Thin Is the New Miserable | Blatant Women-Bashing Makes Comeback | Women in Obama's Cabinet?

Reproductive Justice & Gender Newsletter November 25th, 2008 More from Reproductive Justice & Gender »

Thin Is the New Miserable By Stephanie Losee, AlterNet A new book from Valerie Frankel shows how the only lasting effect dieting has is on people's mind-sets about their bodies. Read more »   We have a big menu of content this week on a range of topics covering everything from body image to Michelle Obama. Stephanie Losee, in conversation with Valerie Frankel, explores the damaging effects of dieting; Daphne Merkin questions whether deplorably sexist media coverage during the election season may have made public woman-hating seem more acceptable; and Allison Stevens discusses the uphill battle to get more women in Obama's cabinet. We have all that and a lot more this week, so dig in! Thanks for reading, Heather Gehlert Managing Editor     The Bitch and the Airhead: Blatant Women-Bashing Makes a Gut-Wrenching Comeback By Daphne Merkin, The Daily Beast Change may well be coming to Washington. But the public discourse about women has taken several steps backward. Read more »   The Push to Appoint Women to Obama's Cabinet Is Threatened By Allison Stevens, Women's eNews Women's rights advocates are scrambling to make up for an unexpected shortage of cash to fund a push for female appointees to Obama's Cabinet. Read more »   What Obama Should Do for Women By Adrianne Appel, IPS News From women's reproductive health worldwide, to child care and equal pay, women activists are ready to speak with Obama about what needs to be done. Read more »   Honeytrap Lies and Women Spies By Rosie White, American Sexuality Magazine Female spies have been the subject of cultural fascination since Mata Hari, but the realities they face are quite different from fiction. Read more »   Where Are the Female Arnold Schwarzeneggers? By Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group Unlike Ah-nold, no woman will ever burst into high political office without a lick of experience. And women with credentials don't fare much better. Read more »   Is It Wrong to Talk About Michelle Obama's Body? By Tamura Lomax, RH Reality Check A recent Salon article declared 'First Lady Got Back.' Does the piece tap into racist assumptions about black women's sexuality? Read more »   Cavemen Clearly Control the Mainstream Media: Just Look at How Women Were Treated During the Election By Sheila Gibbons, Women's eNews The good, the bad and the ugly of this political season's media coverage of women. Read more »   Reproductive Justice and Gender: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Woman Wins Date With 'Great Catch,' Gets Raped By Staff, AlterNet The radio station said Travis Harvey of Gurnee was a "great guy" and "kind." Read more »   Good News and Bad News About Bush's Last-Minute War on Choice By Cara, Feministe I'm hugely pessimistic for the short-term, but optimistic about where this is going to go come January. Read more »

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