Category Archives: the feminist lens

To its credit, this Times of India article is trying to say that the use of “modesty” as a legal principle on which to judge rape cases is ludicrous and archaic. However, its proposed solution falls short: What India urgently … Continue reading →

I went out to run a quick errand the other day. I only expected to be out for about five minutes, but then I kept thinking of other tasks that needed doing, and ended up walking around town for about … Continue reading →

…From NYPD spokesman Paul Browne. In an article detailing that reported rapes are up 16%, possibly due to better institutional procedures and training, Mr. Browne says that women can breathe a little easier because most rape victims know their attackers: … Continue reading →

This letter to Ta-Nehisi Coates eloquently states something I’m often turning over in my head. Particularly this point: This is part of why I have little patience for humor that is “dark and edgy” – usually that kind of humor … Continue reading →

D sent me two articles within a few days of each other: this from Penelope Trunk of Brazen Careerist on sexual harassment going “high-end,” and this from Tammy Camp on how she copes with sexual harassment. Actually, Camp’s headline refers … Continue reading →