Is sexism ingrained in restaurant service? (Source: SFGate)I've experienced this problem, most noticeably in Mexican restaurants. Upon initial delivery, the check should be placed in the middle of the table unless prior arrangements have been made with the server. When returning it for the guest's signature, the server should take the time to note ( Read more... )

... so I'm saving the link for later, and passing it on to y'all:

The Women’s Crusade Source: New York Times

South Africa's Rape Crisis: 1 in 4 Men Say They've Done It (Source: Time Magazine)

One in four. Admitted, which means that the real number is probably higher. Think about it: if you visited South Africa, you could not avoid giving money in some capacity to a rapist -- he could work at the hotel in which you were sleeping, serve your meal at a ( Read more... )

I'm very late on this, and thanks to Patricia for sharing it (although I think I'd read it before, but guess I didn't have time to blog about it at that point), but I still think it's interesting enough to post:

Red Sex, Blue Sex (Source: The New Yorker)

Of all variables, the age at marriage may be the pivotal difference between red and blue ( Read more... )

I remember the 1992 flap over Hillary Clinton's comments about baking cookies. I've never been a fan of hers, but I thought it was utterly ridiculous that people would care about that sort of thing then, and I consider it just as silly and irrelevant today.

According to the Diner's Journal in the New York Times, Cindy McCain won the Family Circle ( Read more... )

I heard about this on NPR today:

Yemeni girl granted divorce at age 10

Nujood's parents said they were trying to do what was best for their daughter and didn't even receive a dowry, a claim many Yemenis don't believe. The parents say the groom had promised he wouldn't have sex with her until she reached puberty ( Read more... )

Happy Father's Day to the dads reading this.

It seems appropriate to link to a parenting article given the date of this post; I thought this piece from the New York Times was well worth a read:

When Mom and Dad Share It All

There are some who say that the press went light on Obama until the Wright scandal. Whether that's true or not, he dug his own hole by calling a female reporter "sweetie."

I wanted to see the video for myself, because tone really matters with that word. I come from the South, where it's not uncommon for that term to be used casually but ( Read more... )

New laws protect women in Sierra Leone

From the New York Times:

Where Abortion is Illegal Regardless of the Circumstances

Keep in mind that this isn't occurring prior to Roe v. Wade in 1973. This is going on right now. There are people in the US, including elected officials, who want this for our country.