What Would a Feminist Gym Look Like?

Friday, 2 July 2010, 8:44 | Category : Women's Health
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I recently had a minor altercation with a meat-head at the gym. You know the type . . . uber-muscly dude with an attitude problem, likes to look at himself in the mirror while he lifts weights. You know the guy I’m talking about. I was lifting weights last week with my work out buddies, [...]

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 [...]