Misogyny & Male Supremacism

When an Ivy League women’s studies department is sued for promoting the idea that women are divine princesses and men are minions of Satan, we are reminded that the act of defining religion is important work.

The Quiverfull movement sees children as an army of missionaries meant to reshape the United States along biblical lines.

With the election of Barack Obama Americans have proven that we are able to re-imagine something as fundamental as race, as the perception of our bodies in society. But oppression is a complex mechanism, and we cannot allow ourselves to be blinded to its workings.

After a recent statement by Ayman al-Zawahiri on the role of women in Al-Qaeda, that supports single-dimensional notions of extremist Muslims, extremist women talk back…

Imus’ unsurprising return underscores the lack of a meaningful dialogue on race and gender in America.

A growing movement among conservative Christians exhorts women to give up the foolish notion of independence and subordinate themselves to their husbands. In this excerpt from Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement, Kathryn Joyce connects the dots between cinnamon buns and submission.

Though a self-proclaimed feminist, Sarah Palin bridges the gap between different factions on the Right.

In the backlash to the feminist movements of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, right-wing conservative leaders head a growing anti-feminist women’s movement.