With everyone’s eyes glued to statistics about the coronavirus, our attention to other upheavals falls by the wayside.  Three prominent men accused of sexual crimes against women are facing the consequences. Woody Allen lost his book deal. Prince Andrew faces a criminal investigati

As news outlets reported the final count in the South Caroline primary, I wrote on my Facebook page, “not a single woman,” suggesting neither Elizabeth Warren or Amy Klobuchar *would survive after Super Tuesday.  Certainly, they picked up no delegates in South Carolina, putting a

Here’s another patriarchal hangover that is affecting the 2020 election. According to several studies, likeability is optional to voters if the candidate is male, but is a requirement for a female. Also true is that people view forceful women as lecturing but give a thumbs up to a m

Yes, it’s heartening that cutting the genitals of young girls is on the decline in Kenya.  Yes, it’s wonderful that Julie Burkhart, the woman who runs the sole abortion clinic in Kansas won her harassment case against the man who has been stalking her for years. And yes, it is c

Some women in the United States believe equal rights for women is an accomplished fact.  In other parts of the world, it’s clear the issue has never been addressed.  Women continue to be targets of war and rape remains a common act of terror.  In Argentina, tens of thousands of w