Taking male pundits—liberal and conservative—to task for pushing marriage before motherhood.
Amanda Marcotte
Amanda Marcotte is the executive editor of Pandagon.net and the author of the book It's A Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments. She lives in Austin, Texas.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Babies, Nickled and Dimed
Instead of pressuring women to have more babies, we should be investing in the ones we already have.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
This Goes Out to All the Ladies
Now that he’s been re-elected, Obama should reverse last year’s disastrous decision on Plan B.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Putting Faith in the Conservative Creed
Believing in untruths is becoming an essential part of the conservative identity.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Reproductive Rights Checklist
How did women’s health issues fare in the election, and what do we have to look forward to?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Relax, It’s Just a Costume
Blogging about sexy Halloween costumes has become a parody of itself.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Todd Akin: Warrior for the Right
In recent days, it’s become clear that the Republican Senate candidate in Missouri doesn’t just spew anti-abortion rhetoric: He’s acted on it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Jen Rubin: The Beltway’s Waldorf and Statler
The Washington Post writer’s attack on Hillary Clinton over Benghazi manages to get everything wrong about feminism in less than 100 characters.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Scott Brown: Pro-Choice for Limiting Abortion Access
While the Massachusetts senator will claim to support women’s reproductive health in the third debate against Democrat Elizabeth Warren tonight, his record shows the opposite.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Sorry Feminists—NOT!
A Twitter meme pokes fun at the stereotype of feminists as unsexy.