …” Women weigh in to Crikey
Last week we asked, why don’t women read Crikey? We’ve had a truckload of responses, and at the heart of this is a discussion about, well, the nature of discussion.
How to be one of the 100 most powerful women in the world: tweeting helps
Forbes’ annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World was released on Wednesday. What are the secrets of their success? asks Elly Keating.
Crikey seeks women: for conversation, companionship and fun times
Crikey wants to pull more chicks: tell us how.
No bound feet for today’s Chinese women
Recent events in China show a drop in the status of women in society — a booming sex trade, discrimination at work, sexist attitudes — and women are turning to the internet in protest.
Women in boxing: then and now
Literary Minded’s Angela Meyey chats with boxer Mischa Mertz about her book Bruising and women, boxing, aggression and class.
Welcome to wife camp
The goal of Make-over Camp is to instill poise, grace and confidence in girls between the ages of 10 and 14. Girls will learn to improve their posture, voice, table manners, conversation skills, wardrobe choices, makeup application, hostessing skills and music appreciation.
How four women with body dysmorphic disorder see themselves
The photos on the right of each woman have been digitally altered by them to illustrate exactly what they see in the mirror.
The role of women in Iran
Sounds counter-intuitive but in Iran “women have had a much more vibrant, participatory role” than elsewhere in the region. “Zahra Rahnavard, who is the wife of Mousavi, campaigned with her husband – a completely unusual experience”, says Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s Chief International Correspondent.
