Buzz In: What Books Capture the Lives of Women in 2008?


Updated 09/08/08 10:36 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 9 comments

What Books Represent Women of 2008

I saw a great Charlie Rose interview of Matthew Weiner (creator of Mad Men) and I learned some fascinating tidbits. My favorite is the fact that Weiner defers to two books as his guide to what women's lives in the 1960s must have been like: The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan and Sex and the Single Girl by Helen Gurley Brown. I can easily see the influence of Friedan's book in Betty's Read more

Five Ways Feminism Helps Men


Updated 05/05/12 1:44 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Why Feminism Is Good For Men

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Justin Cascio names five ways feminism helps men. Can’t think of a single reason why men should support feminism? Here are five. Gives us equal partners. For men who have women in their lives as co-parents, lovers, wives, partners, clients, and associates, it means that our partners in these Read more

A Future Feminist? Watch This Lil One's Rant Against Toys' Gender Stereotypes


Updated 12/29/11 3:51 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Little Girl Talks About Gender Stereotypes of Toys

Now that the Christmas buying madness is over — and your little lady's room is probably stocked full of new princess toys and your son has scored some new trucks — watch this future feminist's rant against the gender stereotyping of toys. The adorable little Riley is not happy that toy manufacturers keep forcing pink and princesses on little girls, who she says like other colors and Read more