THE BEAUTY PRODUCT MYTH. I’ve long been annoyed with books marketed toward women that say you aren’t getting ahead financially because you can’t stop spending money on your appearance. A perfect example is this piece, which tut-tuts women for blowing their retirement savings on a beauty binge at Sephora: “It’s a tough financial landscape we’re […]
Ann Friedman
Ann Friedman is a columnist for New York magazine’s website and for the Columbia Journalism Review. She also makes pie charts for The Hairpin and Los Angeles magazine. Her work has appeared in ELLE, Esquire, Newsweek, The Observer, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. She lives in Los Angeles, but travels so often the best place to find her is online at annfriedman.com.
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PARTY ON, WADE
PARTY ON, WADE. With Administration for Children and Families head Wade Horn‘s resignation effective yesterday, groups like the Abstinence Clearinghouse and the Family Research Council are sad to say goodbye. �We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Horn,� said Leslee Unruh, Founder of the National Abstinence Clearinghouse. �He has spent his time […]
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KEROACK’S PRIVATE PRACTICE
KEROACK’S PRIVATE PRACTICE. Looks like “Dr.” Eric Keroack resigned his post as head of the federal Office of Population Affairs because the Massachusetts Office of Medicaid is investigating his private medical practice. MassHealth officials aren’t releasing the details on the investigation. The AP reports that his private practice is based in Marblehead, MA. And indeed, […]
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Let’s Talk About Sex
As one of dozens of programs receiving federal funds to educate Ohio teens about sex, a group called Operation Keepsake maintained an online question-and-answer board, where it answered questions like, “How far can my boyfriend and I go and still be safe?” with the warning that “anything past kissing can be dangerous emotionally and physically. […]
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THE OLD GIRLS’ CLUB
THE OLD GIRLS’ CLUB. Why is it a good idea to hold networking events for women only? Because historically male institutions — like law firms, Wall Street, opinion journalism (ahem) — have had male-centric bonding and networking events in place for decades. Because most of my potential female mentors immediately head home to their children […]
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PARENTAL CONSENT FOR PRENATAL CARE
PARENTAL CONSENT FOR PRENATAL CARE. The North Dakota legislature recently failed to pass legislation that would have guaranteed pregnant teens the right to seek prenatal care without notifying their parents. Current state law requires parental consent to treat pregnant women under 18. Conservatives are wailing that explicitly stating there is no parental notification requirement would […]
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IN THE AIR.
IN THE AIR. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions heard testimony yesterday on the �long-term health impacts from 9/11.� Despite initial reports, including some intentionally false ones by the EPA that the air in lower Manhattan was not hazardous following the attack, the numerous cases of “World Trade Center Cough� and other […]
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CITING WIKIPEDIA
CITING WIKIPEDIA. Today in TNR Eric Rauchway writes about Wikipedia’s place in academia. Which prompted Steven Aftergood to comment in today’s FAS Secrecy News email on the growing use of Wikipedia as a reference in U.S. government intelligence products, namely those produced by the Open Source Center. A March 19 profile of Indian Congress Party […]
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DOUBLE WHAMMY
DOUBLE WHAMMY. Think Progress reported late yesterday that the Justice Department replaced one of the fired U.S. attorneys, Bud Cummins of Arkansas, with former Rove aide Tim Griffin — passing over Cummins’s deputy, Jane Duke, because Duke was on maternity leave at the time. A typical tale of a qualified woman being passed over for […]
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A BITTER PILL
A BITTER PILL. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a company’s failure to offer insurance coverage for contraception doesn’t violate its female employees’ civil rights. The suit against Union Pacific railroad for failing to cover contraceptives has been going on for years. In 2005, after the district court ruled in favor of UP’s […]
