Sorting Through Mixed Reactions to Malala Yousafzai
(Or: A Brief Rant on the Centrality of the Humanities for a Flourishing Democracy)

Malala Yousafzai first came to my attention when a friend posted a link to a video of an interview she gave on The Daily Show. He is someone for whose intellect and soundness of judgment I have great respect, and … Continue reading

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“Sarah Silverman Fights the Wage Gap”

In case anyone could use a little dose of humor (or — hey! — the opportunity to donate to a fine cause): Yesterday, Sarah Silverman helped launch a crowdfunding campaign, The Equal Payback Project, to raise $30 trillion. Yes, you … Continue reading

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Advocate for Girls’ Education Wins Nobel Peace Prize

More than 30 million girls worldwide are unable to go to school either because of gender prejudice or poverty. Considerable research indicates that educating girls improves family and community health and reduces violence. Two years ago on October 9, 2012, … Continue reading

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Women and Responsibility for Health: Food, Physical Activity, and Feminism

Consider a Kitchen Aid ad from 2013.  In between glossy images of the mixer itself, the ability to make your own healthy food—made of quality ingredients and preservative-free—is emphasized, as is preparation skill and social activity: “…new knife skills… a … Continue reading

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Women and Responsibility for Health:
Food, Physical Activity, and Feminism

Consider a Kitchen Aid ad from 2013.  In between glossy images of the mixer itself, the ability to make your own healthy food—made of quality ingredients and preservative-free—is emphasized, as is preparation skill and social activity: “…new knife skills… a … Continue reading

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“A First: Uterus Transplant Gives Parents A Healthy Baby”

In what’s being hailed as a huge step in fertility and reproduction science, doctors in Sweden say a woman has given birth to a baby boy less than two years after she received viagra price canada This is in fact … Continue reading

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Free IJFAB Content!

Readers who are not long-time subscribers may be interested to know that the journal makes select content available to read for free. This includes the entirety of our first issue, Doing Feminist Bioethics, and There are numerous commander viagra herbs … Continue reading

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Free IJFAB Content!

Readers who are not long-time subscribers may be interested to know that the journal makes select content available to read for free. This includes the entirety of our first issue, Doing Feminist Bioethics, and Identifying Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Are you … Continue reading

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“Oh baby! Gender Reveal Parties and Proleptic Personhood”

If you don’t know what a “gender reveal party” is or why this phenomenon merits critical scrutiny, please direct your attention to this piece by frequent IJFAB Blog-contributor Tim R. Johnston. In fact, even if you are already knowledgeable of … Continue reading

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