Clitoridectomy: Repressive or Empowering?

While doing research on the Sande, a secret society of women in Africa dating back to at least the 1600s, I came across something interesting – the idea that the practice of clitoridectomy could be a source of female bonding and empowerment. Clitoridectomy is the surgical removal of the clitoris and sometimes parts of the [...]

Wednesday Click List

Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 6:42 | Category : Click List
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I’m off to speak at the Campus Progress Conference today. Bill Clinton and Mo Rocca are headlining. How the hell did I end up on the speaker list? Anyhoo . . . your morning linkage to get your day off to a pro-choice start. New Study Shows Women are Asking to Be Raped? – Feminist [...]